hickamore

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iPad directly into Amp - okay idea? or bad idea?
DAC definitely needed. Dragonfly Red a good choice for this modest setup. (Q: why is it that few if any in this forum, or any others in my experience, can spell the word "lightning," as in "a bolt of?" The word "lightening" means "getting lighter"... 
RIP Art Dudley
Another irreplaceable. Only HP could be a greater loss. Immortals all the same. 
Considering A SS amplifier
neonknight with that configuration, maybe you need a new house more than you need a new amp?  
10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts
Duly embraided! 
Review of Legacy Audio Signature SE and dealer Audio Doctor
Room arrangement doesn't allow much flexibility, but will definitely check out DB Meter and see what I learn. Have also thought of wall baffles, but for that I will need expert help. Thanx for the tip, nite! 
OMG, just removed my speaker grills and the sound just opened up to a new level!
Well, sounds like this topic is due for removal like another, couple days back. Someone must have blown a whistle. Speaker grilles: just learning from others, nothing insightful to add.Pending removal,  the difficulty of parody is a two-way street... 
Schiit Freya S or Freya +?
Great grandmother Effortless Grace -- LOL! 
Is it all worth it?
Uber,thanks.Used market hadn't occurred to me. Will go shopping. Overture won't respond to my emails anyhow. You'd think, with a name like that .  .  .    
Is it all worth it?
Uber, how do you have under $3k in Aurender + good DAC?Which Aurender and which DAC?Thanks. 
How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect sites like Audiogon?
Agon is prime reading. Thanks to all commentators. Just here to learn. 
Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?....
An old SS TEAC remains my primary audio source among the many. Local NPR station programming and engineering are good enough to hold my interest without resort to LP, CD, stream, cassette (!) etc. Got the current model NAD in reserve for when the ... 
Cassettes still rock!
Anachronistic enthusiasms always hit the dead end of original context.Cassette was invented to lift the hassles of LP.CD was invented to lift the hassles of cassettes.Computer-based formats were invented to lift the hassles of CDs.Go back to your ... 
Cassettes still rock!
Inspired by this discussion, I hooked up the old, disused Rotel 960 cassette player to the preamp and simply inserted a home-recorded Maxell XLII-S from mid-1987 at the precise where it was last stopped, decades ago. Figured many degradable parts ... 
Review of Legacy Audio Signature SE and dealer Audio Doctor
Been running the Legacy SEs for 4 months now, but hate to say they still seem designed for HT. Emphasis falls at the extremes of the frequency spectrum, with a hole in the middle -- just like going to the movies! But since others have gotten bette... 
Schiit Freya S or Freya +?
Freya S has now burned in and stands ready for review. The quickly switchable modes and input sources with the ingenious remote is a nifty innovation indeed. Volume control is pinpoint, and for me, the clicking gives a sense of authority. Design i...