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Responses from big_greg
| What are you streaming tonight? What better way to start a Friday than with Black Sabbath Vol. 4? Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Black Crowes - Warpaint. I don't think I really gave this its due when I first bought it, it's quite a good record. | |
| Optimizing HT setup for Analog: Where to begin? You got your answer for a good starting place, an integrated with home theater bypass. And yes a decent quality integrated will sound much better than the "pure direct" on your AVR.The amp and preamp both matter, but the preamp has more to do wit... | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC The node has a pretty good sounding dac, however being that I can’t leave well enough alone, I’ve purchased the mytek liberty which should do the full unfold via toslink or spdif. And yes I’ve replaced the nodes power cord and I have a hardwired E... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Chicago IX - CBS Mastersound half-speed mastered. Meh. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? John Coltrane - Ascension. A little smooth jazz for the evening. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Chick Corea / Return to Forever – Light as a Feather | |
| Do you let the turntable spin when putting down record and attach the clamp. I don't think I want to attempt putting the periphery ring clamp on my VPI while it's spinning. With my direct drive turntables, I leave the power on but stop the platter from spinning when I change records. | |
| New cartridge $500 range Your phono stage supports MC cartridges. Give a Denon DL-301 MKII a try. One of the best values out there and within your budget. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I've bought a lot of stuff from Plaid Room's online store also. | |
| Bookshelf speakers for small room You should have asked the dealer to turn down the Harbeths because they sound great at low volumes too. I've tried a bunch of different speakers in my computer system in a small room. I don't think I'll ever replace them. And I replace a lot of... | |
| NOS Tubes - Ecstasy or Agony I think NOS tubes are an area where who you're dealing with matters more than anything. My experience has been that tubes matter a lot more in a preamp than an amp. I've had tubes fail in my amps, but I've never experienced a sound quality issue... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? No offense taken, I was just having some fun too :) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Elvin Bishop - Live! Rasin' Hell. I never saw Elvin Bishop live, but this record makes me wish I would have. Sounds like a fun time and some great music. |