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| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? Absolutely unplug. I have Furman 15PFI but that didn’t save my equipment when lightning struck the ground outside my house last August. It struck the ground above my lawn sprinkler pipe which had the valve wiring in the same trench. So, the lightn... | |
| Southwest Audio Fest @honeyooi I am running para sound JC3+ for my phono preamp | |
| Southwest Audio Fest @sbank if you google southwest audio fest you will find a lot of info on the show there are many big rooms and small ones and a long list of vendors. I did not attend any of those other audio shows you mentioned so I don’t know how it compares. | |
| DAC recommendation for DSD input @mintakax Precisely, I don’t have a DSD library. | |
| DAC recommendation for DSD input I have Hegel 590, Magico A3 and the T+A DAC 200. The T+A is definitely better than the Hegel built-in DAC. However I only use it for PCM because it’s too much hassle to play DSD. I’m using Innuos for streaming Qobuz and I’d need to buy a powerful ... | |
| Southwest Audio Fest It was Lone Star in June, 2023. It seemed like mostly local (TX) boutique shops that were demoing all in small rooms. The big boys, Magico, Pass etc, were not there. | |
| Southwest Audio Fest Good luck with that! My wife’s brother lives in Dallas and he’s a ‘phile too. And much longer in it than me. He got me started in this addictive hobby. | |
| Southwest Audio Fest Thanks for that geography lesson GB 😄. I know you’re a regular here. Wish you could go. Just a short plane ride. I live in SC. | |
| Southwest Audio Fest displayname This will be only my second show. I went to one also in Dallas two years ago, which was much smaller by comparison. Now that you mention it, I don’t remember turntables there either. I understand they will have thousands of records... | |
| Got Innuous, now a DAC I’ll second the Ayre QB9 Twenty. Sounds great and you can find it used already upgraded to the Twenty. I’ve moved on to a T+A but for the $, the Ayre is hard to beat. | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS I have Magico A3’s mated with same subs as yours - Svs sb4000 and I am quite pleased. They are at your budget new but can be found used for much less. I have a db app on my phone and not sure of its accuracy. I set it at 60 db at my listening posi... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? Anything by Melody Gargot | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? Chuck Mangione - “Feels So Good” is a fantastic album! | |
| All in One amp up to $7k I can vouch for the H590. Sounds great. The built-in DAC is “ok”. Doesn’t compare well to separate high end DACs such as my T+A DAC 200, which is out for repair for lightning damage. Boy, do I miss it!! Didn’t know the 590 would stream. I use Innu... | |
| VPI Industries---Love the Company as Much as their Turntables I have a VPI classic 1 which I bought used from a relative that has a Uni pivot arm, which I am pretty sure it came with the table. Also has a transfiguration Axia cartridge and I don’t know what the mileage is on it because I don’t know when it w... |