garrettc
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| 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. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? An audiophile is someone who appreciates and savors, and (probably) lusts after the best audio they can afford. They read audio magazines and listen to well recorded music. They talk about sound stage, the quality of the mids, clarity of the trebl... | |
| What is the average dealer mark up? In the end, I think that what matters is that it's a free world, at least in America, and you can't tell business owners what they are suppose to charge or how much profit they're supposed to make. Nor should you want to. Too much price cont... | |
| Michael Fremer's system Seems like a typical gearhead, audiophile, mad-scientist laboratory. When you are as busy as he is there isn't time to be neat and pretty. He's eccentric, extremely knowledgeable and pretty humorous as well. Good for him! And - I'll take the A... | |
| Best indoor FM antenna, your experience. I agree with Erik. I was in a quandary about getting an FM tuner for my stereo setup, but then I realized I can get all local and far away FM stations on my internet radio. Recently I bought a Vault 2 and connected it to my stereo. It gets ever... | |
| Trade in value to a dealer Dealers aren't called dealers for nothing. Also, the only dealer near me charges 40% commission for consignments. You'd be better of to sell whatever you have on ebay or some local craigslist or such. From what I've learned, stereo gear is much... | |
| Best standalone music server? I have a Bluesound Vault 2. I'm happy with it. It does everything I want it to do, rip CDs, catalog them, play them. There are CDs that do not have their information and picture on the Grace Note internet database, so you have to use Mp3Tag to a... | |
| The awful truth about CDs, do they have the same shelve life as LP's ? Unrecorded CD-R and CD-RW: 5-10 years Recorded CD-R: 50-200 years Recorded CD-RW: 20-100 years Recorded DVD-R: 30-100 years Recorded DVD-RW: up to 30 years Recorded BD-R and BD-RE: 30-200 years From this link: http://www.cd-info.com/archiving/... | |
| What is most important part of a system? Speakers. I have some Wilson Sophias. They sound great through my McIntosh preamp/amp setup. And they also sound pretty good through my 30 yr old Technics 40watt integrated that I dug out of the basement and used until I found a new preamp to r... | |
| Should I consider the newer Audio Research pre & power amps, when I play records not CD's You might look up various amps and gear on stereophile.com. I've found their reviews to be really good. They usually include some serious testing reports as well. I always thought ARC was great gear, but I went for McIntosh instead. For a digi... | |
| Would you sell to someone with no feedback? I few well worded email exchanges can help you to judge the person's character. Use Paypal always. Ship only within the USA. Take precautions if in doubt. Remember, if you are not comfortable, you don't "Have" to sell that item. There are othe... |