johnnotkathi

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Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....?
@secretguy  per Stereophile’s 2012 Recommended Components about my NAD:   NAD C 375BEE: $1500 The 150Wpc C 375BEE offers five line-level outputs, two sets of preamp outputs, a front-panel minijack for portable music players, a built-in headphone... 
Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....?
@ghdprentice Thanks for the info and makes sense.  Before going to the NAD, my "flagship" receivers have been a Sansui 8080, Sherwood SEL-200, Kenwood KR 7600 among others of the sort.  I do really like them along with the various speakers I have ... 
Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....?
Thanks everyone.  Really, I am just having fun with this and was curious as to opinions on the gear.  Not for affirmation, again, just curiosity mostly.  With my hearing, it probably does not matter too much, just starting to push the boundaries "... 
Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....?
@zlone Thanks!!  
Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....?
@zlone  Thanks for the info! I had read about swapping out the jumpers and bought these, hope they are decent, just have not installed them yet.  Is it easy to do?  Also, what pre-amp did you use?  Thanks again!  John   https://www.amazon.com/... 
Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore?
Here in the Phoenix area there is a solid classical station I frequently listen to on my office set up, via a Sansui 8080 receiver.  
Thiel Owners
Jafant   Thanks for the welcoming reply. Actually, the NAD is my first “step up” in gear. Aside from that my collection is pretty much all vintage every day components. I have several receivers like a Sansui 8080, Kenwood KR7400 and Sherwood SEL... 
Thiel Owners
I just joined the world of “Thiel owners” by purchasing a pair of 1.6’s.  I drive them with a NAD C 375BEE and so far am really loving them.  Still experimenting with positioning….  
Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers.
All, I ended up buying, as a starter, the Wiim Pro Plus.  So is it fair to conclude that once set up/connected to the internet, the Streamer pulls the files from the source, such as Amazon Music/Tidal and sends it to the DAC for conversion from di... 
Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers.
The Wiim offers a coaxial out, but my amp/internal DAC do not have a coaxial in, so I would need a coaxial/USB adapter or something similar.  Seems at least for now, should go Wiim/optical and take it from there......thanks again!  
Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers.
Thanks, from my reading the Wiim Pro Plus supports 24/194 as well. In looking at that vs the Node, aside from the price (Node is twice as much) the Wiim digital outs are coaxial and optical, while the node has USB as well. Some past posts suggest ... 
Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers.
Looking at this...and will check the other suggestions.  Thanks to all for taking the time to respond to my questions.....  https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Link-Stream-stereo-system/dp/B0798DVZCY    
Question/Help Needed: Boomer who is totally inexperienced with DACs and streamers.
It looks like the BlueSound has optical and USB outs...so would I connect one of them to the corresponding input in the amp/DAC?  I guess then I control what I play via a phone or tablet?  Thanks!!!  
Bozak 312s from 1968
I have a pristine pair of the B 313's and really like them......    
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
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