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chrismini

Responses from chrismini

What is the hardware physically behind Tidal, Spotify, QoBuz?
They are software designers who want to cash in on gullible audiophiles. 
What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps?
If Nelson pass wanted tube preamps, he would have made them  Stick with Nelson's designs. He is the best amplifier designer-engineer there is so why mess with tubes? 
Analog Planet's (Fremer) review of the new Beatles Singles reissue Box Set
Too bad those Beatles records are disappointing but analog recoding technologies kinda sucked back then. Sgt. Peppers was recorded on an 8 track. I don’t think DolbyA had even come around. So they ping ponged the s--- on that 8 track with George M... 
Analog Planet's (Fremer) review of the new Beatles Singles reissue Box Set
Justin Townes Earle died of an apparent overdose. He was Steve Earle's first son who he named after Townes. He was a talented Amercana folk singer just like his father who has to be heartbroken. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Roger Waters: Is This the Life We Really Want? His best work since The Wall. 
Bass Issues
Just buy some headphones, a decent DAC, and a decent amp. The hell with acoustics. 
Who puts their speakers right up against the back wall and why?
https://www.acousticsciences.com/  
Who puts their speakers right up against the back wall and why?
https://shop.acousticsciences.com/pages/uses  
Who puts their speakers right up against the back wall and why?
Or get some good headphones and DAC/Amp. My girlfriend can't stand Pink Floyd The Wall. 802's shake the whole house. In my humble opinion that's what high-end is supposed to do!! 
Who puts their speakers right up against the back wall and why?
I was 15 and a audio shop in Denver called ListenUp bought a truckload of Klipsh Heresy's and told the sales guys to dump them. I even put industrial 12in woofs in them. Couldn't buy a below 60Hz note from them. Do you think David Wilson would sel... 
Who puts their speakers right up against the back wall and why?
The farther your drivers, especially woofers, are from any wall or surface, the better. Booming low frequencies are impossible to absorb. Low frequencies are omnidirectional. Ever heard of ASC Tube Traps? They are the only product that absorb bass... 
I think some cables are just a little too expensive.
Here's what ya do. Next time you got see your doctor, steal some blank prescriptions from him and write yourself for schedule II controlled substances. You know: :morphine, dilaudid, fentnyl, Xanax,Adderall. Party your ass off while listening to P... 
Micro Fiber Cloth for Record Cleaning
I used to go to a very nice record store near Chicago and the owner was always wiping his records with one of those clothes .Used to make me shudder. Use a carbon fiber brush. A cloth can't get into the grooves. What it can do is grind dust and ot... 
I think some cables are just a little too expensive.
A friend just bought me a $99 DAC and I am really thrilled to have this thing. I used to have a fantastic system but ran afoul with the law and bye-bye big system. Losing all that didn't cause me to stop being an audiophile. Man I caught the bug i... 
I think some cables are just a little too expensive.
If I was wealthy I would have an amazing system. More analog. SME, Lyra, Graham Elite, all Pass amplification, Wilson, dCS, whatever cables fit the bill, custom listening room, power gear, and yeah I got a $3,000 headphone system and yeah I envy a...