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Do you have a perfect digital marriage?
My DAC journey started with a Griffin iMic, then on to various budget units like Roland UA-1G, Apogee Duet… the plan was to digitize all my vinyl. Ha! I’ve had an LP12 since 1983, so I decided to listen to records and treat digital as a separate i... 
Effect of Internet Service Quality on Streaming?
As I have understood streaming over the many years that I have been doing it (remember the Griffin iMic?), the "streamed" files are downloaded, cached and replayed by the given software: Apple Music/iTunes, Spotify, Qobuz et al. Although someone ... 
Favorite Obscure Rock Song
Blodwyn Pig “Dear Jill” and “Change Song” Bobby Whitlock “Thorn Tree in the Garden” Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre “On the Road to Freedom”  
Nearfield listening - once more
My nearfield desk system is a Linn Classik receiver driving Linn Kans, providing a nice deep holosonic soundstage from CDs, Qobuz and Apple Music. ifi Nano One DAC, and my workstation iMac are the source most often. 40 year old Kans, and 24+- old ... 
Near Field listening
My nearfield desk system is a Linn Classik receiver driving Linn Kans, providing a nice deep holosonic soundstage from CDs, Qobuz and Apple Music. ifi Nano One DAC, and my workstation iMac are the source most often. 40 year old Kans, and 24+- old ... 
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Willie Dixon-I Am The Blues Allman Brothers-Live At The Fillmore East  Joni Mitchell-Hejira  
Audio Research amp repair in New Jersey/New York
I recently had a Linn Classik receiver repaired by AVS in Roselle Park NJ. Repair was just about $200, and accomplished in two days. Address: 404 E Westfield Ave, Roselle Park, NJ 07204 Phone: (908) 298-8080 Also: https://fuchsaudiotechnology.c... 
Mac Mini As A Streaming Source
I have used 3 successive Mac Minis for dedicated music servers. They have been pretty trouble free and easy to operate. Currently: Mac Mini M1>iFi Zen Signature V2>Linn Akurate Kontrol>Linn AV5125 Aktiv>Linn Keilidhs I use Roon, Qob... 
concrete (cinder) block tower with wood chopping block for turntable stand
I have used a tubular steel Sound Organisation stand with my Linn Sondek for 40 years. No complaints about bounciness or ringing.  The ton of bricks solutions seems like overkill to me.   
Questions about Resolving Systems
Here’s an example. I listened to Joan Osborne’s ‘Radio Waves’ live album the other day. It’s a compilation of live recordings over her career. In each song, I was able to hear clearly the difference in mics, soundboards, mixing, instrumentation, a... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Manfred Mann Chapter Three  
Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable
OMG. I have owned an LP12 with a Basic LVX since 1983, and it has been in daily use since then, only stopping twice for repair/upgrade. Currently a Lingo 1 and an LP Gear AT95SA. Still enjoyable, and my 66 year old brain gets pleasure from the son... 
The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same?
I have a vintage Linn system: LP12/Basik LVX, AT95SA, Lingo 1, Akurate Kontrol, AV5125/Aktiv Keilidh LS300s. Digital is Mac Mini M1 running Roon Core, Qobuz and Apple Music, fed through an iFi Zen Signature V2 DAC. The $300 DAC may be a limiting f... 
FM Tuners
NAD 4130 Arcam T61 Antenna  
If your were to assemble a vintage system ?
I would start in 1973, when I bought and built a Dynaco SCA-80Q at the desk in my dorm room at UW-Madison. My roommate and I each bought a pair of The Smaller Advent Loudspeaker from the "Happy Medium". We agreed to split the system. He bought a D...