colnagofan
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| What do/did you do for a living? People's hobbies always seem crazy to others in terms of the time and/or money they put into it. What gives one person pleasure may not make any sense to another.I have a client who is an actuary and a life-long singer songwriter. He said, "I woul... | |
| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? I would go with Air Tight and Shindo for my tastes. I like to see the tubes glow. Don't know why you would want to have a tube amp stuck in a box.It is also funny how brands go through phases of popularity. I still love the classic look of the old... | |
| Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments I've always played (mostly acoustic) guitar. I have a bunch of 'audiophile grade' guitars. Meaning, high quality, well made, great sounding (and expensive} lust-worthy guitars. I also played piano for a while. I also need to say, I am not very goo... | |
| Is there an Audiogon for musical instruments? reverb.com | |
| Do speakers take time to warm up? I experience the same, non scientific, thing. Speakers sound a bit better after a couple of songs are played. Even when the system has been on a while. The same with guitars. If a guitar hasn’t been played for a while, it takes a bit to open back ... | |
| Best small, desktop speakers, $500 or under (new or used) +1 For Audioengine A2+ with their DAC. That is my office system. | |
| Those with DATs, how do you view and select your music? Roon. The Roon server connects to the USB port. The Roon connects to the NAS over your network, feeds the DAC that feeds the system. The Roon software lets you choose music and multiple destinations from either you NAS or streaming services. Nice ... | |
| Anyone still using this player? Sony DVP-S9000ES I have one as my transport. Heavy, solid CD player. Mine will play SACDs, but on hybrids it will only play the CD layer. As I am streaming more, spinning has become less important. | |
| You know you've been thinking about speaker placement too much when... Reminds me of an old Steven Wright joke:"Someone broke into my house and replaced everything with an exact duplicate."I wonder if it would sound the same... | |
| So What Is Real? There is no reality, just our personal perceptions. It's kind of like The Matrix | |
| Life is too short to buy someone else's favorite stereo gear Life is too short to buy someone else's favorite stereo gearI want to buy the tee-shirt! | |
| Smoke on my power amp Technically, once the blue smoke comes out you need to send it for repair to have the smoke put back in. | |
| Affordable cables Kimber PBJs are great interconnects that work well with a wide range of equipment. A classic. |