djohnson54

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Thanks to all who have helped me in my quest for excellent sound.
Take a break from it for a while but do come back and check in from time to time.  I've always enjoyed your posts. 
How Long Has It Been Since You Listened To Live Music?
Every Sunday morning. 
What do I need to Stream online music?
Eddy,  Also check out http://www.computeraudiophile.com/ for lots of good information on all things related to streaming.Dick 
New format, dislike.....
Al, I agree with you (yet again).  The continual resorting of the list is disconcerting.  This is especially true when you're reading threads in order down the page but when you return to the main listing to move to the next thread you're interest... 
Bass driven floorstanders?
Take a look at the Golden Ear Triton series.  Good bang for the buck and the model 3 (at the top end of your price range) has a built-in subwoofer.http://www.goldenear.com/products/triton-series   
New format, dislike.....
Al,I'm seeing the line break problem too.  Glad you mentioned that it wasn't happening yesterday as I didn't think I would have missed that.  :-)  Kind of annoying but I bet they'll get that fixed.Dick 
Simple question, best sounding inexpensive DAC.
"So, the dcs Elgar is the very definition of an "inexpensive" DAC...really?"This is why we REALLY need a sarcasm font. And some people still don't know what ;^) means. Sheesh. 
Evening Classical Music; listening for relaxation
Reveries by Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra (Reference Recordings). Simply beautiful. 
looking for truly transparent affordable amp s
Lcherepkai,Not trying to sway you one way or the other but your comment regarding the Pass XA30.5 and power is a common misconception. Not sure why Pass doesn't try harder to set this straight. The following is from the measurements section of the... 
Best way to steam audio from PC to analog receiver
Well, my Squeezebox Touch works just fine. The software is still available and works fine too - it's just not being updated by Logitech anymore. That said, the Touch is only available used (and at premium prices to boot - it's that good). If you w... 
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Hmmm, I've been using AdBlock for so long, I never even knew there were popups after the redesign. :) 
founder of Merlin Speakers passed
Sophie, see the following thread about Bobby. There are some really nice comments there. 
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Re ads: I use Firefox as my browser and installed the AdBlock Plus extension. Ads are MUCH less of a problem now. Sorry that this is somewhat off-topic. 
Micromega Mydac is a pain..
$280, I understand your frustration but this sort of thing happens after EVERY new iteration of Windows (and probably Mac OS too). I'm not specifically speaking about the MyDAC driver so don't everyone jump my case about Macs - I love Unix). It ha... 
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+ 2 (or whatever we're up to when this posts!). It also irritates me when companies require you to "Like" them in order to sign up or register for something. I know companies do this in other ways as well but this is too blatant a bribe for my tas...