hickamore
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| Wilson to Tekton to ???? Keep all the old gear, keep all the boxes -- that's always worked for me. But then you turn 75 and the prospect of downsizing swims into view. Soon your library will dwindle to an armful of classics. Ditto your artwork, your mementos, your cookwar... | |
| Audioquest Niagara 1200 Been using the 1200 over a year now. No detectable improvement or degrading. As reported by others, seems to me just an overpriced surge protector. Question: a year ago this product was backordered everywhere and price was rising. Today price is f... | |
| USB yet again @lalitk Appreciate the tips as ever and will check out those mentioned. Top two would be a stretch at present but Konus has my interest. I gather all are plausible candidates for USB-only streamers such as N200. Current DAC takes mini-USB only, wh... | |
| USB yet again @lalitk N200 is USB out with coax only for "legacy" or second system DACs. Which DACs in the =/< $5k range are specifically optimized for USB input? (External clocking is out of the question). | |
| Did you ever buy too much bass? @sgreg1 Appreciate the tips. I will set aside an afternoon for experimentation with suitable material that I know well (or believe I know well). | |
| Did you ever buy too much bass? @sgreg1 What if your amp is A/AB, the mfr recommends running main speakers full-range, and the sub(s) are Class D? That being my situation I have the crossover at 31HZ and the sub volume below boom point. But have not experimented with a higher c... | |
| Subwoofer If your sub falls into standby when set to cross over at 90Hz, then either you are playing bass-shy sources or the sub is malfunctioning. Sub crossover is generally set much lower, as any quality main speakers will roll off well below that point. ... | |
| Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to The reason they always play Norah Jones, Diana Krall & similar soft sexy vocalists is because this unchallenging material transports audiophiles, i.e. prosperous middle-aged males, into the jazz club of their dreams with a realistic rendering ... | |
| 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. |