hilde45
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| Looking for a tube (or tube sounding) DAC I don't want to twist your arm to spend about 1/5th of your budget, but the MHDT Orchid DAC sounds incredible with my Quicksilver tube gear, my Node streamer, and my Salk Speakers. I've matched it also with Atoll solid state gear. In all cases, it... | |
| Can't believe I let myself get sucked in again. Nice to forum-meet you! | |
| Advice on my first Streamer/Ripper/Dac I've had the Node 2i for a while, but am coming around to accepting that I can do better. @soix or others: Can you briefly explain why the LPSU is important in the Zen Mini or in any other streamer? A good friend in Italy built his own streamer/se... | |
| Spotify HiFi CD Quality I have both Spotify and Amazon HD. Spotify won't play above CD quality. I love the resolution on some of the Amazon HD tracks, and their HD catalog is getting pretty good. I will probably cancel Spotify at some point. | |
| Salk Sound vs Legacy Audio I have the Salk SS6M. These are stand mounts but with the same tweeter. I compared them with other speakers which are known for some brightness -- the Focal 936. I also compared them with Fritz's Carreras, which has the same tweeter. My experience... | |
| SQ vs. Music @douglas_schroeder I'm sorry, but this is not your choice. You must follow the advice of people on this thread. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. ;-) | |
| Anyone else treated poorly by AVA? Leaving aside motivations of the OP or Frank, here's what seems to be happening: Likely that many small makers have seen booms in business of a magnitude that their longtime business skill set cannot cope with. They lack the staff even without the... | |
| SQ vs. Music As I am still getting my new system up to it’s potential, it’s about 90% sound quality, now.The goal is to switch that over to much more music listening.But for me, the hobby of being an audiophile means taking an active role in making my system s... | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy This thread contains a couple different sub-themes.There is a debate over the facts which OCD guy uses to justify his claim that some streaming devices are overpriced. This debate hinges on what is involved, mechanically or in R&D, with these ... | |
| Groundbreaking albums. Any genre. Glenn Gould, 1955 Goldberg Variations | |
| Room acoustics - Spending and sound videos @mahgister I guess nobody will believe me that acoustic treatment can be done at no cost at all....I've seen you post about your system and your embeddings dozens of time and at great length. Many people do listen to your observations and some hav... | |
| Groundbreaking albums. Any genre. Beatles: Sgt Peppers, Rubber Soul | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? I don’t think a question about preserving the tubes is neurotic at all. It’s a simple question which aims at good habits to preserve a resource.Without over-thinking it, the better you match your listening time with the time the tubes are on, the ... | |
| Bluesound Node2i and wifi frustrations: Mesh! One idea beside the good one of the Mesh, is to at least run an ethernet cable across the top floor, starting at the router and terminating in an extender which would live one floor above, right above, your Node. That would give you a much better ... | |
| Room acoustics - Spending and sound videos I want to add a few recent lessons as a newbie. I have not yet purchased anything from a vendor. If any of this sounds wrong, I would appreciate correction.If one reviews user posts about room treatment, many are content. Still, many also tell sto... |