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| Has anyone truly compared Vintage vs. Modern? This is sort of a loaded question. what year do you consider vintage to start? are we comparing vintage to modern supper expensive or similar price range (adjusted for inflation-time)? if you compare top quality vintage with mid-range current t... | |
| What speakers replaced your VR4 jr I friend replaced his with the new Cornwall's. | |
| Sansui AU-717 The 717 is one of the best built Sansui integrated of its time dual mono internal design etc. very robust build. that said the whole "if it isn’t broken don’t touch it" thing is so very wrong in a whole lot of ways. you would not get on an airplan... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? -ADC L710, L910. for vintage they are remarkable. -Proac Tablets these are what got me started as an audiophile. - BBC monitors, as above with the tablets they were based, as so many, on BBC's work so you really need to consider the BBC monito... | |
| Bluesound node + INNUOS PHOENIX USB? I did the; optimized PC based streamer - Roon Nucleus - Aurender A10. and to be honest there's not much of a difference over all in sound quality if it was my money find a streamer you like the OS for and upgrade your DAC first. The Roon nucleus... | |
| Most economical way to ship large speakers? I just shipped some Von Schweikert speakers that were 500lbs total. i used one of the moving companies shipping sections. they came picked them up put them on a pallet and took them away. moved from the west coast to Toronto (3000km approx.) for $... | |
| How does one weigh the virtues an older amp vs. a younger one? I've done the Vintage audio thing for some time and new audio as well. what i can say is its dependent on the specific item your looking at in vintage. Not all are as good as others. Also the technology of class A, A/B hasn't changed all that much... | |
| To ROON or not to ROON ? Roon the software is good if you like that sort of interface. The Roon Nucleus streamer on the other hand is way over priced. IMO | |
| Looking for Recommendations: Best Wireless, Hi-Res, Closed Back, Over-the-ear Headphone can you even buy wireless and hi-rez headphones? I didn't know they could transmit hi rez formats over Bluetooth yet. I'll have to take a look see. | |
| Non-Delta Sigma DAC in £800-£1200 range options? I never found my Gumby rolled off on the top. it is truly a great DAC. one of the more musical ones I've owned. and better then the one in my $6.5k Aurender A10 streamer DAC. Its single ended and balanced out as well. | |
| School bus / Tiny Home Speaker Recommendation? I've been considering building a tinny home and this exact issue has been on my thoughts, as most tinny homes are no wider then 8" its hard to plan out a listening space. my conclusions are if you want the proper spatial q's, sound stage, etc. you... | |
| Where to invest the most in the "digital chain"? After being disappointed with two streamer purchases ( Roon Nucleus, Aurender A10) I have to agree with others spend the most on a DAC and buy the streamer that has the output you need and software you like to use. I found very little (more diff... | |
| Garrard 401 record clamp or weight? the Garrard 301-401 are some of the few tables with a dished plater so the weight or clamp works very well, better then flat platers. the bearing is robust enough for either option so its more of what you prefer. you do not need much pressure due ... | |
| Streamer Upgrade "pdreher @glennewdick Did you use the Nucleus as your streamer straight into your external DAC, or did you have a ROON endpoint in-between? Am asking because my experience streaming QOBUZ with ROON using the Nucleus with an IFi Zen Stream as... | |
| McIntosh preamps I own a C2700 I got earlier this winter. I demoed at my local audio shop the other two as well. I felt of course you get more with the C12000 but i think you have to ask are you going to use all those features specifically the SS and Tube sides? ... |