danager

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The difference between an Audiophile and a Stereophile?
@gs5556  Are the nails made of OCC single crystal cold drawn stainless?   Are they @rkenjit  approved?  
wanting to take a digital step
To get started I would suggest the AudioQuest Dragonfly Cobalt. and a minijack to RCA Y cable and some RCA cables long enough to reach your stereo from your listening position (or just use headphones).  If you find you enjoy streaming and you want... 
If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over.............
What a demented and cruel thought experiment.  If the apocalypse comes and I con only save one it would have to be Steely Dan Gaucho.  Hopefully I could find Dekay and listen to Quadrophenia again.   
When were the best tube amps made?
Due to the improvement in component materials the best sounding amps are probably being produced today.  Unfortunately the best tubes produced are from the 40s and 50s.  It does seem that recent  tube manufactures are  focusing on producing a bett... 
List of COOL songs sung by women
  @1111art  If you don’t mind the lyrics not being sung in English The Natalia Lacunza - otras alas album as a whole is better I think than the Alice Merton album. It’s hard for me to pick a song from that album that really stands out (it’s tha... 
List of COOL songs sung by women
Sarah Jane Morris\1988 - Me And Mrs Jones (Minneapolis Version) Woong San - Black magic woman Lady Blackbird - Fix it Alice Merton\2017 - No Roots Alex Hepburn - Pain Is Bernadette Seacrest\2009 - . G-d's Been Drinking    
Need preamp recommendations for a Dynakit ST-35.
Have you looked into the  Transcendent Sound       Vacuum Tube OTL Audio Amp Kits The Slider A True Innovation In Tube Technology Variable Gain Preamp with Phono Stage Zero Feedback Design The ability to match the gain of the preamp to a tube a... 
Amazon music vs Qobuz
I've had Amazon HD since it's inception.  I felt it was a step up sound wise from Spotify.  The family plan is about $200 annually.   I tried Qobuz for almost a year and to my ears it was an improved sound presentation the imaging was much better... 
Flat Screen Television behind speakers
Just phrase it as a dust cover.  The ultimate would be a pull down screen that would provide an air gap between the cover and the screen.   I agree with @blisshifi  The TV will cause more reflections that will make the sound both brighter and m... 
Basic Questions
Have you tried just optimizing the speaker placement in the room?  Moving them away from the wall,  putting them closer together and then further apart,  adjusting the angles.  It may not work within your lifestyle but until you have the best soun... 
Types of Audiophiles
Bean counter it is!  The problem is I'm not sure why I have so many amps, speakers, DACs and (only have four preamps but I'm not using any of them).  If I sold it all I could probably buy a decent cable new but would have nothing to hook it to.  
Open Baffle Experience
Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac has changed his reference speaker form horns to open baffle. https://youtu.be/GpD9YY8FAtM His explanation about why mirrors what most are saying about the open baffle. Hifi Cave guy is enamored with the Liionidas E... 
Are advances in technology making speakers better?
And now I'm being told to upgrade Who's telling you to upgrade?  Is there a deficiency  that needs to be addressed?  Is an upgraded speaker the only way to overcome that deficiency?  If that's the case then you'll need to upgrade.  If it's not ... 
Nobosound Springs
I just added Audiocrast Spring Speaker Isolation to the rubber version of the antivibration pads (blue ones).  I have my subwoofers stacked and separating the subs with  springs was a huge improvement.  The bass is tighter, deeper and can be loude... 
In praise of the duet.
Ma Muse: All The Way HoneyHoney: 3 Yours to Bear Be Good Tanyas All! Lyle Lovett: North Dakota Linda Ronstadt: Duets  My favorite is Patty Griffin & Emmylou Harris Trapeze on the Children running Through album