grinnell
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| I feel for you At my small liberal arts college the most liberal arts students were the science majors. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? March 10, 1979, a small college in central Iowa. An English band named the Police opened for Ultra Vox | |
| Phono preamp upgrade price/performance Someone is selling Hageman Cornet 3 phono amp on Audio Circle for a good price. I have the Cornet 2 and it sounds very good. The only big different is the 2 is tube rectified. | |
| Paradigm or Rotel or MHDT DAC? I'll second the MHDT I have the Stockholm v2 with a 6922 using an adapter. very musical. I added a sub to my Ref 3A de Capos standmounts, made the sound fuller bigger, have it set very low volume | |
| Paradigm or Rotel or MHDT DAC? I'll second the MHDT I have the Stockholm v2 with a 6922 using an adapter. very musical | |
| Network DAC suggestions? Wiim Pro? ... I’m loving my Wiim Ultra ( wanted the ability to have music on a USB drive) Using it with a MHDT Stockholm v2 DAC and 4 watt tube amp. sounds very very good :) | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS Look for a nice used MHDT DAC like the Orchard or Stockholm. R2R NOS Tube output | |
| SPEAKERS THAT SOUND ALIVE & DYNAMIC AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS I regularly listen at around 55db with a 4 watt tube amp and Reference 3A de Capos, detailed and sound good at low volumes | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation Left my Mac Mini on the porch despite required sig | |
| Help streaming Qobuz through Macbook Pro I just went from streaming with an old macbook pro.( ethenet into mac, usb out to DAC) to a Wiim Ultra. Damn easy, great UI-updated regularly, well built. 329.00 | |
| If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be? I bought a used MHDT Stockholm v2, Love it. | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS I suggest a look at Reference 3A speakers like the de Capo or the Reflector I have the de Capos with a 4 watt tube amp and at 13.5 feet i easily get 56-60 db, can go much louder but its very detailed and full sounding even at lower levels. | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? Try and go to 3-4 a year Red Rocks of course and smaller venues but very picky since prices are so high these days | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Just bought a Wiim Ultra and set it up. Very easy setup. Great app. I bought it to replace an old MacBook Pro circa 1012 that was just in the way of my setup set on my LP rack. Nice looking, seems well built. Using this as a streamer only as I l... | |
| Replacement for Audio Technica ATN-150 MLX stylus? Too bad they dont make a SAS version for the AT Thats what i use for my Shure V15VxMR |