jjss49

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Need definitions of: Dark; Warm; and Bright
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any suggestions on what to replace Bluesound Node 2i with
this is sounding like a node aftermarket power supply cars and coffee morning 
Old Amps that can still Kick Butt
well if we are strolling down memory lane...amber 70forte 4abel 1001 muse 100bedini 25  
Do You Ever Find Yourself Unable to Listen To Your System?
@tablejockeyEVERYONE on this planet is trying to find balance.clearly not everyone... just look around at our worldi wish you were right...***********************************************************************opi hope you find peace and solace in... 
The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D
m33 is very good, but short of ’great’ in terms of sound quality - though clearly improved over the abysmal prior gen nad class d amps functionally it does alot, tremendous feature set in one box, for sure, and is a good value given that, even tho... 
B & W DM 7 MK2
excellent speakers in their dayrich sound with a smooth top endbuilt like tanks toolisten to them before buying, at various volumes -- make sure drivers and cross-overs are ok, nothing cracked rotten or otherwise needing refurb or replacementold e... 
Lousy IEC Connections
it is always the fault of the females and the various cup sizes... hate it when two don't match up properly 😆😆😆 
any suggestions on what to replace Bluesound Node 2i with
so the op evidently wants a new combo streamer/dac unit in a single box, as the lumin units are just that... entry level lumin d2 runs a pair of wolfson bitstream dac chips and uses a solid state analog output driver stage... iirc the d2 is not tr... 
any suggestions on what to replace Bluesound Node 2i with
op needs to be more precise... is he replacing the node 2i being used as streamer and dac (e.g. using its analog rca outputs) or is he seeking just a streamer upgrade only...case 1 makes sense, maybe get a better outboard dac put it downstream of ... 
Do active speakers have high THD amplifiers?
yes, very high thd... and imd... or else they wouldn't sound good...just kiddinguse your common sense...  
It was working before I took it apart
Just for the heck of it make sure when the cueing lever is down the arm cueing platform is clear of, not touching, the arm for the entire travel "swing of the arm".Just a thought.@jea48  has it right i think... rega arms have cueing dampening mech... 
Lack of popularity of Chord???
@jeankunin my apologies for not fully understanding your original comments being focused on chord’s amps only... i didn’t read your comments carefullyyou are correct, chord amps (aside from headphone amps) are not broadly covered by the usa review... 
Old Amps that can still Kick Butt
Vintage tube amps in which dried-out capacitors blow up. Now that’s one serious, memorable kick in the ass!yes we sure do need to define what ’kick ass’ means, and/or who or what kicks who’s ass... 😂😂😂😂 
Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance
boys and girls, there are locking casters... have cake, eat it too... to some degree at least, kinda sorta 
Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s?
@whipsaw i think we are better off not wasting our breathpublished studies, measurements, ’verification’sheesh... missing the point of what this pursuit is about it seemsenjoy the tunes, and onwards...