jusfre
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| Quobuz subscription I demoed both services and went with Tidal due to superior song selection and discovery based on my library. To me finding new music is more important than a Slight edge in SQ. I couldn’t tell a difference anyway in the Hi Res recordings between... | |
| Quobuz subscription @nevada_matt i too recently had tracks stop mid song using Tidal, however it turns out that Comcast recently upgraded their system and a lot of old modems are now unsupported. As soon as I upgraded my modem Tidal worked perfectly. It only seemed... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey Well, I really hadn’t thought that a dedicated 10gage 20amp line would make much difference. I’ve played around with power cables and conditioners and I’ve only noticed maybe a 5% increase in clarity at most. So I ask to those of you that have exp... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? To the haters in this thread, it’s only a pissing contest if you make it one. | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? +1 coppy777 “Interesting... a wide variance in equipment quality. Yet so many strong opinions on items that affect SQ. … How can we really share SQ experience on say, cables, with member owned systems from Sonos to $1M plus? All good but just ... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? I’ll play. I’m retiring early so this is probably my end game. I started this system two years ago. BnW 802D4 26k shitty HT amp (upgrading as soon as stock market rebounds to Moon 860Av2) 20k Cambridge CXN streamer 1.3 k HT subs 4k (plan t... | |
| Parasound vs Emotiva I just compared these two amps last week (A-300 Emotiva vs A 51 Parasound (my HT amp))with my paradigm studio 100’s. I played Agnus Obel - Familiar, you really here the difference when she sings the high notes. The A-300 butchered her singing with... | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? Emotiva Amp/preamp. Distortion distortion. That what I get for succumbing to sales pressure and not researching. @retiredfarmer, I felt my Studio 100s were lacking, but then coupled them with Cambridge CXNv2 music streamer and Parasound A2... |