davehg
Responses from davehg
| Marantz SACD30N The old balanced vs unbalanced argument. “That old chestnut?”It depends on the circuit design, power supply, and design of the corresponding amp. In theory balanced should sound better, all being equal, but in reality all is not equal.I like to se... | |
| Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC I own the Nines and am using a Woo Audio WA5, 10wpc of 300b SET power, and it is plenty for a 20x20 room. It’s a wonderful Integrated amp that was built to power efficient speakers and inefficient headphones. I will soon add a Leben CS600x, so wil... | |
| Lumin or Aurender I vetted the Lumin and Aurender and chose the Lumin. Roon compatibility is a must after I learned the hard way with the Sony HAPZ1ES and Logitech Squeezebox about what happens when the manufacturer decides to stop upgrading its OS. Never again.Lum... | |
| What is an easy way to convert wav files to Flac? Related question - I originally copied CDs to WAV files in iTunes and want to migrate the files to Roon Nucleus (I bought an SSD drive). Should I convert to Flac or just copy WATV files? Worried the track and meta data will be goofy with the WATV ... | |
| Connecting Bluesound Node 2i to remote stereo system over WIFI - ^^^ What he said. I have two Powernodes for in walls. When I connected to home s2 ch system there was a noticeable degradation with WiFi plus lots of dropouts. I finally hardwired them. | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Vandersteen 2Ci, biamped with two B&K ST200s, and Tara Labs cables (still own the cables), Conrad Johnson PV10a, Rotel CD, and VPI Hw19jr with a Sumiko Blue Point cartridge. As a college student I was living large. | |
| Amplifier tips Good feedback here - listen first, My experience with the Totem Ones, which has been a while, was that notwithstanding their specs, they did seem to want more power than the numbers would suggest. They came alive with amps that could swing a bit o... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice Man if I was new to tubes, this thread would leave me confused and wondering where to go.Forget the numbers for a bit. Just go and listen to a few tube amps in your budget range and a few slightly higher in price. Listen to a range of tube types -... | |
| I Just Inherited 4,000 LPs Elliott,to be gifted 4000 lps is a testament to your friendship. When I think about how much time it would take to collect and curate, let alone enjoy a collection of that size, he clearly wanted them to go where they would be loved and appreciate... | |
| Perfect Pop Songs @dayglow I think Michael Jackson was the biggest pop sound of the early 80s who was not new wave. “Don’t Stop till you get enough” is just a perfectly crafted pop tune that holds up better than anything later except maybe Man in the Mirror..Unlike... | |
| Perfect Pop Songs I think of the early to mid 1970s as a key time for pop. With the Beatles no more, it opened up the doors for a myriad of artists and influences. Singer songwriters, arrangers, R&B and Soul and gospel influences, so much pop goodness.Heck, Al ... | |
| Perfect Pop Songs Pre disco BeeGees released some pretty iconic pop songs, any of which would fall into the category of perfect pop:To Love SomebodyHow Can You Mend a Broken HeartLonely DaysOther of my fav 60s/ 70s pop songs that get close to perfect pop:Diamond Gi... | |
| BlueSound Stinks(!), anyone? I have two Powernode’s, the amplified version. They are grouped and run my in-wall speakers for the house. I control with Roon and it’s simple and easy, and the sound is decent.I tested one on my main hifi, which at the time had Devore Super 8s. P... | |
| What are the items/models that you have owned more than once? And loaning "software". Owned Merlin TSM MM, then later a set of MMe’s. Lovely speaker, and decent man was Bobby Palkovic. RIP.Owned two different pairs of Devore Super 8’s. Recently sold the 8’s to get the Nines. Much more enjoyable, and one I will probably keep a long ... | |
| State of current production (2020-21) top flight 300b tubes I would stay away from Gold Lion/Genelex 300bs - 2 out of 3 have gone south for me. |