ejr1953
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| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! IMO, it's not a clear "yes" or "no".To me, most of the MQA remasters DO sound better, but not all of them.Using jon2020's list: 1. Foolish new algorithm? - I vote No2. MQA for better sound? - I vote Yes more than No3. MQA for music industry to mi... | |
| Carver Raven 350 Amps I heard them driving a pair of his speakers in a very large room at the Capital Audiofest.Very nice sounding amps! | |
| How does a Transport effect sound? Steve N. well said.I have a PS Audio DirectStream DAC and transport, interconnected with an HDMI cable over their I2S interface. From what I understand, they reduce jitter (timing errors) with the separation of the bits from the timing on that in... | |
| Nad M3 non repairable I owned NAD equipment for years, loved the sound, an M3/M4/M5 combo my last. I thought it was great equipment, but not very reliable. I had problems with the M3 & M5 when they were new. The M5 kept losing it's programming, had to have that ... | |
| Vacuum Tube Retailer Option I've also had good luck buying from Tonal Tubes, got a set of six matched preamp tubes from them. | |
| How to make your first sale at agon I have had good experiences, buying and selling on Audiogon.I'd say it's OK to exchange emails on Audiogon before a formal offer is extended on the site. But I would avoid dealing with a buyer who wants to consummate the sale outside the site. I... | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs I have an "all digital source" music audio system and believe that DACs are the things that are being "most improved" these days.For the last 3+ years I've been enjoying a PS Audio DirectStream DAC whose unique design (based on an FPGA chip, inste... | |
| 2018 exactly what is ‘High End’ audio? If you ask 100 people that same question, probably 90 or more of them will say "Bose".If a you own a system that provides you with a lot of enjoyment, to me, that's worth a lot more than someone else's judgement on the components. | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? I've enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since it first hit the market (nearly four years ago), and though a $6000 piece of gear might not be thought of as "budget", I have applied each and every firmware update since owning the unit, and it's lik... | |
| Are you getting ridiculous offers from new members I think that's just the nature of dealing with the public. Back in the late 70's when I sold high-end equipment at a brick-and-mortar retail shop, same sort of thing would happen back then.The worst Audiogon experience of this type was when a guy... | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? My PS Audio DirectStream memory player. Paired with my PS Audio DirectStream DAC, the best digital sound I've experienced. | |
| What would be an upgrade over the NAD M51 Direct Digital D/A Converter? I upgraded from an M51 to a PS Audio DirectStream DAC when it first became available and haven't looked back.The DirectStream DAC does not use a conventional DAC chipset, instead uses an FPGA, so once or twice a year PS Audio makes firmware update... | |
| Stereo Subwoofer Pairing I have been using (and integrating) sub woofers in my music audio systems for years, 2.1 systems in the past, my current setup is a 2.2 setup, with a pair of identical models (both purchased new at the same time).Though low bass sounds have a very... | |
| Fading Display on NAD M3 I used to own an M3/M4/M5 and had a similar problem. I returned the (two week old) unit to my dealer and they did some sort of software update which solved that problem.In the past I've owned several NAD components and have found they just need r... | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range It took me about a year to upgrade to my current set of speakers, a pair of Focal Sopra No2's I snagged when they first came out...paired with a pair of JL Audio F113V2 sub woofers. Though they were certainly "broken in" in about 200 hours or so,... |