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| Tidal and MQA..two questions. There have been numerous reports that Tidal has been hemorrhaging money for at least the last 1-2 years. In part, that's due to the subscription cost being so high. In any event, Apple and Spotify dominate the streaming market and Tidal is a bit ... | |
| If You Like Funk: Check Out Vulfpeck Some 1960s funk bands from the obscure realm:-->"Cold Blood": well worth a listen. They were occasionally performing, at least as of 4-5 years ago.-->"Sons of Champlin" also worth your time (Bill C. occasionally played with Tower of Power). ... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Thanks for the interesting and informed review! One question: Was there any special reason you didn't audition the (ubiquitous) Vandersteen models? | |
| Jazz for aficionados John McLaughlin, "My Goal's Beyond" on Douglas 9 records is excellent from both sound quality and performance perspectives.An interesting book on early jazz was re-issued recently by "New York Review Books" entitled, "Really the Blues" by Mezz Mez... | |
| Audiophile LP's Of course, in addition to what's been mentioned already, there are the much lauded (especially by the late, great HP) early Mercury pressings and RCA "Shaded Dog" but recently - once the return of vinyl became evident to major music companies - fi... | |
| Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site I've used all (I think) streaming services and I (reluctantly) concluded that Tidal has the largest selection, highest fidelity and best search function. The price though seems very high to me. Here's my question: When a Tidal subscription lapses ... | |
| RECORDS THAT HAVE IMPRESSED PEOPLE SO MUCH THEY BOUGHT MY STEREO Two obscure but well-recorded albums of the era:The original pressing verges on spectacular and it's both cheap and readily available on Discogs.com: "The Camarata Contemporary Chamber Group, The Velvet Gentleman: Music of Erik Satie"Another - ov... | |
| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? A "vintage" arm that's still in production (and it's on your list) is the Moerch series. I've used a UP-4 on a Thorens 124 and a VIP HW-19 and I've been quite satisfied with the price:performance ratio. If you have a question, Hans Moerch himself ... | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera I've noticed a major change in the quality of reviews in TAS since HP departed for the Audio Valhalla in the Sky. Seemingly, every item in that publication is "superior" in some way or another. Perhaps that's true, but the wry comments, jabs and j... | |
| Roger Waters Amused To Death Agree about post-Floyd Waters. However, while a fan of the group early on (circa "Saucerfull of Secrets", "Piper at the Gates of Dawn") and having had a few very fine times while listening to "Ummagumma" and "Relics" when they were released, my fo... | |
| DAC recommendation At the price point you've specified and if you remain unsure after reading other recommendations in this discussion, an Audioquest DragonFly Red will set you back around $200. Plus, it's highly portable (about the size of a USB thumb drive) so if/... |