jimmyblues1959
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| Ruminations On CD Players It amazes me how the saying "the more things change the more they stay the same" applies to audio. As a teenager back in the 1970's I had a turntable and many LP's. When CD came along in the 1980's the popular belief was that vinyl playback woul... | |
| What do you hear with a better/bigger power supply and output capacitors in same amp? I'm speaking in regard to my experience with older chrome bumper Naim Audio gear. IME, the difference between using a Naim NAC 42.5 preamp and NAP 110 power amp on their own vs with a dedicated HICAP power supply: Lower noise floor, greater sens... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? I think for most people In this hobby their audio purchase is a combination of both performance and aesthetics. Then there is the will the component be accepted by their significant other factor. | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Sheffield Labs "I've Got The Music In Me with Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker", "Jethro Tull Aqualung," "The New York Rock And Soul Review" with Donald Fagen. | |
| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing Only had a few dacs. Presently running a vintage Audio By Van Alstine Insight Multibit dac from 2008, A Schiit Modius AKM4493, Schiit Modi 2 Uber, and an original ifi Zen Dac Signature. IME all are very good dacs for the money. One of the best so... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? Marantz 2230 that I received as a 16TH Birthday gift from my parents in 1975. Been in this hobby ever since and have loved every minute of it! 😊 | |
| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! I owned a pair of teak 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5A's purchased new in 1986. I sold them about a decade later for about what I had paid new ($500US). I wish I had kept them. I still own a pair of Linn Kan I's , FMI 80's, KEF Reference Series Model ... | |
| USB CD Transports Looking forward to reading about listening comparisons between the ET3 and URD. | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition This makes Naim's Nait 50 look like a bargain. | |
| XLR cable recommendations needed I use the following XLR cables for connecting a Schiit Modius to a Schiit Lokius tone control to a Schiit Jotunheim and they work quite well. For what it’s worth, I have owned fancier silver audio cables and could never hear a difference. Of cours... | |
| Is simpler better? In my experience simplicity is a relative term in this hobby. It depends on one’s budget and the size of their listening room. There’s no question that today’s digital streaming of audio is extremely convenient and can be accomplished cost effe... | |
| New CD Player Jasonbourne71, just reading over your post brings back some nice memories for me of some of the vintage tube gear I have owned over the years; including a Futterman H3, ARC D70 MK2, and a pair of Heath W5m monoblocks. These were great sounding amp... | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet Most of my audio equipment was purchased used via Audiogon, US Audiomart, Canuck Audiomart, and Ebay. I’ve had good experiences thus far. The best way to protect yourself is to use a service like PayPal which offers buyer protection in case the eq... | |
| How Long Is Too Long? I can understand your concern in regard to having to wait so long for your audio equipment to be repaired. Unfortunately, Covid has only made the situation worse. Especially when you are dealing with a small company (sometimes even a one person... | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? Normb, good one! lol |