jl35
Responses from jl35
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? Current Bifrost is awesome for the price...when was original released? | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal Numerous news articles state that last spring Tidal lowered their high tier price but eliminated the military discount... | |
| Has it all been worth it? Definitely worth it...you can thoroughly enjoy what you have while looking at your next possible upgrade...love your music while having fun with your gear... | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? was surprised how good my Cambridge CXN V2 streamer sounds with internal DAC, was going to be a temporary, but decided to keep it... | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? All that I have heard sound good, though relative to cost...had a $200 SMSL that sounded good and had great feature set, but for me the Schiit Bifrost at $800 and the Denafrips Ares at $900 clearly sounded better...and I would have preferred to li... | |
| Why did you purchase the equipment you have and what do you like most about it? First Pass amp initially bought from friend after hearing it regularly for 6 months. Pass upgrades all from Mark at Reno HiFi - great guidance, pricing, trade in policy, shipping and all returnable...BAT preamp after hearing one in friends system ... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal According to PS Audio, Qobuz Connect is in Beta testing now, they’re hopeful for April release...most of my friends seem to agree Tidal or Qobuz preference depends on the album... | |
| Best Exercise To Improve Capability Of Handling Heavy Amps Get good, strong friends...haven't moved my heavy mono blocks since purchase 5+ years ago, and had 2 friends help...otherwise speak to a trainer, there is no group of exercises that fits all, especially if you're older or not in good shape, be car... | |
| Who's winning? I could be happy with a $500 pair of speakers if that was my budget...can’t imagine spending 30K on speakers I didn’t like | |
| Streamer, no DAC please? I think many missed what your budget is because it wasn’t stated in the original question. Not everyone reads every post | |
| Streamer, no DAC please? If you just have an itch to try streaming, you may be surprised how good a WiiM Pro sounds run thru your Pontus …$149 and free return on Amazon | |
| Streamer, no DAC please? PS Audio AirLens | |
| CD player choice: Linn Ikemi, ArcamCD73, Adcom GCD- 575, or Linn Karik I would sell them all and get a good quality CD Player...though there are a few who prefer older CD Players... | |
| DAC break-in question Tangentially, when I purchased a used Aesthetix Romulus that had been unplugged for a year, Aesthetix told me that a month on standby would bring it back to full performance... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? It is kind of an appalling judgment about people and their situations that you know nothing about...and the idea that streaming doesn't affect the equation ??? |