kennymacc
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| Qobuz vs Tidal @ronboco Roon manages all my music albums/files/library under one roof, including Tidal, Qobuz, and all my ripped CDs. When I choose a particular album to play, I can also look to see a list of all the "versions" of that album that are availab... | |
| DAC recommendation for DSD input @mintakax By the way, I did end up saving $$$ buy purchasing a pre-owned unit from a reliable, certified dealer. Happy listening | |
| DAC recommendation for DSD input @mintakax My experience: About four years ago, I purchase the phenomenal Hegel H590 integrated amp, which I had no intentions of using it’s internal DAC (I heard it’s internal DAC at the dealers). Like yourself, I’m also space restrained. After ... | |
| Why some streaming hi res versions are lower SPL The answer to your question is......Who knows? That's just the way the recordings were recorded/engineered in the recording studios. I recall how there were variations in volume/dynamics that would occur, sometime, from track to track on the sa... | |
| Neotech vs Stager silver solids Before purchasing, you should definitely see if you could borrow the silver interconnects that you're considering for an in-home audition with your audio system, because system matching with silver cabling is a requirement. If you're not careful,... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? Don't even think about it. Go XLR all the way!!! Happy listening. | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty @brbrock No sweat sir. Happy listening | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty @brbrock As stated, "the Ayre Acoustic QX-5 Twenty streaming DAC is my end-game, forever DAC." I also stated, "I took the QX-5 Twenty DAC home with me, and never looked back." So, yes, I still use and enjoy my Ayre Acoustic QX-5 Twenty stream... | |
| What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate? @ghdprentice I believe that what made high-end audio so very compelling and successful in our day (for decades) was #1: how compelling the music was for all those years. The music (passion) is what actually produces audiophiles, and future audi... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty I’ve owned the phenomenal Ayre Acoustic QX-5 Twenty streaming DAC for about four years now. And all I can tell you is that it’s my end-game, forever DAC. There’s a multitude of great DACs out there on the market today and, obviously, it’s impossib... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? Why ask why? Who really cares, anyway? Totally irrelevant!!! | |
| What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate? Amongst others, I believe that one critical aspect of why high-end audio, in general, and the number of audiophiles are, and have been for many years now, declining at a rapid pace, is because of the depressing decline in the culture and the quali... | |
| Seeking a Power Conditioner Here's the deal. As with all audio components, there's a million different conditioners/manufacturers out there to choose from. And you can't believe or disbelieve everything people write or say about them. That said, as always, all you can do ... | |
| It's been a long time. I decided to go all digital streaming several years ago, and I've loved every minute of it. Digital (streaming) has come such a long way over the past 15 years or so. I don't miss my old analog and CD set-ups one bit. As a matter of fact, I st... | |
| I Was A Skeptic Now I'm Not So Sure I was once a skeptic. But I learned over 25 years ago how extremely critical cables were to the sound quality of my audio system. And once I switched to a streaming only audio system, I learned very quickly just how critical ethernet cables were t... |