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| Speakers for a small room Elac makes some very nice bookshelf speakers. Take a minute to look them over...jhv | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I picked up John Smith's Headlong album on vinyl and it is fine...Great poetry and really good guitar work sung with a lot of soul.Authentic music at a time lacking much of the same... Ed Sheeran keeps goingand he might arrive at the place John Sm... | |
| Is there a better DAC than the Schiit Bifrost for $300? I owned one of these and was very pleased with the sound. Check which generation upgrade is being sold. You can expect good support with regular upgrades to hardware making this a product that does not become obsolete in the near future. Go for... | |
| Repair Linn turntable vs buying a different one It cost me a little over $250 for a motor replacement and an Audioquest tonearm cable. My 1978 Linn is doing just fine. My audiophile neighbor has coined the term "crazy stupid" when he looks at some of the way people spend their money...what ... | |
| Need a headphones amp/dac solution that I can stream to from my NAS take a look at the Schiit out therehttp://www.schiit.com/homejhv | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense I began listening to records on a portable player when I was but a child.If asked, I would say listening is the most important thing you can do when picking up electronics. While this is the most obvious instruction, people get lost is a sea of s... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? Their are alot of great turntables out there. They are not excellent or fantastic but great. I noticed Sonos is providing a turntable made by Pro-ject for their wireless systems. I use Sonos for ambient music around my house. They provide an e... | |
| Is my Amp OK? You can read all the magazines out there that audiophiles like. SS vs tubes and all that crap can be discussed until said "cows come home" but nothing works as good as your ears. Take care trusting reviews but use them as a guide to help direct ... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com Check Elac. Andrew Jones designs them and at their price point they are really amazing speakers/subs. jhv | |
| Is my Amp OK? What makes you hear that its not?What, in the sound would you want to hear/feel different? Subwoofer? I've heard these are great amps/speakers and you should have more then enough power so tell us what is missing! Have you tried other amps to com... | |
| Picking a Tube integrated amp I have had a MYSTERE integrated tube amp and been very happy with it driving a pair of monitor audio gold v.2. It is a sister company of Primaluna. Upscale audio is having a sale on them. If you have a dealer nearby this amp is worth a listen... | |
| Bluesound Gen 1 sale at Audio Advisor. I would recommend the node 2. It sounds great and has really good support. They use individual stereo dacs for each channel (better isolation?) and the software is very good. Lots of reviews on youtube might help you sort out the different mode... | |
| Vinyl from Barnes & Noble Purchased many vinyl w/o problems. The B&N near us has incredible stock and with coupon discounts I have gotten some very good deals.I have never heard of anything like you experienced but I empathize. What a hassle!! | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison I agree that the only way to compare audio equipment is a/b any contenders. I also agree that matching volume if allowed two inputs is critical. Is there any better way to hear the difference?There are so many very good brands out there, reviews... | |
| Looking for a good DAC under $500 narrowing down the alternatives to listen to on a board such as this enables the opinion of others to assist in the research process.I have had the multibit and sold it as the two separate dac chips in the bluesound node 2 do a great job.I believe... |