bigtwin
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| Spending a month's salary @tee_dee I'll just throw this in as food for thought. Look at a used Hegel H590 for a terrific integrated amp with a world class DAC. Money raised by selling the Parasound equipment means not a huge whole in your budget. Then in the used market a... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile @jjss49 Just watched your attached video. Excellent, thanks for posting. It puts into clear focus what crops up on far too many posts. Maybe it should be made required viewing by all members. 😂 | |
| What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard? @czarivey Two CD's that belong in your collection: Jimmy Smith - Dot Com Blues Junior Wells - Come On In This House. | |
| un-becoming an audiophile audiophile noun au·dio·phile ˈȯ-dē-ō-ˌfī(-ə)l : a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction | |
| un-becoming an audiophile @jumia. Hey!!! I resemble that remark. 🤣 | |
| T and A D 200 Dac I think you mean T+A https://www.ta-hifi.de/en/audiosystems/series-200/dac-200-d-a-converter/ | |
| un-becoming an audiophile @fbgbill Nice rig. I'm interested in your audio rack. Something you built? How are the pipe end connected to the wood? I don't see any brackets. I'm in need of some new shelving and that system looks very adaptable. | |
| un-becoming an audiophile @ditusa @yyzsantabarbara @bdp24 The word Hobby as defined by the English Dictionary "an activity pursued in spare time for pleasure or relaxation" As defined in the American Dictionary "something that one likes to do or study in one's spar... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile An good read with my morning coffee. I've always found the use of the word Audiophile to be interesting. To me it means someone who has great knowledge on the technical side of hi-fi equipment. And there are plenty of "Audiophiles" on this site... | |
| Krell vs Mcintosh @avjunkie Greetings. You could also consider the Hegel H30A (or H30 used). 1125 watts is mono but can also be run is stereo mode at +/- 450 watts per side. I own them and love them. Worth a look | |
| Some more modern jazz piano trios @macg19 I do not but thanks for the recommendation. I will look for it soon. Cheers. | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? @analoguefan To answer your specific question, how do you find time, my wife & I decided long ago that time together was important and we needed to find an activity to suit. My love of music has been lifelong, with her not so much. But we de... | |
| Some more modern jazz piano trios @jdougs You have my personal money back guarantee. 😂 | |
| Some more modern jazz piano trios @simao Can't recommend this one enough. Chick Corea Trio "Trilogy". A three CD set of Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade. recorded during a world tour. The quality of the recordings are better than most studio works and the music is fan... | |
| Choosing new cables @bobheinatz Unless I'm reading your original post wrong, it seems you love the sound of your system now. So why bother spending another 10k - 15k on cables that don't seem to need replacing. The simple fact they are old is not a good reason, unl... |