ejr1953
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| Radio stations for Jazz.... You can sign up for a free service on www.tunein.com and stream FM stations from all over the U.S., save off your favorites. Great sound quality and you can't beat the price. | |
| USB Disruptor Is the Real Deal I have a Windows 10 PC connected to a PS Audio DirectStream DAC via USB. I read about the possible improvement from isolating the ground on the USB connection to a DAC, got onto eBay and purchased a "USB Isolator with an ADUM4160 chip" (not an ex... | |
| Hostility from manufacturers I have not had a lot of experience dealing with manufacturers of equipment I've bought used on Audiogon, but I have dealt with McIntosh and PS Audio and have nothing but good things to say about the experiences.I purchased a McIntosh MAC6700 and t... | |
| System Enhancement CD I have used this CD from Nordost:http://www.musicdirect.com/p-1060-nordost-system-setup-tuning-disc.aspx | |
| Getting Personal Property Insurance for your rig. Many years ago I had a "visitor" help himself to my audio system. I had photos of my system and receipts for the items I purchased new from a store, with serial numbers and they paid claims for those items, but did not pay for the speakers I purc... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 Vs Wilson Sophia 3 In 2015 I did a lot of music audio system upgrades, including the purchase of a new pair of Focal Sopra No2's, after listening to a lot of speakers from different, well-respected manufacturers, including Wilson Audio.At one of my audio dealer visi... | |
| For all you McIntosh fans Back when I was in college I snagged an MC225, enjoyed that amp but was offered much more than I paid for it, sold it and snagged an MC275, which was good, but needed service a college kid couldn't afford, again was offered much more than I paid f... | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one I know this forum is about an Ayre product, but I see some interesting postings about MQA.Interesting that Warner is dipping their toe into the MQA pond. I see that Tidal will be distributing MQA, I wonder if they will do the conversion to some o... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! Wow! This "are high end cables worth the cost" discussion is like the "tubes vs. solid state" or "analog vs. digital" discussion, really gets audiophiles on edge, with the "I know what I'm talking about, you don't know anything" edge to it.Hey, t... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? " Testament: Complete Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin by J. S. Bach" by Rachel Barton Pine (violinist) | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? I have been really fortunate in my audio purchases, not a single one I regret.Having been in the retail end of the high-end audio business a long time ago, there were items that had high margins, like speakers (usually 50% profit margins for the d... | |
| Elevating subwoofer about two feet off the floor It was all I could do to move my pair of JL Audio F113V2's around at all, interesting concept, elevating subs. The JL Audio's and Velodyne's all have microphones and EQ routines, to "tune" them to the room (I imagine also taking into account the ... | |
| Your Favorite Classical Box Sets I have several versions of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, my favorite of all of them, #3, #7 and #9 are near the top of my list. If I had to chose "the best" I'd chose Herbert Von Karajan's 1963 recordings with the Berlin Philharmonic (remastered). ... | |
| A Couple Of Articles For Digital Listeners Hey, if you enjoy vinyl more than digital, or digital more than vinyl, or both, who am I to say you are "right" or "wrong" for enjoying your listening one way or another.Too many of us Audiogoners seem to insist they THEY are "right" and if you do... | |
| Opinions: Joseph Audio Pulsar vs Dynaudio Conficence C1 vs Totem Element Fire vs ????? I own a pair of Totem Fire monitors and compared them to the Dynaudio C1's, liked the C1's a lot, but in the end felt that they sounded "different" than the Fire's, but not "better". Same result from comparing them to the Sonus Faber Guarneri mon... |