ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| 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... | |
| SACD or not Even if you don't plan to purchase SACDs, if you get a deck that supports that format, the built in DAC will probably need to be of higher quality, in order to decode the DSD content on the SACDs. When I was early in my journey to the higher end ... | |
| North Carolina Audio Club Calloway,Thanks for the link to the Carolina Audio Society, I bookmarked it. We are building a home down near Asheville, will be moving in about a year, will look them up after we move! | |
| Has anybody tried Qobuz Streaming service? Earlier I posted that "I gave up on Qobuz", when I was attempting to use their Windows app.I later purchased a Roon Nucleus Plus server and have Roon integrate my library of purchased music with my Tidal and Qobuz subscriptions, and with the Roon ... | |
| Mmmm Crow tastes good... I've had subwoofers for many years and getting them integrated to the side speakers and especially to the room can be a daunting task.Having said that, I am glad I have a pair, the bass they generate is un-matched by any of the speakers I've found... | |
| Mattresses, not stereos is where the money is In my travels I met a guy who retired and missed being out and about with people and took a job selling mattresses. He told me that the markup was 3 to 4 times their cost, but when the chain committed to a larger purchase, that went to 5 times...... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? Some of my audio buddies seem to be more into the equipment than the music.Back in the day, as an audio salesman on commission, I learned that when an audiophile walked into the showroom, it was best to be polite to them, figure out what they want... | |
| What CD Transports Provide the Most Detail? I currently own a PS Audio P15 power regenerator, a DirectStream DAC and CD transport. I had the PerfectWave transport before the DirectStream model was introduced, and I found the newer model was well worth the upgrade, especially since I own ab... | |
| Company loyalty- What has been your favorite? McIntosh and PS Audio |