jl35
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| Do Pangea PC's really outperform standard PC's My point of reference for above comments only includes cords that can be bought for $300 or less, used. I do use a Pangea 14SE on my Sonos, cost was $29.95 | |
| Do Pangea PC's really outperform standard PC's Some manufacturers include high quality, well matched power cords, and some include cheap throw in cords. Power cords can change the sound, both better, worse and simply different. I use aftermarket cords on all but my preamp. The good part is tha... | |
| FM broadcast vs. streaming My use of streaming I think has more to do with no announcers, no commercials. choice of music more so than sound quality... | |
| FM broadcast vs. streaming I listen to NPR, so cost is about same as streaming for me... | |
| FM broadcast vs. streaming FM can sound great with a great, fully aligned tuner if you have a station that broadcasts a great signal. Though with Tidal the sound is awesome too and you control content. Haven't compared directly, but I have a great Don Scott modified McIntos... | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth I have heard the current and previous 2 and 3 series. Have not heard current 5, so I may not like it anymore. Agree that you can really only decide after listening to properly set up components. | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth Jdoris - that's why I made sure to mention how much I liked the 5 !!! | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth I went through the same years ago with my Vandersteen 3 series, though in reverse as I found them too smooth. Wanted to like them more because of what they did well, but was never satisfied. Finally gave up, and been listening happily ever since. | |
| Tidal Streaming Service Though I feel Tidal and Spotify pay for themselves due to the CD's I find I do not like and would otherwise have bought. I still buy the CD for music I really like even if it's available streaming. | |
| Tidal Streaming Service I use Tidal on Sonos Connect, iMac and iPod touch, without problems. Most of the time I find the sound quality of Tidal to be much better than Spotify. Pandora is cheap and fun for background listening. Really all depends on the role of Tidal and ... | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth The Vandersteen 5 is one of my favorite speakers. Do not particularly like the 2 or 3 series. All Vandersteens I have heard were set up by very good dealers. | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth Sometimes it seems Vandersteen owners and dealers cannot accept that others don't like or don't prefer Vandersteen speakers. It's always poor set up, wrong electronics, bad room, never that they just don't like Vandersteens, or merely prefer other... | |
| Spotify Premium vs Tidal ... opinions? Tidal sound quality is significantly better | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth Though if you want smooth, the Vandersteen dealer's recommendation of Vandersteen and Cardas would sure get you there. I do not like the Vandersteen 2 or 3 series and do not like Cardas cable. Spoke to Richard Vandersteen years ago and he was extr... | |
| Aerial 10t or KEF 107 for "vintage" speaker? There were a number of different versions of the 10T over the many years it was made. I much prefer the latest version. Call Aerial with the serial number and they will tell you which version it is and what the differences are. |