big_greg
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| Opinion: of the Hi-Res streaming services out there, which do you use and why? @bkeske Given your love of classical music, you might like Qobuz better.I have Qobuz, Tidal, Spotify, and Pandora. The last two obviously are not "Hi-Res"Qobuz is my go-to. I like the fact that it is more focused towards the music I like (classic ... | |
| Open Letter To REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., et al HSU has test tracks you can download. In the time it took you to write your post you could have googled it.http://www.hsuresearch.com/downloads/ | |
| What are you streaming tonight? The Band - Stage Fright, Qobuz Hi-res | |
| 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... |