david_ten

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Recommendations for modest budget
Your $2K budget, is NOT adequate for a 5.1 system with receiver included. Simply being honest. The tipping point is around 5K (not including cables or a basic power conditioner) for what you are considering. 10K ideally for a basic yet very good f... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@boxer12  How is it? 
T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components
@audiotroy   Thanks. Looking forward to your detailed impressions and findings. 
What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned?
It’s an interesting question, if qualified. One example could be a minimum of 6 months of ownership and at least 5 owned speakers (6 months or more of ownership). There are others.Otherwise,  +1 to @prof ’s "This should go well...." post. 
T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components
T+A SDV 3100 HV (Streaming DAC) and PDT 3100 HV (Disc Drive) review by Matthias Böde Of STEREO Magazine via Enjoy The Music.http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0919/TA_SDV3100HV_PDT3100HV_Review.htm 
Great Male Vocals--Walter Wolfman Washington
@chilehed  I'll give 'Night Time Gardener' a listen. Thanks."Cotton Mouth Man" by James Cotton is currently 'spinning.' 
Great Male Vocals--Walter Wolfman Washington
@chilehed Just pulled up ’Rich Man’ from my library. Haven’t listened to it in quite some time...thanks for the reminder!Bobby Rush "Down In Louisiana" next.  : ) 
MQA?
The entire hobby / pursuit falls into that bucket....The very fact that almost everyone concedes that some enjoy the MQA difference and some do not effectively designates this technology to a category other than general improvement.Simply remove "... 
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
@jriggy Thank you!There is an embedded link to my System within the Blog.Here is the direct link: https://audio-system-details.blogspot.com/ 
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
My 'review' of the New Terminator DAC DSP Board is now live.https://dsp-board-denafrips.blogspot.com/Feel free to ask questions, etc. And let me know if it is helpful and how I might improve on it. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Conversations with Christian --- Christian McBride 
Paradigm Persona series
@prof  What's up with the masochism? Despite the ongoing protestations, is it that you enjoy the self torture? : )It's abundantly clear these speakers are not for you. The repeated insistence appears more an imposition and declaration of your expe... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Thimar is excellent. It was his first work I was exposed to. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Le Voyage De Sahar -- Anouar Brahem (Avant-garde Jazz)https://www.allaboutjazz.com/le-voyage-de-sahar-anouar-brahem-ecm-records-review-by-john-kelman.phphttps://ecmreviews.com/2013/09/02/le-voyage-de-sahar/ 
Looking for advice on buying new discontinued music server - would you do it?
It’s fairly straightforward to find software and hardware support for (most) servers, unless proprietary software/components are being used...which was rare (though somewhat more prevalent now).The more important consideration has to do with how f...