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The magic of outdoor listening
Waytoomuchstuff has it exactly right!  
The magic of outdoor listening
 
The magic of outdoor listening
My outdoor system is the only system I have. Coastal source speakers can deliver audiophile quality music. I have a bricasti dac, Townshend rock 7 turntable, McIntosh c2600 hooked up to 4 coastal source bollards plus a subwoofer. Sounds 'almost' a... 
DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000
Bricasti m3. I have listened to a lot of dacs, all the chords, dcs, audio research. The dcs was the best to my ears but very expensive. Bricasti m3 was so close to the dcs that it was hard to tell the difference. I thought the chord sounded harsh ... 
Need streaming App that “connects to Qobuz” & plays using my DLNA/UPnP device?
Soma70....thanks for the info 
Need streaming App that “connects to Qobuz” & plays using my DLNA/UPnP device?
I don't notice any difference in sq between those apps 
Need streaming App that “connects to Qobuz” & plays using my DLNA/UPnP device?
Why does roon improve sq. I currently use bubble upnp and have tried mconnect with my bricasti m3 
Upgrade DAC recommendation
I have a mac c2600, been using the internal dac streaming from a bluesound node 2i. Also occassionally listen to the node 2i dac analogue outputs. I thought it couldn't get much better. Then I got the bug and started auditioning some dacs. Chord h... 
Herron VTSP-2a vs EAR 324
dhcod, I don't know anything about the mm section but when using the mc section I didn't hear much of a difference between settings until I realized there is a small pushbutton on the back of the ear that engages and disengages the transformers. A... 
Herron VTSP-2a vs EAR 324
Dhcod..you'll be happy, a lot less tubes to worry about! Lol 
Herron VTSP-2a vs EAR 324
I have an 324 and think its the best ive had. Low noise and very smooth ,dynamic,and articulate. Never owned a herron but i have had an aesthetix rhea, no comparison. Then I upgraded the aethetix to the signature model(+$3000) with all nos tubes($... 
Tonearms: Ripoff?
Boxer12...I agree! I meant to imply if you put on an album and use it as background music while you're doing chores, cooking, etc. I was skeptical about spending money on an arm because the rega has decent reviews. I have swapped amps, preamps, ca... 
Tonearms: Ripoff?
I found that tonearms make a difference. however, if you're not going to sit in the sweet spot, with the right room and speakers placed where they should be placed, you might be wasting your money. I can hear an improvement with a better arm but y... 
Tonearms: Ripoff?
I bought the silver ruby version. I was hesitant because the oil trough on the table is supposed to equalize all tonearms. But I noticed a substantial improvement over the rega arm.  
Tonearms: Ripoff?
I had a rega 250 on a townshend rock 7,just purchased a helius omega and noticed an improvement and it wasn't subtle. More so than moving from 1000 dollar preamp to a 7000 dollar preamp