jl35

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dropout streaming
I'm new to Qobuz,  but spelling aside, have read on many sites that many users seem to think that Qobuz at it's best is the best streaming, but that their quality is quite inconsistent...long time Tidal user , but now signed up for a year of Roon ... 
Getting 2 subs
With your large floor standers a pair of subs should be an easy set up...when I set up 2 subs with large floor standers, everyone I talked to, said to get identical subs …  
Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers.
Mapleshade has a unique view on this...worth reading about on their website...I found it worked quite well...  
Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best,
@mikelavigne Well said !!!!  
Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby?
if friend is looking to buy a system, might be best to state area friend lives in, and get some dealer recommendations...there are still some great ones around...  
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
I pretty much start every day listening to classical music on ipod and Bose ipod dock/speaker...  
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
while Audiophile seems to technically have a formal dictionary definition, we clearly are all defining it differently, so this thread going in many directions...but generally fun...  
Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best,
Dali Epicon 8 and MS5...original DCM Time Windows were one of the first "high end" speakers I heard, very awesome...  
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
Cost totally irrelevant...  
Where do I go from here?
streaming makes a great secondary or tertiary listening choice, but nice to have a good one around to explore new music...  
New Schiit, phono maybe big
They’re on the website but a 2-3 week wait for the phono stage. Otherwise I almost ordered one yesterday. Love the idea of the remote  
anyone else getting phishing popups ?
Getting lots today  
Significant steps? (DAC)
I replaced a Denafrips Ares ll with a very well reviewed and tested SMSL DO100 , as part of a downsizing. I felt the Ares ll was significantly better, though the SMSL a good value at it's frequent Amazon sale price...  
New Speaker advice
I also found there was nothing I could connect to make me like the older 3A...loved them for a few months and then not...though some do love them...  
Rumors of CD Demise Exagerated? New Hegel
I have it from many reliable sources, that there are many homes with a nice shelf of new records, but no turntable...like those old dens lined with hundreds of never read books...