grislybutter

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everything sounded great until the upgrade
@jperry I explained why I didn't name the components (and later I did many times) thank you @rocray @riccitone @lanx0003  I have no idea how to find a DAC but I will look it up  
everything sounded great until the upgrade
@danager  yes I have TOSlink out. So that's for the DAC? Sorry for my ignorace  
everything sounded great until the upgrade
I don't have a DAC. My wife will kill me.  
everything sounded great until the upgrade
@decooney Sounds like a harmless experiment, thanks! I will try it :)  
everything sounded great until the upgrade
pretty profound advices, thank you all. I just spent 2 hours playing LPs and I am a lot more appreciative of the sound now. I gotta do something about the CD player. - even the connection is weird, I have to wiggle the cable sometimes to avoid st... 
everything sounded great until the upgrade
@larryi  it's all in the comments now, Marantz 2252B --> Musical Fidelity A3.2 Dynaudio Evoke 20 My initial hope was that things would get better not worse, So the improvements you are suggesting (all great ones) are "me working for the amp ... 
everything sounded great until the upgrade
I don't have a lot of placement options but I will do my best :) I don't doubt it's a good amp.  
everything sounded great until the upgrade
@decooney  that's pretty accurate. My initial thought was that it's unforgiving, highlights all the errors the 2252b hides/unable to reveal  
everything sounded great until the upgrade
@russ69 thanks! "easy" - everything is easy if you know how to do it!  
everything sounded great until the upgrade
meow.... I mean new: used (in great shape visibly) A3.2 old: 2252B   
everything sounded great until the upgrade
@jetter 46 hours ago " once you are used to the new presentation " that's fair but what's wrong with wanting to be wowed the moment I press play? @mlsstl I still have the old amp. I bought a new amp because my local vintage audio repair guy ... 
everything sounded great until the upgrade
@jetter I guess I have to "face the music"! @sandstone Since my options and budget is limited, but above all, my audio knowledge is very limited, I first wanted to get a high level advice. I used to think of myself as a speaker guy (spend 5 times... 
most beautiful (looking) speakers
I used to have these and should have never sold them. Back then I was that unenlightened person who thought that all a man needs is ONE set of speakers.        
most beautiful (looking) speakers
I "love" the BO quote: "Love it when it’s on. Love it when it’s off." So you guys are very open about this being mainly a design component - you were really going for the BO Concept furniture thing?  
Attractive Bookshelf - Under $3k
you seem to like Danish speakers, and I do too. I'd check out Buchardt speakers too, (I couldn't, none in my area, but decent return policy)