big_greg
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| Beginner audiophile pre-amp/receiver recommendations What kind of cartridge do you have? If it's a LOMC that might limit your choices. I'd forget about getting something with an FM tuner in it, you can stream FM stations. If you really care about FM, get a separate tuner. The Peachtree Nova 300 ... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Norah Jones - Begin Again, Qobuz Hi-ResChicago IX - QobuzJohn Coltrane - Blue World, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| Kiseki Purpleheart I have the Kiseki Blue NS, it's my best cartridge. Great tracking, no noticeable distortion, solid bass, clear but not "bright" treble. Disturbing to hear about those quality issues. I've had mine since March with no issues. | |
| CD Player vs. music streaming My CD player (a Marantz KI-Pearl) sounds better than my streamer (Bluesound Node 2 into an Auralic Vega DAC), but I stream a lot more often than I listen to CDs due to the convenience. The sound quality is only negligibly better listening to CDs ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Chicago X | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tomic, I've yet to attend a show at Benaroya Hall. Sounds like it was a great show! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Uber, maybe one and the same... this one? https://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-tuna-mw0000195683 | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hot Tuna - Self-Titled | |
| Parasound A23+ vs. Emotiva XPA-DR2 I'm not sure where I said they were "high end". Probably because I didn't. | |
| Parasound A23+ vs. Emotiva XPA-DR2 I thought this thread was about amps, not DACs. So basically you're saying you have no experience with the subject at hand, but know that the Emotiva amps are junk somehow. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Alfa Mist - Structuralism, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| Parasound A23+ vs. Emotiva XPA-DR2 I've owned Emotiva monoblocks and have an XPA-5 gen 2 in my bedroom system powering the center and surround speakers. I've owned the A23 (not +). I think there's some snobbery in this thread. The Emotiva are not as bad nor is the Parasound as grea... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is NowhereNice copy, except for the nasty skip on Round and Round. :( | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? McCoy Tyner - Songs of the New World, CD-4 Quadradisc |