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Responses from big_greg
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? I have an Auralic Vega and the Orchid. They are both good DACS. The Vega is very neutral and detailed, while the Orchid sounds a little bit more "analog" and to my ears has more body. I haven't used them both in the same system, so my impressions ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Michael Schenker Group - Assault Attack | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? That's probably the best you can hope for. Usually they are apologetic, but sometimes...I had one guy go nuts after I left a positive review, but mentioned in the review that it wasn't graded correctly. Other than that everyone has been pretty d... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Rob Zombie - American Made Music to Strip By, CD | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @uberwaltz Try sending a note to the seller. Be factual, quote the Discogs grading and compare that to a description of what you received.If they have good feedback, they don't want to damage it and will usually offer a return or partial refund.... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Puss N Boots - Sister, Qobuz Hi-res | |
| Non-rear ported Speakers My Harbeth Super HL5 Plus seem to be pretty "viable". Spend a little more and get some Harbeth P3ESR speakers if you want some small speakers for near-field listening and sell the rest of your collection to help fund the purchase. | |
| Closed back headphones and Focal If you're in Portland, Echo Audio has a pretty good selection of headphones and they often have used Audeze headphones at great prices. They currently have a pair of LCD-X (not closed back however). They also have a pair of AKG812's, which are a... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Moses Boyd - Dark Matter, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Carla Bley - Life Goes On, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers Wow, this thread really took on a life of its own! Four simple words: "Please don't do that". | |
| Would a stand alone dac help, and how much? You could get a TEAC NT-505 for a little over your budget and it would be more in line with what you have in the rest of your system. It's a streamer and DAC that will outclass the Node 2i. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Michael Schenker Group - Built to Destroy | |
| “Never thought I’d use headphones” The MFSL was nice but my recent 180 gram reissue sounded better. It's a bit of a collector's item though, so there's that. | |
| “Never thought I’d use headphones” I picked up a nice copy of a MFSL Dark Side of the Moon and am enjoying that through headphones now. Not sure how small your room is, but consider some Harbeth P3ESR speakers if you're going small. |