erock79
Responses from erock79
| Audio racks that can handle heavy components Solidsteel is excellent. Purchase once and be done. | |
| MusicDirect,, You can request one on their website for free. If I recall correctly, you add it to your cart and checkout like you would do when making a purchase. Or you can request one by phone. I buy a lot from them but no longer get one automatically; have t... | |
| Phono stage for second system Another Sutherland fan here! Have the Little Loco and Dos Locos. Excellent in their price range. | |
| Do speakers need to be re-broken in? I recently rotated a pair of JBL 4430s in that had been sitting unused for 12 to 18 months. I absolutely believe the speakers improved over several days and suspect part of the reason is the capacitors getting used again. | |
| Current quality of Rune I’m a big Roon fan, running the Nucleus + core. All digital media is on the internal hard drive, it is reliable, streams to my primary system and to any other system with a Roon compatible device attached. I use Roon Arc anywhere in the world to a... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta I think the KEF LS50 Metas are terrific near field speakers. Very, very capable. | |
| Insurance for system I insure my collection in a separate policy my primary insurance broker shops for me. Every couple years we move around, but obtaining insurance has not been a problem. It is a policy similar to what would be used to cover fine art. | |
| Qobuz Issues? Reset password and was able to log back in. | |
| Recommendations for a shipper I have used UShip with great success. It was a pair of refurbished Dahlquist DQ-10s, with stands, from Chicago to Tulsa. For those unfamiliar with the speakers, they are awkward in shape, and will not sit upright without their stands. It made for ... | |
| Best Receiver? I’ll throw out 2 that I am particularly fond of: Sansui G9000 outperforms the many vintage Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui and Kenwoods I have heard. Similar to the Fisher 500C recommendations above, my 800C is a jaw dropper of a performer. | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? @carlsbad2 +1 I have a 450wpc amp that is outperformed by lower wattage amps. Many things are more important than power. This realization has me on the waiting list for a SET amp from Decware and I cannot wait! | |
| McIntosh C22 (old & new) vs C2600 I purchased a C20 and had audio classics restore to spec. It is excellent and in many ways I prefer it over modern solid state. I cannot personally compare to modern tube, though, aside from an icon audio integrated I own that doesn’t get much pla... | |
| Appropriate Apple table for Roon I am very pleased with the Roon Nucleus+. It allows you to rip every CD and other digital files to its HD, plus stream high res audio. I operate it from my iPhone. From my experience the investment in nucleus is far superior to running the Roon so... | |
| best SACD player @onebean unfortunately the Marantz 30n and McIntosh MCT500 are in totally separate systems so I have not done an AB with them. The MCT500 will of course be highly dependent on the DAC you use. I have a Mac C52 and the results are superb. Interesti... | |
| best SACD player I love my Marantz SACD 8005 but enjoy the Marantz 30n even more. I make this recommendation having a McIntosh MCT500 in my primary system. Back to the 30n, it runs so extremely well and the HEOS app and streaming capability/Roon tested fits my nee... |