ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Message from the Past: We were never against tone controls I must admit, I do sleep at night, though my preamp is set to "bypass" the tone controls. | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? elliottbnewcombjr,I never thought of trading my former tobacco dollars for audio dollars, good thought. I used to smoke a pack of Marlboro's each day, quit on October 1, 1982, 13,968 days ago. At today's prices I may have substituted my cigarett... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? I think I'm "done" for now, though I might upgrade my disk transport to the new one from PS Audio in the future:My system, with all digital sources, has a P15 power regenerator, DirectStream CD/SACD disk transport & DirectStream DAC from PS Au... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? My McIntosh MC452, because it pairs so well with my Focal Sopra No2 speakers, which can sound "thin" and have too much treble, if driven by an amp that does not have a "relaxed" sound quality. | |
| Warm romantic & detailed I was lucky enough to snag one of the first pairs of Focal Sopra No2s that arrived in the U.S. and have been smitten with them ever since.Having said that, part of the reason the highs aren't harsh is the electronics I'm driving them with, a McInt... | |
| Opportunity Congrats on owning a superb integrated amp. I bought one for my son-in-law before it was discontinued by Yamaha.As for the B&Ws, over the years I've owned a few of their speakers and have been satisfied with the results, but as a few people h... | |
| What's my ideal music server? Read and recommend please I have enjoyed using a Roon Nucleus Plus server for a while now, I've used Roon for several years (at first on a Dell laptop/PS Audio DirectStream DAC), and the Roon server sounds significantly better.For my purchased music I purchased a pair of W... | |
| How old are you? 67, and after having moved this year, definitely "no spring chicken"... | |
| Earplugs at concerts back in the day A few years ago, while attending the Montreal Jazz Festival, my wife & I joined our son at a Trombone Shorty concert in one of the clubs, and the music was so loud, you couldn't hear anything. You could see that the singer was singing into th... | |
| Please help: best streaming solution for McIntosh Stack. I've had really great luck with my Roon Nucleus Plus server, which feeds an external DAC, then into my McIntosh preamp.I see the Roon Nucleus is $1459 and you could snag a decent DAC, like a Mytek Liberty DAC for $995 and that would give you quite... | |
| Experiences Selling Stuff On Audiogon? I have had good experiences buying and selling on Audiogon, probably about 20 or so transactions.I have only had one purchase on US Audiomart, and that went well too.One thing I'd recommend is that, when someone communicates with you via the Audio... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? Roon and tunein.com both allow you to stream radio stations, that's what I use. I used tunein.com every morning while I'm exercising, while in Western NC, I can enjoy classical from DC, jazz from Chicago, etc. | |
| Advice on wireless system We recently moved into a new house and I ditched the receiver/cd player/traditional pair of speakers (and the equipment cabinet) for a pair of KEF LS50 Wireless speakers. They connect to our wifi and show up as a "speaker" on my wife's iPad, when... | |
| Streaming vs CD transport direct comparison We moved into a new home three weeks ago and I just received a new CD rack (from Boltz) and last night I started unboxing my CD and SACD disks to populate the new rack.One thing I'd say that streaming offers is that, when an album is remastered, t... | |
| What In The World Is Going On? We just moved into a new home and covid has disrupted the refrigerator, freezer, towel rack, trash can & recycling bin supply chains. Up the street from our new home, the construction on a house has pretty much stopped, waiting for windows to... |