jl35

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Balancing time for music: Discovery/acquisition vs. listening
have you found any ipod's downloaded lossless ? 
Balancing time for music: Discovery/acquisition vs. listening
I tend to go in streaks of a few weeks; exploring new music, then listening to a lot of it, returning to older music I know...I wish I could hear everything and read every book and see every movie I want...not sure I understand your reluctance for... 
Percentage of mp3 vs FLAC on Tidal?
the Advanced Settings on my Sonos Connect offers the options of Uncompressed, Compressed, and Automatic    I believe the Automatic uses compression when the signal is weak 
Recommended Speaker Cables for PSB Imagine T2
I used Discovery Essence and Essential cables with Classe Twenty Five and Classe Six with great results...Snell and Aerial speakers 
Mogami wire quality?
no need to wonder, it's easy and free to compare and find out... 
Yamaha A-s2100 vs A-s1100
the 6moons review seems to also indicate a better headphone amp in the 2100.  with the small price difference it is looking like the 2100 is worth the difference.  thanks all... 
Yamaha A-s2100 vs A-s1100
thanks willland 
Yamaha A-s2100 vs A-s1100
I use the A-S500 with my computer and am very pleased with it 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
great response mechans 
Great integrated amps with narrow depth under 12 inches?
the Belles Soloist 1 is super, but is 13 inches... 
Great integrated amps with narrow depth under 12 inches?
My Hegel H80 is 12 inches deep 
Is my Onkyo Receiver toast?
sorry to hear that, my Onkyo receiver is going on 20 years with heavy daily use...do you need a receiver?  many good integrated amps in your price range... 
Pass X-250.8, X-250.5 or XA-30.8...or?
for me, the X250.8 was a significant upgrade from the X250.5      Same for a friend who did the same upgrade 
Amp ac cable connection
and also psinyc, it's not just the outlet you use, but all the outlets on that line, and really all in the home...Charles Hansen of Ayre, commented here a bunch of years ago, that one of the best things you could do for your music system was to un... 
Amp ac cable connection
like the OP said, he prefers comfort to excitement for music listening...