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| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align The Stimulators - St. James Infirmary Mark Isham - That Beautiful Sadness Kevin Mahogany - Teach Me Tonight Treat yourself and check these out. | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl I find the same is true with CD’s. It’s just not as convenient to be impatient and jump around. Listening to an album or CD encourages a deeper appreciation of the musicians, writing, style, skill of the performance. I put on a Junko Onishi CD las... | |
| Synergistic Research Master Fuse £565 Useless without the carbon fiber outlet cover for $295. | |
| Banchmark DAC3B vs. Denafrips Pontus II (12th Aniv.) Pontus ll 12th here as well. Have never heard a pop or click and quite happy with the SQ. Can’t imagine why a remote would be needed. The only interface is when changing from one digital source (CDP) to another (streamer). Lots of great choices ou... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II Clicks Or Static? Pontus ll 12th here with about 300 hours on it. I’ve never heard a single pop or click. Just absolutely beautiful, warm and enjoyable music reproduction. | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? If possible to take the price out of the equation for a moment, I suspect you’ll find you can get more than 80% results by simply comparing preamps and selecting the one you like best. And if that comparison is blind, I’d guess the odds of your gr... | |
| Power cord length Threads like this remind me once again that snake oil sells well among we music lovers. Buyer beware. | |
| So Weird- No Stylus Contact Woofer Pumping with Hana ML and Elac PPA-2 I also have a Hana ML cartridge and I do have woofer pumping but only when the needle is in the groove. Do you have that issue as well? I eventually installed a KAB subsonic filter and all is good. Just wondering if you found some other way to ad... | |
| The Impossible Has Happened @larryincmh I almost wonder if your explanation makes it worse. If a reviewer will not actually review a poorly performing piece of equipment (and advises manufacturer accordingly), their product remains on the market with excruciatingly detailed ... | |
| A public service announcement @noske Another Tom Waits fan. Great little tune (The Piano Has Basn Drinking). | |
| The Impossible Has Happened A direct question. Has anyone ever read a review of new equipment in which the reviewer simply disliked the product? Sound quality far below the sales price, overhyped, chintzy build quality, etc? Has it ever happened? | |
| Tube or solid state My PrimaLuna Dialogue HP Integrated with Genelec 12AU7’s and 8 KT150’s has become my holy grail amp. Having been through countless amps over the years, this setup is Nirvana. | |
| Tube Preamp --> Solid State Amp @charles7 As a fellow Aria owner (936), your end-game config caught my eye. I believe your FW-7 is a 25 watt SS amp, give or take. I’ve always been concerned about pairing my 936’s with an amp that can handle their minimum 2.7 ohm impedance…and I ... | |
| Birthday DAC @malibu457 Ditto…this Pontus amazes me daily…and not fully broken in. Best $1800 audiobux I’ve ever spent. | |
| Streaming – Discovering Similar or New Music @nosualc Didnt read through all of this so apologize if someone already posted this. With Tidal, you can select the Hifi option which provides hi res without MQA. You’ll save $10/month also. FYI. |