jji666
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| What to ask when buying used speakers? I'm happy for the folks that can spend 2.5x the used price to avoid the risk of used gear. I, on the other hand, have only been able to have a taste of high end audio by buying used. Yeah, I've gotten lemon gear. But overall through the life o... | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ you fit the mold of someone who’s close-minded. Ad hominem attack...not a good way to make your point...this is what closes people's minds. | |
| Will audio gear be ok in unheated house I would suggest burying the equipment in the ground at least 9 feet deep. That will also help against theft. But don't forget to mark the spot! | |
| Relationship between Ethernet Switch and SQ I'm not here to troll. But packets are packets and ethernet knows how to reassemble them. If it didn't then $%kdiow @#sedfm WE235* would happen. The rest of this, on the network side, is audio bling, unless your streamer isn't designed well to... | |
| *DAC IMHO if you want pluckier guitar plucks and other sharper transients, that's probably not a DAC thing. You can spend the thousands on the DACs that are recommended above and I doubt it will highlight transients more than your current DAC. Unless... | |
| How good is good enough? It’s a hobby. If I’m done then what do I do with myself? However, it’s not about more expensive stuff. It’s just taking what I have and occasionally stirring the pot a little. Gear is just fun. I’m just lucky that two separate passions…ti... | |
| Rediscovery Yeah, rip 'em and have the best of both worlds. It takes some work to understand how to optimize the sound of digital. It's worth it! | |
| Martin Logan vs. Everything First, I would say that your subjective opinion on what speakers make you happy is ALL that is important. Second, any hi-fi salesperson is going to find what they think is the weak link (in your system or your mental armor) and exploit that for a... | |
| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? It's all legal in Illinois now. So yes, weed pipe and I just got a new pair of slippers. But sweatshirt rather than smoking jacket. I'd love a smoking jacket if it did anything special, like a built in stash-box pocket and maybe a lighter coming... | |
| Help with streamer software I think it's interesting that the OP committed to hardware without knowing what software he wanted to run on it. I don't mean that in a critical way - just that my personality would never allow such a leap of faith. I will just add that I do no... | |
| Ethernet Switch Recommendations Please networks are noisy places Yes, but you have to have digital ears to hear it! | |
| SACD is VERY confusing I say rip 'em! DRM has ruined so many an otherwise good product. That's not because I want to pirate anything. Hunting for SACDs can be fun. I remember finding 5 Rolling Stones SACDs just sitting in a used CD bin for $5.99 per disc. Of course... | |
| magnepan I've always experienced good service albeit haven't had to call them in 5 or so years. I've blown several ribbon tweeters and there was always someone to talk to and they shipped them out quickly. | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? It’s not the gear. It’s the people who think they are special, or have a special right to be right, because they have such gear, that draws the ire. | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. I think audiophile has a pejorative connotation due to being viewed as snobby. I'm a music fan and a gearhead. I've been that since I had a $100 Sanyo all-in-one system in 1975. |