ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? The more I think about the "business case" Tidal must have evaluated to decide to stream MQA in the (near) future, the more I suspect that they will do the MQA conversion in their app, maybe give you the option to stream MQA "natively", but to hav... | |
| Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications? I have a Spotify account for my wife (iPad) and a Tidal account for me and my audio system (Windows 10, USB connection to the DAC).For my Tidal listening, I prefer to download and install their app, instead of using the browser version, one less s... | |
| Tidal equivalent for Classical? I have a subscription to: http://www.classicsonlinehd.com and enjoy many of their new albums each week. They apparently have some relationship to Naxos, generally don't have many of the "big name" conductors or performers, but the selection and... | |
| 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 ... |