hickamore
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| Why is everyone so down on MQA? As said above, "MQA sounds processed." Does not sound like real music. For me that's where it starts and ends. Tried Tidal, loathed MQA, switched to Qobuz, happy ever since. Knowing the history, the technology, the rationales is worthwhile. But if... | |
| Has the forum been discontinued? Could be. Thanks. We'll soon find out. | |
| Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"? As others have noted, ignorance is bliss, but once you've heard the good stuff it can't be unheard, so now the bliss is gone. And yet: 4 of every 5 remain perfectly satisfied telling their "smart speakers" to play X. The fifth one becomes the audi... | |
| RIP Christine McVie Her birth name was Perfect, and in every way, she lived up to it. Who remembers "Rather Go Blind," from The Legendary Christine Perfect Album, before she joined Mick and Mac? Believe I will close this night with her remarkable instrumental on "Did... | |
| A double bass is the best instrument to pair with vocals @crustycoot Did you not notice that I was asked for a comparison of Taylor with Leonard Cohen? That is what I supplied. Already I had signified that I "didn't like JT," and would happily have let matters rest there. @mike_in_nc I'm confident t... | |
| A double bass is the best instrument to pair with vocals @mike_in_nc Leonard Cohen was a near-incomparable songwriter with an unforgettable, wrenchingly evocative baritone. Where Taylor wrote nothing, Cohen wrote widely and profoundly; where Cohen's work is endlessly covered by others, Taylor made trav... | |
| A double bass is the best instrument to pair with vocals Given a choice between James Taylor and polka, I'd choose polka. | |
| Schiit Loki Max? @rpeluso Just saw your post and it confirms what I've hoped -- that the right EQ could coax these oldies, "mixed for car radio" as you say, into full-range sonic form. That virtue, plus ease of use, correction for room idiosyncrasies, and elder-ea... | |
| Streamer/DAC - Where is the value? I too own (but use only for certain streaming radio) the Cambridge 851N. Bear in mind that it is also a DAC and a digital preamp for that $1500. Pairing with a good DAC instantly revealed its shortcomings, forcing me to buy a quality dedicated str... | |
| Steely Dan Catalog on UHQR Vinyl @dweller "Lastly, I can live with Aja, Gaucho, and a double album "Greatest Hits". I'm not familiar with any "non hits" song on their early albums." You will be rewarded by checking out non-hit cuts on the pre-Aja SD LPs. "King of the World," "B... | |
| Advice for Streaming Newbies - Best Bang for Our Bucks @fuzztone @laoman ++ Forget Tidal and go straight to Qobuz. Tidal uses MQA which you will soon find unlistenable. Others can speak more usefully about hardware for your particular situation. Most important advice is just get the better streaming s... | |
| What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased? Wharfedale EVO-40s, bought on closeout for $800, sounded like $4k, should have kept for my secondary system. All they needed was a bargain sub or two. Better midrange clarity than my Legacys. | |
| Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones? @knighttodd, definitely onto something, but what? | |
| Schiit's solid-state 6SN7 @dekay thanks for sharing | |
| Schiit's solid-state 6SN7 @harpo75, no doubt you're right. Although one can get JJs and the superior Tung-Sol 6SN7s (whose price has more than doubled in six months), it's a struggle finding NOS or Electro Harmonix (now PSVane). I have been sent dud tubes from two differen... |