big_greg
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| Mytek Liberty Vs. S.M.S.L VMV D1 DAC I have the Liberty DAC and it’s a nice piece. It’s very detailed and neutral. I have no experience with the SMSL DAC. Just a little over your budget, but I would look at the MHDT Labs Orchid. No MQA, no Roon, but it uses R-2R technology and a tube... | |
| New Buyer Paralyzed with Indecision and $5k… Rather than point you towards specific gear, hear are some shops I suggest in the Seattle area (I'm sure there are some other good ones I've missed).Hawthorne Stereo - nice guys, used and new equipment, not pushy at all.Gig Harbor Stereo - knowled... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? uber, I'm listening on my computer system and have had it at a pretty moderate volume. I just put on the headphones and gave it a little more volume and to my ears it sounds like a very good live recording. It's "Hi-Fi" on Tidal, not MQA. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Foreigner - Live at the Rainbow Theater. 1978, the classic Foreigner lineup. Tidal. | |
| Elton John Tumbleweed Connection SACD Hybrid According to Discogs there are only two versions of the SACD (which appear to be the same) and both say " SACD Stereo/SACD Surround Sound/CD Audio" in the notes.https://www.discogs.com/Elton-John-Tumbleweed-Connection/release/1276362https://www.d... | |
| Elton John Tumbleweed Connection SACD Hybrid I just looked at mine and it says it has SACD Stereo, SACD Surround Sound, and CD Audio. I don't think I've ever listened to mine in surround mode. I think it sounds great. | |
| Ugh....dropped the stylus on the platter I did that once. Thankfully it was someone else's turntable. | |
| Phonostage preamp HELP You need to pop the top on the Chinook and change the gain setting to 60 and you should be good to go. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Warren Zevon - S/T | |
| Best Tube Amp for B&W Bookshelf I agree that it's usually better to put more of your budget into speakers, but if you have the money and want to try tubes, there are a number of good integrateds out there in your budget range - Primaluna, Rogue Audio, used ARC, etc. My first (a... | |
| Streaming music using Oppo 105 I think you'd need to connect something to the Oppo - Bluesound Node 2i, Chromecast, etc. But yeah, what uber said... Spotify is going to sound worse than Tidal. | |
| Headphone cable, what do you do? Good to hear Grado has stepped up and is helping you out! | |
| Did Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" blow up my woofer? I have blown up woofers before due to pumping when using a turntable. This can happen at lower volumes than when using other sources. If you (gently) push against the woofer and feel resistance / scraping it's probably the woofer.Once you get th... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Burnt Weeny Sandwich - The Mothers of InventionThe Big Bad Blues - Billy F Gibbons | |
| Audioquest King Cobra vs. Yukon? I have both. I have to be honest, I'm not very sensitive to cable changes and don't notice huge differences in them. I only seem to notice when they detract from the system. I had some entry level AQ cables, the G Snakes, and those were crap. ... |