jbuhl
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| Great network streamers with only USB outputs The Bryston BDP-3 can function as a Squeeze Slave and has AES/EBU and S/PDIF out. I have the Bryston BDP-Pi functioning as a ROON endpoint and it works great for that , small footprint as well. I have never tried the Squeeze... BDP-3 also has ... | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations I owned a pair of Quad S-5 that I ran head to head with my Focal 926s. The thing that impressed me the most was about the S-5 was the imaging. But I ultimately kept the Focals and sold the S-5. After some time my listening became more refined a... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? Some stories: Walked into a friends house one day and he was keeping his granddaughters cat. Cat freaked as I walked in , bounce off the wall and landed right on top of the speaker, flopped onto the end table and broke a figurine. I bought a ... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? You must have missed the recent "The Dog Peed on My Speaker" thread. Exactly! | |
| Rogue RP-1 Amp recommendations I ran a PS Audio S300 with my RP-1 for several years and was very happy, find those for around $1K. Then I found a Quad Artera Stereo for $1.5K and moved to that and also happy. Bryston 3B SST over on USAM in your price range that might be a g... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots I would be patient and wait until see what the Bp-19 reviews say. Espiecally if you already have a Bryston Amp. Could be a match made where spirits in the sky hang out. | |
| Napping while listening Freud, I believe wrote about the state between sleep and being awake. I often fall into that space and might go in and out of wake and sleep, while listening on my great rig. I have always thought it allowed me to experience things in ways that I... | |
| Mcintosh customer support After my interactions with their support before they shelved the Wadia brand and an interaction with a rep at my LD. I'm not sure I would ever purchase one of their products. | |
| Dickie Betts died earlier today at 80 years of age Rolling Stone said Cancer and respiratory complications. They was big when I was in high school. Brothers and Sisters was on the 8 track rotation. I always loved the phrase " I was born on the backseat of greyhound bus rolling down hwy 41". When... | |
| Napping while listening Also, most of the music I listen to is not really conducive to falling asleep to. It tends to require a certain level of focus, and concentration. Much of it is not exactly ’easy listening’. @simonmoon I certainly get that. Usually when I sit d... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie To throw out another consideration: My CD player is a Simaudio 340D. One reason I considered a separate DAC is to use it as an external DAC for the CD player as well. But I don’t really know just how good the internal DAC is in the Simaudio or ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Had not had cable TV service for years and TV set dark for much of the time. Then when I realized all the good content on The Youtubes I started assembling a modest HT setup just to stream moves and watch music concerts. Then realized how much ... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie @aheydorn Just register for a free trial of Tidal and Qobuz. Install the app on your computer and stream out to your DAC. Make sure you set it up to stream the highest resolution you can configure. I think it also possible to get Jriver t... | |
| Tune of the Day April 13th 50 years ago? First Native American band to break into the Hot 100 and #5. | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie Couple of Blue Sound nodes over on TMR for around $300 and a Bel Canto DAC 1.7 over on USAM for $550. |