gerryah930
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| How to go about collecting Classical Music I played first chair, viola in the Boston Symphony many decades ago. Do not follow the common folk, listen for yourself. I highly recommend learning a bit about music theory, one is never too old for almost anything. As you may know, there are dif... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear In remembrance (RIP):Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Brian Blades - Trilogy 2;Chick Corea and Steve Gadd Band - Chinese Butterfly. | |
| Esoteric combo doubt The K-01XD sounds better in my listening room than does either the 03XD or K-01XS. My 2 cents... | |
| City of Hoboken honoring Frank with life size statue erected in the Frank Sinatra park I am not a fan of Sinatra, but I have to admit he was talented. I am a descendant of Richard Higgins, the pilgrim who founded Hoboken (and took it away from the Native Americans). | |
| Is Luxman a poor man's D'Agostino ? Different solutions, both good. I like tubes and tinkering with amplifiers a bit, so I have a Luxman CL1000 preamplifier linked to ARC 250 SE monoblocks. I tried the Momentum and Luxman M900u amplifiers - too SS for my tastes, but hey, there is no... | |
| Harley quote I am a scientist, not an engineer. However, there are a great many things in the physical world that exist but cannot be measured. That is the purpose of scientific discovery. | |
| will changing to solid-state make the bass in my wilson sophias better at low volume? I have Wilson Sasha 2 speakers and also have had some issues with tube amps and bass control. I think that you received some great suggestions, including adding a subwoofer, using a loudness control, and trying a more powerful tube amplifier.It p... | |
| The anachronistic CD Transport? And do I really need one. "Different strokes for different folks". There is no correct answer to this question, but it sounds like you received some good suggestions. Like in all of the social media, I would suggest that no extreme solution is correct. | |
| Have you been surprised by power cable changes? s I have training in electrical engineering as part of one of my doctorates - I am a professor at a medical school. I am an experimentalist as well as a theorist. My audio system is relatively expensive, all digital with a master clock. The power co... | |
| New Amps Arrived... I agree with french_fries, I miss my youth living near NYC and then Boston, where I could hear incredibly good classical music and jazz in live venues. I have a dedicated listening room and high-end gear, but it is not the same. See, "Nine Concert... | |
| Dealer Behavior I agree that both Paragon Sound and Overture Audio in Ann Arbor are places where you can demo gear and trade-in equipment without being pressured. But I would suggest that may also be a reflection of the culture here where I live in this midwest c... | |
| Esoteric X-01 Limited vs X-05 I agree that, in general, being the owner of both an Esoteric K-01Xs and dCS Vivaldi One, that some may consider the sound of the Esoteric hardware to be "too digital, harsh and brittle." However, although it may be that I have aging ears, and did... | |
| MQA is Legit! I always seem to agree with shadorne, that must represent the lack of an original opinion on my part. Has anyone posted the MQA patent yet in this thread? In contrast to the title of the patent, it is a lossy compression method, although there may... | |
| Beware of SACD Transports -- they probably will not work with your favorite DAC Most high-end audiophile brands, including dCS, EMM Labs, MSB Technologies and Esoteric, provide a proprietary, brand-specific optical link from their own transports (and their CD players which can serve as a transport as well, providing a direct ... | |
| Technical Network Streamer Question Great answers from knowledgeable people. I know the IT/computer end of this discussion because of some of my research. Most computer and cell phone hardware are not optimized for high-resolution audio. These clients will introduce a significant am... |