jeffstarr
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| Beware of SACD Transports -- they probably will not work with your favorite DAC The transport and the DAC have to do a handshake to output the DSD off a SACD. I believe DCS can do it using a pair of AES/EBU XLR cables. PS Audio does it by using a highly modified Oppo transport that paid for the license. The DSD is only availa... | |
| Ethics are sliding by members! Good laughs all around? Not for Audio Emporium.Maybe because I know this dealer personally, I have to believe he was willing to answer any question, spend a more than reasonable amount of time, and not pressure anyone to make a decision. I would r... | |
| Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie Unless someone owns the same preamp, recommendations may help, but a different circuit will result in different sound.I had a preamp that used 12au7 that was meant to stay on 24/7, it has been so long, I can't remember what I was running. But thos... | |
| Have you ever met another audiogon member in person? I met one guy on PS Audio's site, now consider him one of my closest friends.We are both in our 60s and enjoy discovering new, and old music we missed the when it was released.Met a couple of guys on here, got to listen to an excellent system, par... | |
| Jerry Garcia, A Legacy? mmakshak, I saw the Dead many times, The Band only once. The Band under poor circumstances, it was outdoors, so the sound was hard to judge, but the performance was excellent. I imagine the show you saw, the crowd was there for the Dead, so the en... | |
| Jerry Garcia, A Legacy? You just mentioned The Pizza Tapes. There is always one guy who has to keep telling everyone his knowledge, opinions, and taste are better than ours. Well when Tony, Jerry, and Grisman played together, listen to the dialog, there was a whole lot o... | |
| Audiophile quality streamer/server-in-one without a DAC. Does this exist? Three years ago, I had no clue about computer audio. I got a used Benchmark Dac-2 with a USB input, and set to work doing research. There is a learning curve, but it really isn’t hard.I would find a local dealer who sells Aurender, he can explain ... | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio The more replies I have read, I can understand Upscale not being aware of the tweeter, although some dealers may have hooked them up, as they were out of the boxes. But there is no excuse for the appearance, unless it was mentioned in the online a... | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio Two things, take the credit. Use it for some accessories, or tubes.Second have you asked the guy at Acoustic Zen if you can use some kind of polish on them?If it is an automotive type of paint, you might be able to wet sand the runs with an 800 gr... | |
| The awful truth about CDs, do they have the same shelve life as LP's ? I'm sure there are a few out there, but it is rare for audiophiles to not own at the very least a CD player, as there is a lot of good music that is not available on vinyl.Yes, their systems will be optimized for vinyl. On the other hand, there ar... | |
| The awful truth about CDs, do they have the same shelve life as LP's ? The only fault I can find is that Paul may not have done much research, before his daily post. He may have received it from a trusted source. It is not the first time I had heard about CD rot. But I always figured it had more to do with non audiop... | |
| Anyone know what these are Did you see the other components? What model were the Legacy's?I would send some photos to Legacy, there might be owners of early Legacy speakers who might want to try them.My curiosity is up? | |
| For a quick good time, blankets... A suggestion for those who put blankets over there big screen TVs.I bought a piece of 2in Pyramid foam, cut it to size, put three 3in velcro straps on it. They come with adhesive, but then you need to put something on the adhesive strap part. And ... | |
| Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3 Yup, born and raised. Sound Investments closed a while back. It was a husband and wife who owned it. The story is that she passed away and Brian started having health issue. They were both really overweight. When he decided to sell of the inventor... | |
| Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3 I think you better budget in a better dac, here is a quote from the Asylum, when asked if anyone had compared the Meridian with any other dacs." I have the Meridian Explorer 2 and compared to an Auralic Vega.Meridian Explorer 2 sounds plastic and ... |