ianrmack

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PSA: Be Careful Dealing With Uptone Audio
"PSA"...?...really?Dude, you buy used gear then want it both ways from Uptone.He doesn't need your type of business.Get over yourself.Nothing wrong with being thrifty and buying stuff used on the 'Net...HELLO, Audiogon!!Your situation warns others... 
Ended my Qobuz subscription
Who cares. Another douche thread. It’s a trend lately. 
PSA: Be Careful Dealing With Uptone Audio
@jcarpopo01-08-2020 6:54pm@ianrmack You're a very angry and accusatory person. Move on”Seriously, GFYS....I’ve been here since 2001 with a spotless record.I tried to tell the OP to move along and now it comes out that he is waging an internet war ... 
PSA: Be Careful Dealing With Uptone Audio
No offense taken, dude.Just wish you'd take your problems elsewhere. 
Schiit vs. Mytek vs. Chord - looking for some thoughts
Precise imaging and since you have tubes, then go with Mytek.I have a Qutest and love it, but it matches my rig. 
Schiit vs. Mytek vs. Chord - looking for some thoughts
Come on, man, give us something to work with...?What do you listen to?Whats the rest of your rig?do you need remote or volume?you want detail or depth?you want a shiny silver box or a weird black brick...?...😆 
Streamer Advice Lumin, Auralic, Innuos Others?
So many recent threads have covered this topic and I still remain unclear on why and how a “premium” streamer increases SQ.so, just as jazzman suggests, I have a Bluesound node 2i running into my DAC of choice (chord Qutest) until that point where... 
Quobuz issues on the Bluos app
I did a 30 day trial of each and chose Tidal SOLELY because it had the music I wanted and Qobuz did not.nothing else mattered to me....sorry.i use Bluesound and found the integration of each to be identical. 
Small living room speaker options.. Totem Arro?
Dynaudio Evoke 20Dynaudio Special 40s can be found for $2200 all day 
Resale prices for Oppo Digital Universal Players
I I don’t know.but I sold two of them in the last 6 months.BDP-83 for $200.00BDP-83SE for $250.00they sold in a day. Might have got more, but I didn’t do the research you have.They were 10 years old.Bid/ask are two different things.markets are usu... 
Should I still buy a CD player? Suggest one?
What about just a modest transport that you can feed to your DAC, if you have one, that you may also use with a streamer?dont know how crazy you want to go, but there are options. 
OK, Streamers: "Head" units only...?
OP here... ;-)I think the progression of head only, or close to it, could go something like this:1. Google Chromecast...$352. Apple APE then Apple TV...~$753. Sonos Connect...$3504. Bluesound Node 2i...$5005. Project Streambox...$800 or so6. Roon ... 
Need tips to better my sound
Here's the best tip I have ever heard when someone asks how to get better sound from their system:GET YOUR EARS CLEANED!!!Hahahaha...;-) 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
What a total douche thread this is....”Haters”...?...please... 
How to listen to iPhone/bluetooth through my main sytem
Go to Best Buy. They can help you.seriously, grab a Bluetooth receiver like a Bluesound node 2. It does so much more.otherwise cheap BT units are like $70 and go into your input R A jacks on any one of 3-4 inputs on your amp.but, dude...do some re...