jonwatches1

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Is Rap a valid musical form?
@larsmanĀ , ok, maybe I said that for a little effect šŸ˜‚. Ā But let me remain sacrilegious and point out that John Mayer is a better singer, musician and songwriter than Jerry Garcia, by, like, 1000%. Heā€™s still not Jerry, nor should he want to be I... 
Is Rap a valid musical form?
Fun topic If music is defined by melody, harmony and rhythm, then somebody needs to go tell Bartok, Schoenberg, Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. Because they didnā€™t care about any of it ( @stuartkĀ ) (I love the dead, but Jerry Garcia is just a folk... 
Is Rap a valid musical form?
Yes I like the story of your journey (I will come with ā€œ5 songs for listening, if you havenā€™t listened to hip hopā€) Ā  Ā   
Suggestions for an integrated upgrade please
+1 @panzrwagn All of his suggestions can also easily be serviced if there is ever an issue One idea could be a new Benchmark AHB2 + Benchmark DAC3 HGC - form factor would be same size as one integrated amp, and you hit both amplification and DA... 
Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood?
@ladokĀ  Here are a few ideas, based *solely* on sensitivity specs, and that havenā€™t already been mentioned above (I have no experience with any of them - itā€™s just a list of makers) Avantgarde - Zero model Coherent Cube Audio Fern & Roby ... 
Doesnt resistance mean same as impedance??
@millercarbonĀ thanks for the helpful answer  
DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R
@larsmanĀ - really good question. Ā so, I probably overstated things for effect. Ā I am sure the 2017 Chord Hugo would still sound better than the 2022 $300 dac. Ā Itā€™s an interesting question how the 2017 Chord will compare to a $300 dac in 2025, pro... 
DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R
Iā€™m just a caveman lawyer, butā€¦technological obsolescence keeps me very cautious on anything digital that is expensiveā€¦My thesis is that a simple $300 DAC released last month is probably better than a five-year old $3,000 DAC. So, I buy simple, ... 
Class A: Accuphase vs Pass Labs house sound?
My understanding is that Accuphase prices in the US are much higher than ROW, because the distributor is Lord Voldemort, or something like that (Accuphase gear in Canada seem to be priced like Luxman). Ā I wonder (a) if the distributor thing is tru... 
I'm not all in on digital systems because I'm not all in on DACs
Iā€™m just a caveman lawyer, butā€¦technological obsolescence keeps me very cautious on anything digital that is expensiveā€¦I have a thesis that a simple $300 DAC released last month is probably better than a five-year old $3,000 DAC, and so I buy simp...