daniel25

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Started off with Lynrd Skynrd (pronounced...), then Beach House-Bloom, finishing with Opale-L'incandescent  
Vacuum Tube Break-in
I’ve rolled a pair of NOS and I didnt noticed a break-in so far on either set. However on some new modern tubes I’ve definitely noticed a break-in. So I guess it’s not placebo for me or else all my tubes would have broke in. I think it’s important... 
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
When I finally bought a nice Dac and streamer for my smaller system for the 1st time I heard the imaging/Soundstage. I thought it was just a myth too as this was my 4th system and my cheapest one. Streamer to Dac to SS integrated to bookshelves. S... 
I noticed brightness/harshness more than usual from my system a couple months back.
From the way you described it seemed to have happened suddenly and it was obvious enough that you noted a time frame. That makes me believe it's likely your system not your ears as the ears would be more gradual over time. But still a good idea to... 
getting into streaming
Haha when I got into streaming I figured ok this will be pretty straight forward and easy in comparison to my viny and preamp matching... Couldn’t have been more wrong. Streaming is still in its infancy and although it is really good there’s still... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Hyperspace Drifter 2 by Stilz  
Mcintosh MC275 alternatives?
Not sure if your still in the market but here's my 2 cents. I bought a used c2200 and used 275x vi both for $6800. They are beautiful pieces of equipment. My dealer had a nice demo room and I brought my speakers in and I felt they were an upgrade ... 
Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried...
I'm buying female to male records at about a 5-1 ratio. Kudos to the female artist for all the great music being put out.  My recommendations in order based on your interests. 1: Agnes Obel (album Aventine) Danish singer from Berlin writes and p...