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Best streamer for a returning audio guy
@twodogs112 mr Maynard was a bit demanding. Mangione was far more laid back Fun fact: My old high school used to host Maynard and his band for a weekend of shows every 4 or 5 years. My best friend’s dad was the HS band director and was the on... 
Best streamer for a returning audio guy
@twodogs112  I also worked the board for many well known artists visiting concert venues in my area. Just a few to mention a few, chuck mangione, Maynard furgison, and many others. That is really cool.  I was and still am a huge Maynard Fergus... 
Ridiculous sale
Any product is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. In a free market, scarcity always drives up prices. Basic law of supply and demand. We all have free will here to decide if we want to pay a premium or not. If you don't, that's c... 
Marantz TT15/ Clearaudio Satisfy for MC carts?
I can't speak to running a MC on the TT15, but I did own the TT15 for a few years and it was a fantastic table with overall performance that I think is above it's price tag.  The supplied Virtuoso cart is very good, albeit a little noisy in the gr... 
New to hobby: McIntosh D150 w/ McIntosh Amp vs. Rotel Separates
I'm not sure if I'm following the OP completely.  You're using the McIntosh D-150 as a DAC and running into the Rotel RC-1572?  Or not using the RC-1572 and running the D-150 as DAC and preamp into the Rotel 1050?  Doesn't the Rotel RC-1572 have a... 
Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum?
I think what it boils down to is that a whole lot of people like to criticize the items other people spend their money on.  You have the right to criticize.  I have the right to ignore.  
How do you arrange the order of your records?
Like has been said already, I first organize by major genre.  Then by artist's last name if it's a solo artiest, or if it's a band, the first word of the band name, ignoring articles like "the".  Fortunately I don't own any albums by The The, beca... 
GIK alternatives
I'm going to pile on GIK a bit here, too.  I simply cannot recommend them.  I can understand the manufacturing delay due to availability of materials.  All I ask is that you be up front and transparent.  They were not.  I corresponded back and for... 
Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much?
I'm sure I've broken most of the "audiophile rules".  My room is too small, I've got a big Salamander triple rack between the speakers for my equipment, my dual subs are placed in the corners behind my mains, I've got a projector screen mounted up... 
Turntable - The Next Step
Take a look at the Marantz TT15. Made by Clearaudio. The price has gone up a bit (like everything else) but I think it's still one of the best bargains in turntables. It's a lot of turntable for under $2K.  
McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer
It’s hillarious all these audiophile keyboard warriors bashing "Macintosh". I didn’t know this thread was about Apple computers. If you’re going to cut something down, at least learn how to spell it.  
Martin Logan Expression 13 - setup question
Hi @pvanosta - I agree! The ML Masterpiece line is something special. I have a pair of Impression 11A's in a relatively small room, 11x20. Per ML's guidance, you want the rear woofer no closer to the rear wall than the diameter of the woofer. So i... 
GIK Vicoustic and others
I ordered from GIK and was not pleased.  It took two months for the products to arrive. And when they did, they were poorly packaged and all four pieces were damaged. Took close to another 2 months to get replacement pieces for the damaged pieces.... 
Making speakers sound tonally similar with an equalizer
Similar? I would say sort of if the speakers are similar in design. Room EQ software like ARC Genesis, Dirac Live, Room Perfect, Audyssey, etc. all strive for a flat frequency response. So if you run every speaker through the same software, in the... 
How do I set the crossover for 2 channel listening on my HT system?
@dsands You didn’t say which model you have, but in most Denon AVR’s, if you have your Fronts set to Large, bass will never be sent to the subwoofer unless you set the subwoofer mode to LFE+Main, or you set the Fronts to Small. I do not believe th...