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| Recommendation Request: Headphone Amp/DAC combo The Sony TA-ZH1ES is a little long in the tooth now, but you might be able to find a pre-owned one for about half of your budget. Lots of power, great sound, and a number of connection options. | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A @rauliruegas your confusion deepens. Quoting / responding to a post is not the same as "supporting" it. | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? There you have it! All the proof you could ever want. | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? Big difference between hearing a big expensive system in a hotel ballroom at a show versus a well designed dedicated room. I’ve been in some nice rooms at dealers, but they are rarely optimal as they are often moving different pieces through or ha... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? CDs coupled with a decent transport and DAC will sound infinitely better than any streaming version. This is a fact, not a subjective response. And yes, to all the above regarding a physical tactile experience, with vinyl the same plus the aesthe... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A @rauliruegas You seem confused. I didn’t say anything about how long subwoofers have been around, only that they enhance the listening experience. Sorry, no time to read all of the information you copied and pasted from Wikipedia. I’m sure it’s in... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I'm a "vinyl guy", but used CDs are cheap and plentiful and nearly indestructible. Once I have them, I make a backup copy to my network, making it easy to stream them. They are more convenient than vinyl, you can pause them, skip tracks, etc. T... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh I remember when vinyl died. That really sucked. | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! One of the things I really like about my KL Audio ultrasonic machine is that the only "cleaning fluid" it uses is distilled water. No gunk, no chemicals, no minerals, just clean (and dry!) records. I also have a VPI 16.5 that I use first if a us... | |
| Subwoofers - Final Thoughts with Martin Logan ESL 13A I have never understood the preoccupation with bass. For half a century we didn’t even have subs. When you listen to a live band do you experience the bass is missing? I just don’t get it. I have ML’s, and I have more bass than I need. This witho... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh Where are the horses? I only came here for the horses. But nay, there is no neigh nigh. | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? Radio Paradise, sometimes I just randomly scroll through all my albums in Roon until something catches my eye. Check out the What's on your turntable, in your cd player, etc. threads. | |
| Simaudio 600i V2 volume control. That's not right. I have the 600i v1 and am unaware of any setting that would make that possible. | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? When I purchased my Rockna Wavedream Signature DAC, I saw many owners recommending pairing it with the Rockna Wavedream NET for best results, that the Rockna server took things to another level and that using the i2s connection was critical. Pr... | |
| Do you have a perfect digital marriage? My Rockna Wavedream Signature and Wavedream NET are fantastic. I've only heard a couple of digital front ends that sounded better and they were an order of magnitude more expensive. I love vinyl, but have thought many times about going strictly ... |