bob540
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| What Do You Think of This Device: Parasound Zphono-USB Hi John. Is that something you would do with a new device? I understand replacing parts on an older device, but upgrading a new device . . . first, I would probably at least wait until the warranty expired . . is that something that a lot of peo... | |
| What Do You Think . . . and How Does It Work? @darkstar, More realistic that Magico? But I thought those were supposed to be near-best? | |
| What Do You Think of This Device: Parasound Zphono-USB @johnss I was interested in flac because that is the file type my Bluesound Vault 2i saves my CDs to. Wav would be fine also, as I have read that is a quality file type.@esporma, I assume that listings on Audiogon will be for very nice equipment ... | |
| What Do You Think . . . and How Does It Work? @mickeyb, I was going to suggest those inexpensive Crown amps — you could buy 3 of those and not have too much money in it. The 12 amps alymere mentioned would be interesting too. Maybe one of you guys with plenty of room and some loose change c... | |
| What Do You Think . . . and How Does It Work? @gregm: I’m don’t really have the room for them, especially since they need space to sound their best. But for the price, they are interesting. If my patio were covered or enclosed, that might be an application worth considering.I wondered what... | |
| New TT or upgrade cartridge/platter on Project DC I’ve just recently gotten into higher-end equipment and wasn’t sure if I would have much interest in listening to vinyl again. But after reading the lofty assessments of people here who claimed that vinyl has been the best source of their listeni... | |
| Just confused Lol . . You guys are a trip!I have a concrete slab with foam pad and medium pile carpet over it. When I got my towers speakers, I tried them with just the tiny rubbery-button feet they came with, but the speakers would be too easy to tip and fall... | |
| What Do You Think of This Device: Parasound Zphono-USB Thank you Erik for your response. I plan to order the Zphono-USB, as most reviews of the product and your comments have been positive. The cost isn’t that much and it gives me something else to play with. Happy Listening! | |
| Do we ask too much of our audio systems? I keep reading that nothing beats live music for sound. I think that depends upon the type of music. I enjoy “hard guitar rock” (as opposed to heavy metal), but it comes off much better IMO on a recording than it does live. Yes, it is fun to se... | |
| What do you think causes the crackle and clicks we hear? I have the same issues with these old records I am cleaning using the SpinClean record washer. Most show a lot of improvement in amount of noise, but there are certain records that continue to pop and crackle. I clean them a second time and not ... | |
| Speaker cable arrows??? Oh my! This question really gave me a start . . directional speaker cables?! I didn’t check for arrows — did I do this WRONG! Odds are good . . . Yes! I messed up, again!Then I remembered that my cables are for bi-wiring and there is only on... | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age Its only been a few months for me since I started acquiring higher end equipment, but the only “what if?” feeling I have had was over the purchase of speakers. I didn’t know when I started that Martin Logan made their name with electrostatic spea... | |
| Interesting Fed Ex encounter... The equipment I have received from January to early March of this year — including two tower Loudspeakers, a Parasound pre-amp, two SVS subs and a Bluesound Vault 2i — none required my signature. They were just left in front of my door, except th... | |
| Most amusing album or song titles Hank Williams Jr:Some High Society lady asked me, “Is that your horse outside?”I said, “No Ma’am, mine’s between my legs, But you’re too fat to ride!”👍🏻👌🏻 | |
| Most amusing album or song titles “She Was a Red Hot Tomater from Decatur”Don’t recall the act, but they were from the hills of Appalachia. Sort of a poor man’s Flatt & Scruggs. 😁 |