jdoris
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| Bookshelf/Small Speakers + many on budget parameters being helpful.That said, Fritzspeakers and Selah both make lovely smaller boxes, maybe in the 2k range.I own neither, btw, but would happily, if I had an application. | |
| Favorite Cowboy Junkies? Thanks, mofi!Listening to Margo and Jeff Bird right now -- nice.Office system, but sounds very good. | |
| How much reality do you really need? +1 erik_squiresIf one makes a decision to not listen at "realistic" or "concert" volume one has already decided to "depart reality."Similarly, I guess, if one prefers to have recordings without people coughing, talking, or ordering a beer.Is the a... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio hourly rates are used in all sorts of businesses for estimation and also for charging on jobs where there is uncertainty in scope (and the customer is willing to accept the open ended risk) -- if there is trust between provider and client then ... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio Sokogear: I was just observing 140 seems like a high hourly compared to many skilled trades.Perhaps you are right that it is a scarcity issue.But I'm still not clear why the hourly is irrelevant to thinking about whether pricing is fair: is your ... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio I've been pretty lucky, and not had to get much gear repaired, so I just wanted to get clear:Are people taking the position that 14 hours to replace two chips (7 hours each!) and 140 bucks an hour sounds pretty standard for audio repair.I just had... | |
| Odyssey Khartago ES or PS Audio Stellar S300? Another Odyssey/Klaus fan. I went a different direction with my system (towards class A biasing, higher speaker efficiency), but I still regret selling my Stratos dual mono, and think Odyssey would be a great way to go, if you need some juice.Als... | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I once heard Bill Dudleston (Legacy) say that there are only 30,000 audiophiles at a given time, who all the manufacturers of boutique gear are competing for.Not sure what the number is, but it's certainly pretty small, and boutique manufacturers ... | |
| Are you still ignoring Iris Dement? Thanks, boothroyd, both McKee and McKay are new to me, and in my wheelhouse -- definitely will do some listening!McKay's cover of Tear Stained Eye, very nice -- threads the similar enough/different enough needle that makes for a good cover (fun to... | |
| Are you still ignoring Iris Dement? bob540,Hard to know what to think abut artists whose music you like, but with politics that grate.At the other end from Iris is Hank Williams Jr.: lots of good tunes (and lots of less good ones), but not everyone is as keen on Sarah Palin as he i... | |
| High end streamer/server profound choice My own server is many box, but if a good one box solution is in your budget, I could see that being very worthwhile.A long time ago, as computer audio was heating up around here, someone said they didn't want to import computer headaches in their ... | |
| Are you still ignoring Iris Dement? +1 to Frazey (who has a special version of One More Cup of Coffee somewhere), and the Be Goods.Might as well get Po'Girl (Vagabond Lullabies) and the Wailin' Jennys (40 Days) on the list. | |
| I have a macbook pro going into a benchmark DAC - what's the best upgrade path? Let us know what you hear with the software tweak! | |
| Are you still ignoring Iris Dement? This just in!Listening to The Marfa Tapes, released May 7 2021.Jack Ingram/Miranda Lambert/Jon Randall.Very fine, with a demo-y ambiance to the performance and recording that should please audiophile americana fans.Lambert is in the Pistol Annies,... | |
| I have a macbook pro going into a benchmark DAC - what's the best upgrade path? Are you using iTunes? When I ran a macbook, I thought some of the software alternatives made quite a noticeable difference, for not much money.I now run a dedicated setup from smallgreencomputer (sonictransporter + ultrarendu with roon/tidal). T... |