ejr1953
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| 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 | |
| What are your top three live concerts of all time? 1. Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Symphony Hall, Boston.2. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Requiem (Mozart), Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.3. Bruce Springsteen, early/mi... | |
| Greenville, SC My wife and I are shopping for our "retirement home" in or near Asheville, NC. I haven't found much in the way of audio dealers and have yet to find an audio club in the area. | |
| Turning MQA off Tidal I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC, which like your Chord, doesn't do MQA, and as well use Roon (on their Nucleus Plus streaming server).A while back, probably a few prior versions of the Roon core back, when I'd play an MQA tune and have Roon do ... | |
| Amazon Launches Lossless "Hi-rez" HD Music Service My nephew has worked for Amazon for years, presently working on some "top secret" stuff with one of their R&D labs.I sent him an email, with the Roon links, so if he knows someone who works over in the Amazon Music HD group, he (hopefully) wil... | |
| Amazon Launches Lossless "Hi-rez" HD Music Service My hope is that Roon partners with Amazon's Hi-Res group and offers it, if they do, I'll try it out...and probably terminate my Qobuz and Tidal subscriptions. | |
| McIntosh MC2152 power amp technical question I have owned several McIntosh pieces over the years and have found their service and support to be very good...though I haven't had many reasons to contact them.As for paying for repairs, whenever I've purchased pre-owned equipment, I would never ... | |
| Qobuz I used my free one-month trial using the Windows app, and it had serious problems, apparently known to Qobuz.Fast forward a few months and the arrival of a new Roon Nucleus Plus streaming server. I signed up for Qobuz again and am hooked. I have... | |
| Have I gotten complacent? I had a similar path, on a tear for about five years, upgrading this, replacing that, but lately the pace of changes has come to a crawl!I did purchase a Roon Nucleus Plus server a few months ago, the only change I'd made in a long time, over a ye... | |
| Wow! Hard to believe how Good this sounds! My wife and I are close to signing a contract to have a custom home built, one with a "bonus room" for my audio system.When the time comes for us to prepare our current home to put on the market, I'll be boxing up all my equipment, removing the 10... | |
| Qobuz. hgeifman,Glad you got your internet access sorted out. Streaming music takes WAY less bandwidth than streaming video.We have Comcast where I live and it seems that someone has too much time on their hands, have been randomly destroying the orbs b... |