big_greg
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| Seeking advice on purchasing a new streamer If you can stretch your budget, the Lumin U1 Mini would be at the top of my list.The Marantz also has a DAC and headphone amp that you're paying for. I can't imagine it would be much, if any better than the Bluesound. I had a ND6006 and the soft... | |
| Sold My Ayre QB-9 DSD - Help Me Choose A New DAC! I’ve never understood the point of still bothering with R2R DACs. I have no idea how it sounds but at least the Denafrips Ares II measures decent.Maybe you should try listening instead of reading about measurements.The MHDT Labs Orchid is a fine D... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix, MFSL | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? ZZ Top - Tejas | |
| What are you streaming tonight? I didn't take it as criticism. I don't always listen in a critical way and found your comments insightful. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? John Mayall - The Turning Point | |
| What are you streaming tonight? @bkeske Interesting observations. That wasn't the reason why I qualified my recommendation with "if you liked her first album". I do love her voice and her phrasing. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Living Colour - Vivid, red vinyl | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? @hilde45 @big_greg I had a thread once asking about good shops to buy used and someone mentioned Echo Audio. I immediately bookmarked them and surf them all the time. Some of the deals they have there are *unreal* and correspondence has been great... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Paul Simon - Greatest Hits, Etc. | |
| Sub Not Waking Up I'm not familiar with that particular receiver or those subs, but with most receivers, there are ways to activate or deactivate the subs and also the listening mode you've selected may affect whether the subs are active or not. Double check a... | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? The main reason that Echo Audio in Portland is my favorite audio dealer is that they are always very responsive to all the questions I have, whether it's about a $25 dollar headshell, or something costing thousands. I've been talked out of making... | |
| 4 or 8 ohm connection for a 6 ohm speaker? As others have said, try it and see what you like best. My experience is similar to yours. I have Harbeth Super HL5 Plus and with some recordings, they sounded a little hot on the top end, or as you put it, "shrill". I knew they shouldn't sound... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Soft Machine - The Soft Machine, Vol. 1 | |
| Integrated amplifier sound The best value I've found in the price category you mentioned is a used Vincent SV-237. 150 WPC @8 ohms and 250 @4 ohms. The first 10 watts are Class A. I can't speak to "bass slam" because I'm using it with Harbeth P3ESR speakers and a sub. S... |