carlsbad2
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| Basic Music Purchase Question Will sound same unless you are losing bits in your streaming system, then it will sound better. @czarivey if it always sounds better to you, then your streaming system needs some work. Some tracks that show "track unavailble" on Qobuz are just ... | |
| Art Blakely & The Jazz Messengers Caravan (2024 Remaster) - anyone heard it? Not on Qobuz yet. | |
| Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming? I’ve never bought the AC noise explanation. I have an oscilloscope and it doesn’t change much day to night and an good power regenerator cleans it up anyway. You can check if it is your internet by just trying a CD in a transport using the same D... | |
| Best Sounding Adapter - Making RCA into Banana or Spade? Thanks! Maybe I'm thick, Drinking my first cup of coffee today with Boz Skaggs, but I think we need more info what you're trying to do. Jerry | |
| AI (Audiogon Intelligence) You need to be able to sort the wheat from the chaf. | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? Good to see how many people are getting on the high sensitivity train. Why do I care? More users means more choices by manufacturers. The economics point big manufacturers to the expensive insensitive speakers. Some great posts here. And so... | |
| Digital Preamp with USB-input but without a DAC? Too late to edit my post. I see you have a pair of small desktop all-in-one speakers. I have a pair of those on my desk. they are designed to be driven by a computer and use the computer for volume control. Indeed they have a smal DAC and amp ... | |
| Digital Preamp with USB-input but without a DAC? Because you need a DAC to convert a signal to analog for your preamp to use. Preamp goes downstream of the DAC. I don't think your speakers have a DAC. Maybe they have a usb port or possibly an ethernet port for updates, assuming they have onb... | |
| When feeding a DAC Hi-Res files, DSD128, 256, 512, PCM 32/768, etc are NOS DACs prefered? Grimm MU1 (and I think MU2) would be examples. you can turn it off, 2x, or 4x. Jerry | |
| where I can buy tubes to my ALLNIC PRE (3A/110A and 3A/109B) I'm at work now and don't have my spreadsheet but I think there are quite a few DHTs with 4 volt heaters that would work in this application. My lampizator GG3 uses DHTs in the output stage and I am a huge fan of DHT preamps. PX25 is one. You... | |
| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H Just to be clear, I am looking for a reciever for HT only. Nothing to do with 2 channel music. | |
| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H @erik_squires If you say it is not user friendly, then it must be hopeless. the best time to avoid a frustrating piece of equipment is before you buy it. I'm starting to look at Marantz. I think the Cinema 40 will work for me. I'm in no hurr... | |
| Anthem MRX 740 8K as an upgrade to my Denon AVR-X3700H Thanks @erik_squires . Much more than just an opinion. I really appreciate it. Jerry | |
| Grimm MU1/Mola Mola Tambaqui combo vs. Grimm MU2 Sounds about right to me. I have an MU1 and a Lampizator GG3. Haven't listened to the MU2. | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! Many audiophiles have cleary read too many wine reviews. |