garrettc
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| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I think you should appreciate it from their perspective. After all, they're sharing something they're proud of. You could ask, how long have you had it, how did you determine their choices, what do they like about it, what would they change if t... | |
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo Lionel Richie, Back to Front. Susana Baca: Eco De Sombras Diana Krall: Only Trust Your Heart, or any really Raphaella Smits: Johann Sebastion Bach, Sivius Leopold Weiss The Tony Rice Unit: Manzanita Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade (Wiener Philha... | |
| Focal v Wilson Wilson. | |
| Ethernet cables Ethernet is, in fact, zeros and ones. What's important are that the end connections are tight. I don't know that the cable itself is super important as long as it's capable of not breaking down through twists and turns. When we talk about digit... | |
| Ripping CDs I use AShampoo Burning Studio. It's the least fussy burning software I've found. Very inexpensive. You can RIP or BURN music, to and from ISO files or whatever you need. It also looks up the song data on Gracenote and names your RIPped files a... | |
| What to do with a large collection RIP them all to a music server and give the the CD's away. Have a yard sale. Take them to Goodwill. Sell the greats on ebay or reverb. Little by little they will be gone. | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice There's nothing wrong with Wilson speakers. I've had a pair of Sophias for a long time, 10 years, and am totally happy with them. But that choice was after a long search and lots of listening. I agree with auditioning them yourself. The more the... | |
| Any Experience with Cary's AIOS ALL-IN-ONE MUSIC SYSTEM Thanks. | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? Because great equipment is more rare and less likely to be sold by those who appreciate it. Patience is the best option. | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. XLR cables and interfaces are used in audio applications because they are designed to cancel out radio interference. One side has reverse polarity to the other. When interference crosses the cables their signal moves the same direction across bo... | |
| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system You could buy some killer Wilson Alexx speakers and supplement the setup with a high end amp and preamp. The guys here will have plenty of suggestions. Alternatively, maybe write the editors at Stereophile for some recommendations. I like the ... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Joni Mitchell - "Blue" Diana Krall - anything Susana Baca - "Eco de Sombras" Rosemary Clooney - "Do You Miss New York" Ok, that's four. But then I like Sade a lot too... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal Kudos to Mr. Young. It’s not about the quality of the file or the format. It’s about misrepresentation. When someone says it’s the Master, it should mean The Master, not some version of the Master. That "semantic" plays into getting more people to... | |
| BlueSound Stinks(!), anyone? I have a Vault 2. Never had a problem with it. My only gripe is that it only connects over wired network. I had to get a wifi extender setup that offers an RJ45 ethernet port over at my stereo area. Other than that it's been great. Phone app wo... | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial IMO - it's always sounded over produced to me. I think it sounds best on car radios or smaller, lesser systems. The LP might be a different story, IDK. |