captelee
Responses from captelee
| How many of you are digital only systems? I went all digital eight years ago for one reason and one reason only...sound quality. My love of all music has made me a gear hobbyist with the goal of getting to the best quality sound reproduction, and experience (I listen to a lot of live reco... | |
| Looking for my "last" CD transport Don't waste time and money....All you need is an Oppo UPD-205, if you can find one! | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. Yeah, here I am sitting on this bar stool,Talking like a damn foolGot the twelve o'clock news bluesAnd I've given up hope for the afternoon soapsAnd a bottle of cold brewIs it any wonder I'm not crazyIs it any wonder I'm sane at allWell I'm so ti... | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? “Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to music. Audiophiles use your music to listen to their equipment”. - Alan Parsons | |
| Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good? Did you remember to tape; silver duct tape, not scotch tape; the power crystals to the top of plugs? Remember the tapered ends of the crystals must be facing true north, not magnetic north. If you can get some of those power crystals from Indonesi... | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Spanish Moon off of Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus." | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? I'll give a quick "second that" to Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells, outsanding album...but my first is Widespread Panic April 3, 1996...as loud as you can stand it. | |
| What do/did you do for a living? Professional boat-washer....aka private Superyacht Captain, typically on yachts 131’ to 205’. Currently running a new 154’ for a three year lap of the planet. My time at home is very limited, averages around 45 days a year. Investment in my system... | |
| Audioquest or Kimber kable. Kimber all the way. I have had both over the years and also build my own cables. Being a cable building hobbiest I have dissected both. With Kimber the different cores and quality of cable materials are clearly different grades as described. I als... | |
| Looking for best streamer without DAC under $3500 Looks like everyone has forgotten the request of this post.Apart from the Mytek Brooklyn mentioned, nothing above comes close to the iFi Audio PRO iDSD, a true "Swiss-Army knife" unit that sounds incredible. I put it up against many DACs listed ab... | |
| Corona playlist- time to smile Down with Disease - PhishHotel California - EaglesI’m Not Alone - Widespread PanicLoser - Grateful DeadLife During Wartime - Talking HeadsNowhere To Run - J.J. CaleNeed a longer playlist, Washington State now shutdown until the end of April. | |
| I am frustrated with the sound from my DAC @cal3713 you are correct about iFi. Which iFi DAC have you tried? The Pro iDSD has superior jitter and clock, which is what I feel really makes the sound stage. I listen to mostly rock and jazz and haven't found a better DAC, at any price point. E... | |
| I am frustrated with the sound from my DAC iFi Pro iDSD DAC, best on the planet with a select-able tube stage and killer headphone amp. I just bought my 2nd one for my office rig, used at half price of new. | |
| ATC SCM v3 - First impressions....... ATCs are known to be the best speakers on the planet, most just can't afford them. I can't for the ones I'd want. I do feel the active ones are the way to go, separate amps individually provided for each driver.You won't find anything wrong with t... | |
| Higher End DACs I wonder how much of the above we all comprehend? What was the question again?!Any DAC with the top shelf DA chip-sets is halfway to nirvana, the other half is quite a mark of the jitter and clock designs...that’s the hard part to DAC design. The ... |