ejr1953
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| Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.? When we are out for dinner I ask for a vodka tonic with lemon, with Grey Goose. I have discovered Costco's French Vodka, which is about a third of the price and tastes a lot like Grey Goose. Some websites say it's not Grey Goose, but the water t... | |
| Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings? I wouldn't get my "undies in a bunch" over an offer that I'd consider "low ball", when I've gotten them, it's usually someone contacting me through the email feature, so they are not really "committed" to making that offer. I usually respond with... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? I purchased the new PS Audio PerfectWave SACD Transport, replacing the DirectStream Memory Player, also from PS Audio. The sound quality improvement I noticed immediately, better soundstage, more distinct placement of the instruments and voices, ... | |
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer I started streaming using a higher-end Dell laptop, USB to the DAC. I upgraded to a Roon Nucleus Plus server and the USB port is much quieter than the one on the Dell and the server maintains its self with no work on my end (other than responding... | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? I purchased a used, first generation McIntosh MC275, one which had a "hard life" before I purchased it. As a poor college student, I could not afford the repairs it needed and ended up taking a bit of a loss selling it "as is". To afford the MC2... | |
| Where do you want your system to go when you go? I was the executor for my mom's estate and when I get to be too old to climb the 15 steps to enjoy my audio system I suspect I'll need to find someone (with a strong back) who appreciates and can accommodate it. The work of an executor is pretty ... | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer I've been enjoying a Roon Nucleus Plus server, USB into my PS Audio DirectStream DAC now for several years and highly recommend the Roon branded server. Besides the sound quality, the server's Roon software is installed at the factory and I don't... | |
| Sound quality of Roon I have been enjoying Roon and Qobuz, running on a Roon Nucleus Plus server, connected to a PS Audio DirectStream DAC with a USB cable for several years now and find the sound quality to be awesome! I used to also have a Tidal subscription, but di... | |
| OMG. What now? @ideal8592 Congrats! Glad you joined the "done stressing over the gear club". I've been a member of that club for a while now, though I did purchase a new CD-SACD transport in December (as PS Audio offered a new model, and a key part of the one ... | |
| NEWS FLASH!! Listening to Music is NOT a "Distraction." @waytoomuchstuff Thanks for offering up the topic in the original posting! I retired from a long career in IT about 13 months ago. Before that I definitely used my listening sessions to "decompress" from the work grind. Now I'm certainly much... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito @oldaudiophile My aunt used to head up the accounting department at London Records and I once asked her who owned the master tapes, she said that varies from artist to artist, even contract by contract for an individual artist. She also said th... | |
| Turn down the Volume! One of my "pet peeves" is when we go to a venue and the sound reinforcement engineers have the volume so high, that the room won't accommodate it. You see someone singing into a mike, but can't hear them, you see someone playing a horn into a mik... | |
| Should I trust movers with my equipment? We moved about 500 miles two years ago. The moving industry is one with a lot of "bad actors" and ripoff artists. First of all, I'd get three quotes and insist on a "not to exceed" estimate, and reject an open ended, or fixed price estimate. I ... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media I have both an SACD/CD transport and Roon Nucleus Plus streaming server and I'd say, in terms of SQ it might be a "toss up". They both are connected to the same DAC. One thing that might be a plus for streaming is that, sometimes the CD I own is... | |
| Macintosh delays @stereo5 I hear you about the McIntosh haters...my McIntosh amp and preamp match up really well with the rest of my system, never fails to put a smile on my face! |