jsalerno277
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| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” I recently upgraded my system for retirement. My SQ goals similar to what you describe. I finally chose Burmester. The house sound is clear, true timbre, light fast transients and solid dynamics, dense images, and excellently staging with tube-l... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I don’t. I have not had a working CD player for 6 years. Another customer service nightmare when the laser burned out on my Linn Unidisk 1.1 without Linn supporting disc players any more and using a custom laser. I find streaming equivalent or ... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? +1 on the Wyred4Sound 10th Anniversary DAC. Use it in combination with their RECOVERY USB reclocker and RECOVERY DC. Assure you use your preferred brand USB cable you go for RECOVERY USB instead of what it comes with. All in under $5k. Preowne... | |
| HiFiMan - A Contronym - A Story Retold @larsman Never auditioned a Modhouse product. Reviews look like excellent SQ and build, but boy, only a 78 dB sensitivity, harder to drive than the Susvera and HE6SE. My Burmester 032 Integrated has a headphone amp up to the task, but many liste... | |
| HiFiMan - A Contronym - A Story Retold @larsman You have a state of the art set of cans. I love their detail and clarity while maintaining a liquid and un-etched treble. Their timbre is true and bass and dynamics very good. The treble response is where I have issue with their newer... | |
| Streamers and software +1 on a used Aurender and the Conductor app. | |
| Doozy of an amp question I know you are looking for SS benefits in amplification but there is something to be said for the combination or your preamp with the ARC Ref 160. To my ears magic in musicality. I do not like the Mac 1502. To me, recessed mids. I have not hear... | |
| HiFiMan - A Contronym - A Story Retold @freediver Glad your experience is good. I also had the 400i. The headband yoke broke within two weeks. A replacement, upgraded part was provided under warranty. The replacement had a metal insert. Point - design and parts quality issue. ... | |
| My All Time Christmas Song In memory of my father and mother and their yearly Christmas Day celebration with uncles, aunts and cousins … Perry Como The Classic Christmas Album. The orchestrations combined with his buttery baritone voice is holiday comfort food for the ears.... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh This thread has focused on the perceived benefits and risks of the change in the music and movie industry business practice from physical media to digital streaming. However, in his original post @erik_squires stated “With the advent of machine ... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh @cleeds “blissfully simple” was @devinplombier post, not mine. However, I agree with both of you in part. The beauty is in the music, regardless of format. Nothing has changed with regard to the legal right to play the music. The business mod... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh Physical media: It has been over three years since I moved away from physical media. I have an extensive vinyl collection and a decent playback system, but only listen to vinyl on those rare occasions where an album is not offered on the streami... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? I neither establish limits nor calculate percentage of total system cost when I approach system upgrades. I establish a goal as to the improvement in SQ I wish to realize and an upper limit for the spend. I then audition components (which includ... | |
| Recommended amplification Remember, it is not only the raw power output specification that matters. Impedance matching of components in the amplification chain (preamp, phono preamp, and power amp) and slew rate are critical. Assuring the amp can handle the low impedance... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? WyWires Platinum (www.wywires.com). Meets all your stated requirements. Four feet $999.00. Sale! 35% off sale brings price to $649.35 … a bargain. I use Platinum power, interconnects and USB cables throughout. Alex Sventitsky, designer/CEO i... |