hbarrel
Responses from hbarrel
| 16 years of the same system, time for change? 213runnin... there is merit to your comment. Prior to your comment I went and found some Squalin oil I bought a billion years ago (ok figure of speech) and wiped all connection down.To say an improvement was not garnered would be a lie.At this poi... | |
| 16 years of the same system, time for change? When I am drooling on myself what will it matter? Won’t know anyone. And those who visit will not know.Will not care. Enjoy life NOW! Entirely disagree. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear 1111art thumbs up on Sneaker Pimps “Becoming X” | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear “Closer to it” Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express Showing my age with this one. | |
| DAC upgrade? Now I am going to have to investigate... never heard of extreme.Oh yea I use the optical interface between my mini and the dac. | |
| DAC upgrade? Have you tried the system optimizer within Audirvana?For sure wakes up my Cary Xciter DAC.Got nothing to lose by flipping a switch. | |
| Setting up a Mac mini as a music server, and other digital music questions I did upgrade the mini to a SSD hard drive. Took like ten minutes. | |
| Setting up a Mac mini as a music server, and other digital music questions I have used a Mac-mini for a long time as my music server. And is old enough (HighSierra) it will not support the newer IOS. I run the music through a toslink connection to a Cary Xciter DAC.Audirvana software to my ears is the bomb.I see no reaso... | |
| Help: ISO Beginner full setup for excellent sound on $2000 max budget I will second soix system. You’d be happy with the simplicity and sound. Easily last more than a couple years.If a Blue Circle NSCS or FiTh ever comes up at the proper price point... grab it. | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? This will probably be unique... I competitively shoot Rimfire benchrest. Had to give up golf and needed a competitive outlet. Pretty much a discipline populated by the retired baby boomers. | |
| Song (or music) you want played at your funeral. Rare Earth's "I Just Want to Celebrate" and there will be an open bar. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Some Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Rare Earth. | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? 11 years. Haven’t changed a thing. | |
| FLAC On A Mac HD Tracks specifically addresses the FLAC to MAC issue...http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Convert-HDtracks-FLAC-High-Resolution-Downloads-and-Add-iTunes-Video-Commentary | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Just goes to show how one person's great is another person's that's terrible. I thought Jeff Blakes self titled album is one of the worst recording I've ever heard. Made a coaster out of it. |