jl35
Responses from jl35
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC When I bought my OPPO-103 12 years ago, I thought it was a terrific DVD Player. After upgrading, I was disappointed in the OPPO as a CD Player or transport/streamer...I think as you're looking at older DACs, personal preference becomes even more i... | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC @simao Schiit just released a new version Gungnir 2, at $1599 ...I've liked Schiit and Denafrips in that price range, haven't heard the older Gungnir... | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC I use the current Modi+ for my desktop, and it’s terrific...never heard the older Modi3+ ... | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC Not a clue…some here prefer the sound of older DACs…I much prefer the Bifrost to the M1 | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC it has improved significantly ...Schiit Modi+ incredible for $129 ... and their newest Bifrost is definitely, for most, worth the 6X price...$799 today can buy so much compared to 10 years ago... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh I'm thinking with the age of most of the responders here, that the end of physical media will not be much of an issue...especially with LP and CD sales not only stabilizing but actually growing slightly in 2024... | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? theoretically I think we would want all the detail that naturally exists in the music, but unfortunately many (most) systems do not often handle that very well ... reminds me of the old JG Holt debate about how highly accurate equipment is often n... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? Thinking that in current system the cables list price is 10% - 15% of the list price of components. But my experience is that great deals on new/demo/used cables are better than on components, so probably spent about 7-8 % of total cost on cables.... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh love having lots of LPs, and CDs and DVDs and books and streaming...lots of good DVD players out there...just bought a Panasonic Blu-Ray and it's terrific...and wifi was down here last night... | |
| Music for Working Creatively – I need your help! lots of research suggests Baroque music pace and meter coincides with brain waves, and is great for creative process...moves us forward without drawing attention to itself...Vivaldi has worked particularly good for me... | |
| Shrink Totem 1's? jb71 +1 | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? My experience is that a dedicated streamer running into a good DAC will not improve the sound quality if streaming Spotify...but that it will improve the sound quality if using Tidal or Qobuz...quality of the streamer only matters if it’s being fe... | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? We all use streaming for many different purposes. For me it's exploring new music. For many playlists are crucial. Some use for primary listening, others more as background. This all affects what streaming device is best for us. CD's are 1411 kbps... | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? With the poor sound quality of Spotify, it probably doesn't matter what equipment you use... | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed The Gato Amp 150 is sonically identical to the 150AE version... |