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| Considering Towers in the $3000 range Depending on your room's cubic footage, either the Ohm Walsh 1000 or 2000. I have had my 2000s since 2009, and the honeymoon is still going strong. | |
| Sad songs- We love them- We need them Start to Stop - Martha and the Muffins Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen (but I prefer cover by Concrete Blonde) Lady Grinning Sole - David Bowie Don’t Get it Back - Veruca Salt Just about half of the Aimee Mann catalog. No one said it Would be... | |
| Cables to settle brightness @fittebd my old DAC was a highly modified Beresford, maxed out at 96/24 and lacked USB. I still have it, so if I had some time, I could go from the UltraDigital to the Beresford with a coax cable. I have enough inputs on my pre to hook both DACs... | |
| Cables to settle brightness @earthtones I am considering the Sonore optical converter boxes. Reasonably priced, and returnable if it doesn't do the trick. My digital chain is already kind of a Rube Goldberg contraption, and this would make it moreso. But if it works, who ... | |
| Cables to settle brightness @duckworp I doubt it's the Denafrips. It's the fifth DAC I tried and best sounding of all except maybe my old DAC, which wasn't as good sounding in other ways, much more homogeneous sounding, making everything sound warm and smooth with reasonabl... | |
| Cables to settle brightness WOW! Great thread. I am in the OP's boat too, but it's not my DAC, which is a Denafrips Pontus II. I actually think it's elsewhere in the digital chain. Also have no issues with vinyl playback. I upgraded to a Small Green Computer Sonic Orbit... | |
| Bragging rights..... @mapman Congratulations on your new purchase. A few questions:. You went from a very powerful Bel Canto amp to an all in one rated to deliver much less wattage. Your Ohms are fine with that? You used to insist that the Ohms did better when fed ... | |
| Warming up digital in my setup Your description reminds me of every time I have heard KEF speakers, especially the LS50. Bright, hard metal tweeters aren't helping. Try a speaker with a folded ribbon, like a Golden Ear stand mount. As for DACs, I tried a bunch of ESS ch... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations If you don’t like B&W, you should avoid tweeter types other than silk and ribbons, both flat and folded. The Wilsons you like use soft domes, IIRC. IME, in an otherwise well voiced speaker, these tend to be free from harshness and listening f... | |
| Bladerunner Film Soundtrack I found it! A guy named Rothermich recreated the original soundtrack without the dialog. It’s on Qobuz. Sounds pretty good too. 44/24 res. Oh, and if anyone can tell me why Scott panned away from Rutger Hauer and onto Harrison Ford for the lin... | |
| Which Ethernet filter? I may try the optical Ethernet adapter bundle from Small Green Computer. A lot cheaper than the EtherRegen or the ENO filter, and SGC claims it’s as effective or moreso. sGC has a 30 day return option if I don’t hear an improvement. | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? 1. I Am the Walrus - Boingo 2. Wild Horses - The Sundays 3. Wish You Were Here - Rob Dickinson 4. You Can Love Her - Angelfish | |
| What is the best 2 channel listening chair? I inherited a pair of the Stressless chairs. Note that they come in multiple sizes. One of mine is smaller, with a lower rise in the back, than the other. It is above my shoulders, but beneath my ears. I much prefer that one to the larger, tal... | |
| Top 10 vintage cassette decks Big recommendation for Onkyo 2600 or 2800. I bought a 2600 new in 1989, and it still works fine. Lots of useful features, three heads. They come up on eBay occasionally. | |
| Class D Integrated Amplifier Recommendations. A great, but lesser known choice would be Arion Audio. Owner and designer Mike K. is very skilled. His Amps are very clean sounding, dynamic and extended into the low and high ends of the spectrum. I have been running his S500 stereo model for 2 ... |