bruce_1
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| Best Chicago area HIFI shop? I'm surprised no one has mentioned Quintessence in Skokie. Mick is a great guy to do business with, true high end products, and one of the best listening rooms around. | |
| Best speakers for off-axis listening mbl speakers are noted for good off-axis listening. | |
| Will the ipod be the death of the CD? Jax2: Good suggestion (comparing a song from CD to same song downloaded). I'll definitely give it a try. The particular downloaded songs that I, and the other listeners, have thought sounded as good as ripped CD's might be "special cases" that wou... | |
| Will the ipod be the death of the CD? I think that it is misleading to make a blanket statement about downloaded music not sounding as good as music from a CD. I know that compressed music (e.g., music downloaded from iTunes) is compromised in ways that audiophiles find objectionable.... | |
| iMac vs. PC Laptop I can't speak to the Windows approach to doing this, so I'll confine my comments to Apple based digital server approach. I use a MacBook Pro two ways: 1. As a wireless server via Aiport Express to DAC via fiber optic output; 2. Hooking up the lapt... | |
| World Cup of Audio NEWSFLASH!! WORLD CUP CANCELLED!! Dateline:cyberspace. In a stunning announcement, officals declared the World Cup of Audio was cancelled due to lack of interest. "It became obvious that we couldn't compete with that soccer thing they've got going... | |
| World Cup of Audio Ok, Audiogoners we need to see some serious competitive systems for the Cup from France, Italy, Japan, Canada(?!), Switzerland, and some more from Germany, U.S.A., and the U.K. Any from the former Soviet bloc? How about regional systems in the U.S... | |
| World Cup of Audio Two more rules:No wageringNo excessive consumption of alcohol...but you can tear off your jersey after you vote. | |
| Laptop for Auditioning Equipment at Dealer? Some very good options, thanks. Armed with these I should be able to use the MacBook to play though most DACs, and audition speakers too. Much better than hauling around stacks of CD's! | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 2005 BMW X5 3.0 | |
| Gene Pitney RIP All great songs, thank you one and all. I just listened to I'm Gonna Be Strong--wow, what a dramatic, powerful voice and song. Zaikesman, thanks also for the Pitney trivia, which I did not know. Pawlowski6132, you really should listen to some of h... | |
| Vandersteen 5A or Eggleston Works Andra II The conclusion one could draw from the posts thus far is that both speakers have their supporters, with different rationales offered for their preference. The best advice is to do extensive listening tests with your favorite music in your own home... | |
| USB digital ouput or Toslink from a Mac Mini? Couldn't you just use an Airport Express to wirelessly send music from your Mac to the AE and then Toslink from AE to the Denon? I do this with my iMac to a TriVista and the quality of sound is indistinguishable from playing the CD in the TriVista... | |
| Sony SCD-1 vs Musical Fidelity Tri Vista I have the Tri Vista and it has exactly the same hesitation that you experience. | |
| What is the best Frank Sinatra CD? One frquently overlooked Siatra CD with outstanding sonics and performance is Only the Lonely. I assure you this is a "must have" for Sinatra fans, or anyone who loves beautiful, heartfelt music. |