big_greg
Responses from big_greg
| To clean or not to clean? Take it out of the box and use it. I've been surprised on more than one occasion when I thought I was playing a record that was already clean and it didn't sound right until I gave it a spin on the VPI. It's not a bad idea to clean all records, ... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Rush - Permanent Waves, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| Tidal/OPPO streaming issue At its price point, the Bluesound is hard to beat. | |
| Streaming from Bluesound Node2i Yes, that'll work fine. | |
| Tidal/OPPO streaming issue No streaming on the Oppo 203 or 205. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Supertramp - Breakfast in America, MFSL | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes First impression of the 1578 - wow! Looking forward to see how they sound after a little burn in. | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @shkong78 I ordered a pair of those 1578's last Saturday and they just showed up on my doorstep. I will give them a try tonight or tomorrow. I was surprised they got here so fast.I'm surprised you liked the 6N8S so much. I thought about getting... | |
| Tablet for Streaming No. | |
| Youngsters these days. Vinyl is my first love and I literally have piles and piles of CDs. Streaming is convenient, sounds great, and is the best way I've found to discover both new and old artists that I've never heard before. By the way, "OK Boomer" isn't really a c... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Montrose - S/T, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| Another streaming newbie It's based on my experience trying outboard DACs and comparing to a better quality streamer/DAC (the TEAC NT-505). The Node 2i is a nice product, and adding an external DAC can make it sound better. Some say much better. My experience was that ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Genesis - Selling England By The Pound | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Metallica - ...And Justice for All | |
| Node 2i use with external DAC My experience was that there was a noticeable, but subtle improvement in sound quality using an external DAC with the Node 2 (I didn't have the 2i). DACs used were the Auralic Vega, Mytek Liberty, and the DAC in my Sony TA-ZH1ES headphone amp (wh... |