jji666
Responses from jji666
| The problem with streaming Streaming is for lazy people. This is a ridiculous comment to make, even more absurd to be repeated three times. As though deliberately making something more difficult on one's self is a sign of being industrious. And flipping a record isn't... | |
| Please settle a bet! When I was a less enlightened child one of my pastimes was to get a shovel full of red ants from a nest and plop it down on a black ant nest and watch the battle. This post... | |
| What is Tight Bass? But be careful folks. I tightened the bass so much the treble popped out and broke on the floor! Well I thought that was funny but it's pretty early on a Saturday morning. Anyway, I have 3-series Maggies and those actually pump out beautifully... | |
| Maggie 1.7i's lack detail. Ideas? OP, by your description of how you came to purchase the gear, I am going to assume you are somewhat new to the pursuit of higher end audio. While there may be some merit to the cable suggestions, I would suggest you put that aside from a budgetar... | |
| Those who seek to deny access to information The irony of many of these posts seems to be lost on the posters. I think “Thyname” refers to Iron Maiden, not religion. it seems there are many who want an echo chamber with no indication of deviation from the party line. There are quite a few... | |
| A** Kicking, Rock and Roll! Slayer - Angel of Death LL Cool J - Momma Said Knock You Out UFO - Lights Out in London Pantera - Walk | |
| How many systems do you have? 4 in my study, 1 downstairs in main house. 3 in lake house. Then outside speakers, whole house stuff, etc. | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? Martin Logan Sequels. Smallest sweet spot ever. Move your head 2 inches and it sounded like you put a bag over it. Thin, brittle sound. MLs may have some good speakers but those were not it. | |
| Computer to DAC with no USB Looks like you are headed in the right direction with a USB-to-SPDIF converter. There are a number of them on the market that work well. Also, if budget permits and you are using software that supports streaming (Roon, Tidal, Amazon) them somethin... | |
| the cart or the horse? WAIT! Let's not spend all your money yet. You've got a small room, near field. People like your speakers. Your components are not anywhere near top end but for the most part they are a reasonable match (preamp seems weakest but it's not an AVR... | |
| Your method for discovering great music. Roon is built for discovery. Definitely a good place to start. But beware, it's a rabbit hole that includes overbuilding gear and a large amount of network troubleshooting. Roon's first answer to any user problem is "it's your network." You co... | |
| Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers. "Let's be careful out there." As a best practice, I always work to engage a seller in a substantive conversation about their gear, audio in general, what have you. Scammers are not usually capable of holding that conversation in a way that doesn... | |
| How Big of a Difference? I always love the "your system is not resolving enough" commentary. Frankly, any reasonably eared person should be able to detect differences on almost any system, resolving or not, IF there is a difference. It's the delta you should be able to d... | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? These posts reveal the bias in Audiogon towards classical and acoustic music. Now, that is not to attack the style of music nor those who love it, but it does reveal the lack of a baseline that serves as a foundation for much of the discussions o... | |
| How Big of a Difference? I think you have to allow for both sides having some correctness in their position. In other words, cables can act as mild tone controls - some may sound a little different than others -- but the difference between cables, in terms of the cost rel... |