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| Stephen Stills @rpeluso - if you like the album, and particularly if you like Sugar Babe, then you have to read this: https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2023/05/29/sugar-babe-live-at-berkeley-1971/ | |
| Appropriate Apple table for Roon If you are unfamiliar with Roon some of these answers will not be helpful. To run Roon you need four devices, some of which can be combined: 1. A Roon Core. This cannot be a tablet. It is usually an Intel NUC computer (of which the Roon Nucleus i... | |
| Question about Shunyata Power Conditioners Definitely home demo any conditioner as everyone’s electric conditions are variable. I have very clean and stable power, and whilst I have great success with Shunyata power cables (Alpha EF) l found the Denali simply smoothed the sound and reduced... | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated I would argue that unless you need huge reservoirs of power delivered via monoblocs, then integrated is the way. I did have separates but found no SQ compromise moving to integrated (albeit with different brands). Having done a lot of research ... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Townshend Fractal F1. Simply sublime. | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? It’s a great question and one I grapple with. I am retired so have the potential for long hours of listening, but sadly I don’t. To really enjoy music I need to be alone and as my wife is also retired and we like to spend our days together I rare... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive Take any PC, plug in any cd-rom drive. Download dbpoweramp onto your pc. This is an external program that costs a small amount. Plug in a usb hard drive into the pc. Tell dbpoweramp to rip to FLAC standard. Tell dbpoweramp where to store the rippe... | |
| A Skeptics Digital Upgrade Journey Re streamer without a DAC: I compared many from a few hundred $ to many thousand $. The best in my opinion is the tiny Pro-Ject stream box S2 ultra. It’s good value and sounds as good as some very expensive options I also tried. Also if you are ge... | |
| best external drive for ripping CDs Any cd-rom drive is good enough as long as you use dbpoweramp to check the rip for 100% accuracy. | |
| Why is everyone so down on MQA? I really am surprised MQA has lasted so long. Back in 2017 I gave it 5 years tops, and it is still going. Very strange. | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home I would suggest an audition fee if you don’t purchase, to cover their costs and time. I auditioned speakers at home from 4 different dealers. One brought Magico and Wilson speakers around on separate occasions neither of which I bought. I of... | |
| HoloAudio STREAMER is out now Is it Roon certified? | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! Lana Del Ray - Venice B**ch. The width and depth of this marvellous production and the layering of the textures will really test the system. Can the system present this complicated production as a homogenous whole? Does the sound completely fill... | |
| Recommendations for good sounding streamer The best in terms of price is the Chromecast Audio. It also has an internal DAC so you could go from that direct to the amp. Or you can connect it to your dac. And it is tiny and can just dangle out the back of the amp or dac. It costs only a few ... | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers Having your screen between the speakers is a very good thing: films and TV will sound spectacular. I have a high end system (Vitus Dac/amp plus top of the range Boenicke speakers) and films sounds better than any cinema room I have ever heard. ... |