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| a remarkably basic question about Roon I pooh-poohed Roon for a long time. I didn't see the point in paying for a subscription for something that didn't really provide anything in terms of musical content (which I was already getting with Qobuz, Tidal, and other services) and required... | |
| Next best exponential DAC quality level? Every DAC I've listened to has a different sound signature. They are subtle, but easy enough to detect, with the caveat being that the source files are of good quality and your system is up to the task of revealing the differences. Spending mor... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues. Imported. All the way from Canada! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Crusaders - Chain Reaction, MFSL That Feat record kicked a$$! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Little Feat - Electrif Lycanthrope. Oh yeah! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I found a valuable record in my collection that I wasn’t aware of. When I went to put the Crystal Castles S/T LP into my Discogs collection, I found that the lowest priced copy for sale (out of a dozen) was $150. I paid $13 in 2016. I don’t get it... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... I really don’t have any experience with the pieces you’ve mentioned that you’re interested in. Vincent makes some nice gear in that price range. They are class A up to the first 10 watts and have tubes in the preamp stage. Mine didn’t run hot. You... | |
| How do you know when a stereo sounds good? My first little "system" was an 8 track player that apparently had an amplifier and a couple of speakers. What did I know, I was a teenage kid. All I knew was that I could listen to the music I liked in my bedroom and not have to listen to the c... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Little Feat - Electrif Lycanthrope ( RSD )…… i was like ho hum on this as i have the “ bootleg “ CD and believed it to be a sonic ripoff of an FM broadcast… Wow, not so !,,, richly rewarding on vinyil…. This was the one and only thing that got... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Joe Walsh - Barnstorm | |
| CD player recomendation would the SACD cd player improve the sounds of no-SACDs? A better player will make your CDs sound better. Not because it plays SACD, but because it is built better. SACD is just a bonus. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Fleetwood Mac - Alternate Live. One of the few Record Store Day titles I picked up. This sounds really good so far! | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Oscar Peterson - A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet Live in Helsinki, 1987, Qobuz Hi-Res. This is also available as one of the Black Friday RSD releases. Great recording! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Crystal Castles - S/T | |
| Black Friday Record Store Day Haul I'm getting burnt out on RSD. I think the retailers are too. I have sat outside in the cold for hours to get a ticket to spend 5 minutes going through the RSD releases. I have more than once ended up buying more than I planned to because someth... |