hbarrel
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| Review: Alon Model V mkII Speaker I have a complete Alon surround system for the television room. The mains woofer papers deteriorated to the point of failure. I called NOLA. They sold me new woofers and updated crossovers to match up with the replacement speakers.Now this was a g... | |
| Looking for recommendations for a pair of full range speakers for ~8k or under IMO speakers are in a lot of ways like televisions. There is no perfect television and there is might not be any perfect speakers.Sound comprehension is subjective to each individual.Most of us are limited by our pocketbooks. Be it room configurat... | |
| 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. |