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| Classical music listening... what is a better source High Rez or Vinyl? I am enjoying how this thread is blossoming as well as getting some good recommendations to check out.@frogman @edcyn thanks for the tip on the Decca and London vintage recordings.I only actually got back into vinyl last November and my vinyl cla... | |
| Classical music listening... what is a better source High Rez or Vinyl? @petg60 please explain further on the cartridge. I always was led to believe that a MC, granted I have a HO one, is better for classical and jazz. I do need my cartridge to play a wide variety of music, including rock, but would be curious wh... | |
| Classical music listening... what is a better source High Rez or Vinyl? @millercarbon we can file that one in the " get off my lawn" box. You need to try alot harder dude.@rok2id thanks! | |
| Suggestion for Audiogon Forums Throwing downs?!? It is tempting...possible could call it "Audiomania 2021" and each week it could feature a cage match with the two most contentious posters battling over the likes of DACs vs. Vinyl or Class A vs Class D.One post to rule them al... | |
| Tube Dealers 2021 Another vote for Brent Jesse. I need an upgrade to vintage tubes for my Jolida phono stage and he was extremely helpful and made an excellent recommendation, a 1960's matched pair of Telefunkins, and I then also pulled the trigger on upgrading m... | |
| Impedance switches on a Jolida JD 9II @dill here is an update. I took your advice and upgraded the tubes to 1960's Telefunken smooth plate and picked them up from Brent Jessee, who was extremely helpful.I also spoke with Mr. Allen at Jolida, soon to be called Black Ice Audio, and h... | |
| Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark. Enjoy both worlds. I have a Black Ice Sound Expander connected to my Yamaha SACD/DAC player, which I love and I use Qobuz too. I just picked up a Jolida JD 9 II tube phone stage and based on a the recommendation of @dill I upgraded the tubes on ... | |
| Should I sell my Oppo 205? Do you stream at all? If you do you use the extra HDMI in the back of the 205 for your Roku or Apple TV device. I use it for my Roku and love it. It will make a significant difference on your picture and audio quality,That is how I use my ... | |
| Impedance switches on a Jolida JD 9II @tketcham wow! Thanks for the insights.I am currently using the "high out" to my amp. The Jolida O & M states "Hi out: 1,8 volt output to integrated amplifiers or line stage preamplifers." so that is why I chose that output. I will try the ... | |
| Impedance switches on a Jolida JD 9II @dill and @mwh777 thank you for the information. With the settings I started with last night I noticed an improvement with bass response and the loudness.I will dig in and report back. | |
| Had an epiphany, what would happen when all of you die? Our kids will not know what to do with all the albums and CDs we have collected over the years, or even be able to turn on our systems mind you.Think about when they actually have to try to disconnect all the cables and pack up everything in the o... | |
| Static electricity @mijostyon I invested in the MHF anti-static sleeves too. I doprefer to keep the dust cover on due to the force air for heat as dust is always an issue in my house. | |
| Static electricity Folks,Thanks for your input and insights. I will try out some of your suggestions and report back. | |
| Very high CPU and memory consumption with Qobuz jim204 and stereo5 thanks for the guidance. I will try both and report back. | |
| When Did Your System Disappear? After my divorce....only kidding. I am still a work in progress but moving forward with my mid hifi rig.My next step is upgrading my integrated amplifier to get the most out of my Yamaha CD-S2100 player, which I am pretty darn happy with. The DA... |