ejr1953
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| Greenville, SC waltersalas,We are in the early stages of having a new home built in the Biltmore Lake community, near Asheville. I suspect the new home won't be ready until the end of 2020, maybe into 2021. And yes, I am having a "bonus room" above the garage,... | |
| Considering going back to Solid State I had a McIntosh C50 (solid state preamp) paired with my McIntosh MC452 (solid state power amp), and had the opportunity to audition a McIntosh C2500 tube preamp, and found that it had a slightly more "musical" tone, especially with acoustic instr... | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? For those who have posted: “Remember how much money Wadia commanded for their upsampling DACs?.” I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC, which upsamples as well. Maybe that's one of the pieces of the puzzle, why so many 44.1/16 sources sound just a... | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? Erik,I think you are "spot on".Someone in my audio club who knows more about the "nuts and bolts" of DAC design than I'll ever know once said that the reason why hi-res files sounded better several years ago was that the DACs of the day had "quant... | |
| Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking... I'm an IT guy who has written hundreds of interfaces, integrating dis-similar systems with each other. As I've pursued my journey as an audiophile, I paid attention to the "synergies" of the various components I've selected over the years. As I'... | |
| PS Audio P15 power conditioner vs Accuphase PS 520/530? I've enjoyed PS Audio components now for over three years. My last upgrade was to trade up from their P10 power regenerator to the new P15 model, and I found an immediate improvement to the bass, soundstage and clarity in the highs, both from my ... | |
| PS Audio Support I currently own a DirectStream DAC and memory player and a P15 power regenerator. I've previously owned the former memory player and the P10. I have not had much need to contact PS Audio support, but the few times I've done so, they are the best... | |
| Who else here is frugal? When one of my non-audiophile friends had an idea of how much I spent on my music audio system, he referred to me as someone who had "more dollars than sense".Of all the comments in this thread, this one hit home the most (to me):"Nothing wrong wi... | |
| It’s that time of year- 2020 audio wish list Building a new home with a "bonus room" for my audio system. Hope integrating the system into that room is easier than it was in my current "man cave". | |
| How good can it get, really? - my stereo sounds amazing! For about five years I was on a tear, upgrading this, changing out that, and I've reached the same point, really enjoying the sound quality of my system, being more "relaxed" about being an audiophile, enjoying the music. | |
| Highly recommend Paragon Sight and Sound in Ann Arbor, MI I've had only one transaction with them, purchasing a McIntosh preamplifier, very smooth transaction from start to finish.As for the trade in values, in any industry where the items depreciate a lot, and do so quickly (i.e. automobiles), the deale... | |
| The Music Room When PS Audio offered the P15 power regenerator, I dealt with TMR to trade in my P10 and the transaction could not have been better. I was able to give my details (including credit card number) over the phone, they sent me a Fedex or UPS label vi... | |
| Eh hem!...Subwoofers... What do ya know? Erik said it best, " Hard to integrate well. Glorious when done right."I've used subs for many years now, mostly to augment stand mount two way's. Up until I had my current setup, my system had to work the best it could in our living room, with ... | |
| Great Qobuz streamer. Upgrade from Bluesound Node 2 I have been a Roon user for a few years and my last upgrade was to purchase a Roon Nucleus Plus, which I highly recommend. They also sell a Roon Nucleus, but I decided to opt for the Plus model (faster processor, more memory). The only "downside... | |
| $30K DAC in a $70K system - wise or ridiculous? One thing I'd recommend you consider would be to snag a really good power regenerator.When PS Audio released their P15 unit, I upgraded from my then-current P10 model and immediately noticed significant improvements in the bass, the soundstage and... |