jim204
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| The 10 Best-Sounding Concert Halls in the World The Wigmore Hall in London is a trully exceptional hall especially for piano an chamber recitals. I love it and I have to travel from Scotland. Shows how fond I am of it. | |
| Oppo UDP-205 for streaming Tidal or Skype. If you really want great CD and SACD compatible sound don't put a laptop in the mix. You can for the price of a top laptop get a music computer built that will blow away any laptop and desktop off the shelf. | |
| What software to play .dsf or dsd files for Windows 10? J River is a one time payment but you are better off by buying each new yearly update as it is not too expensive and little buugs are sorted out with each new update. Regarding file playing you can tune J River to upsample all files regardless of ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados A new young Scandinavian conductor has really caught my eye called John Storgards, I have seen him live in Mahler's 2nd and 6th symphonies with BBC orchestras . he is very exciting and the dynamics are explosive so he is my favourite of the modern... | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts I would also plump for the ATC 150's as I had a pair of the 100s until a couple of year ago when I had to give up my full rig and move to headphones when my wife fell ill and we had to move and now have people on all sides of us. The ATCs are the ... | |
| Have you recently lost a close audiophile buddy? What has it taught you? I know how you feel I lost mine early this year hae was also my best friend.We had so much in common togrther and although our musical tastes were different from each other we both learned a lot from each other. My tastes are solo piano and orches... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Has anyone had the chance to listen to Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde in the classic reading by Klemperer and Fritz Wunderlich and Christa Ludwig,in a wonderfull remastering by EMI. Absolutely astounding and even for 1964 it has cleaned up beautif... | |
| Digital Interface @shadorne It is self evident that a DAC designed for high fidelity should reject jitter. After all, jitter is nothing new and if a $150 Schiit Eitr can fix things then it is self evident that the manufacturer of the DAC could improve their des... | |
| Digital Interface I use the PS Audio LAN Rover between my computer and DAC and can only say good things about it. I use an OPPO Sonica DAC with Sabre chips and confess it has tightened up all frequencies especially the bass. I was also responsible for my friend get... | |
| Are there any really good cd cleaners out there? I have always had best results with the circle method but others may find success in other ways but make sure it is the lightest of touches and also use a natural sponge as they tend ro remain cleaner for longer and I find they are not so prone to... | |
| Are there any really good cd cleaners out there? I find the best cleaner for CDs is already in your kitchen namely washing up liquid. I use Fairy Liquid and a sponge and I coat the CD liberally with the detergent then use a sponge with lukewarm water and rub in small circular motions. When the C... | |
| Which USB Cable best for my new USB DAC Hi echolane,I'm sure you find this all daunting but once through the initial process it will become easier. I notice one poster was having a dig about us recommending more expensive cables and saying for you to get a cheap one first. I'm afraid I ... | |
| Which USB Cable best for my new USB DAC Hi there , I dont know anything about your Audio Alchemy as I use a modifed Oppo Sonica Dac and the cable I use is the Telurium Q Ultra Silver cable. I listen to classical music also and find this cable once burned in just the ticket. It is not ch... | |
| Computer PS Upgrade (Fuse/IEC/Teflon Cap) I also recently installed a fanless power supply to my PC and have to say it has also been a very good investment. I have also left a link to an E Bay site for a company that makes products for cleaning up noise in the PC.These products provide cl... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! I really don’t think most people who produce good hi fi are in the frame of mind to rat on the less than wholesome other people who charge outrageous amounts for fear of litigation. |