fred60
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| Streamer/DAC combinations A lot of options. How about checking out the Ferrum Wandla DAC? A+ rated by Stereophile, says it rivals DAC’s costing $10K or more. I think that it’s $2,800 (without the upgraded power supply, which you could do at a later time). And Lumin U2 Mini... | |
| Digital with same soundstage as analog the Oppo 83SE is what, almost 15 years old? Oppo made great products, but digital has advanced a lot since then. i would first add a newer DAC to the mix. there are plenty of reasonably priced DAC's that IMO would be better sounding than the DA... | |
| Better cd SQ Check out Ferrum Wandla DAC if you can. No personal experience, but got fantastic reviews, Stereophile rates it A+ and says it competes with DAC’s costing $10K or more. They also worked with HQPlayer to incorporate a few of HQ’s more popular filte... | |
| Beatles CD box set I own the original box set and I have to say that the sound is fantastic. I have a pretty good system, an Oppo 105D with a Hegel H360 and Raidho XT-2 speakers. On "Girl", it seems as if John Lennon is in my room singing the song. So I would not... | |
| Borresen Loudspeakers I auditioned the Raidho's vs Magico and preferred the Raidho's. I ended up buying the XT-2's. They are fantastic. Incredible bass for their size and the drivers size. But the midrange and treble is incredible. Playing early Beatles with an Op... | |
| Help with speaker selection In that price range you have wonderful options to choose from. Before pulling the trigger, I'd audition both the Raidho's and Borresen. I have Raidho XT-2's which I love. But given their small driver size, they aren't as dynamic as the larger m... | |
| *DAC I would check out Ferrum Wandla DAC. $3K I think. Awesome reviews. No experience personally, but if I was in the market for a DAC under $5K, I would try it. | |
| Musical subwoofer under $2000 Just got my Absolute Sound issue (Jan. 2024). They highlight products of the year. You might look into the Golden Ear ForceField 30. It got a Product of the Year from The Absolute Sound. I have no expericene with the sub, just passing along in... | |
| Musical subwoofer under $2000 @mofojo That's great to hear. Happy to hear that as an owner of two JL Audio subs. Paradigm was not at all like that. They quoted me $1,700 to "fix" my dead sub that cost $2,500. I'd of course rather spend the $1,700 on a new sub. My point wa... | |
| Musical subwoofer under $2000 I own 2 JL e110’s in my setup and they work wonderfully with my Raidho XT-2’s. Highly recommend them. Bought them in high gloss for around $1,500 each several years ago, I think the price has gone up to about $2,000 each. I think you are right n... | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? I forgot one more: NRPS New Riders of the Purple Sage. One of the best that year! | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? @tony1954 Yes, my bad, should have seen those, not sure how I missed them! | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? The answer is a big YES! 1971 was probably the peak in popular music. You left out the amazing Skull & Roses by the Grateful Dead! So many great albums. Why? Because it was the baby boom generation. You also left out: Imagine by John Le... | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. @bob70 Damn that's a shame! The show that I saw went smoothly, they were fantastic. They did the entire album, then a couple of encores, the last being The Knife. An incredible show! | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. Mine would be: Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. 1- Has to be a double album, more music! 2- It probably helps that I saw Genesis perform the album at the NY Academy of Music on Dec. 7th in 1974 (on Broadway!), in the 11th row (what a coin... |