kingbarbuda
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| Openning a hi fi shop Did you do a business plan? What is your projected ROI in year 1,2,3,4,5? | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? Well I either learned something new (one of the benefits of this forum) or forgot this detail, but I either forgot or didn’t know that my Dialogue Premium HP was made in China. It does mate well with my Magico A3s. Not discounting the politics. Bu... | |
| Audiophile AC Outlets I have the Shunyata AC outlets, connected to a dedicated 20 amp line, feeding PS Audio PowerPlants with either AQ Tornado or Shunyata Delta NR power cables. I am happy with that. | |
| To Roon or not Roon is the biggest bang for the buck I have ever added to my system. I am so glad I got a lifetime subscription. I run the core on an Innuos Zenith MkIII. I also have a LUMIN U1 Mini and a Sonora UltraRendu as endpoints on other systems. Occasion... | |
| Distortion using Node 2i as streamer with Denafrips Pontus Dac Just in case this was overlooked, there is no USB output on the Node 2i. The USB port is an input for connecting a flash drive with music. There are only optical and spdif/coax outputs. | |
| Who is still making CD transports? Apparently Denon/Marantz are making CD transports, because that is who is making the transport mechanism for the soon to ship PS Audio CD SACD transport. | |
| In Search Of... Desktop All-In-One +1 Sprout100. BlueSound PowerNode 2i would work too except it doesn’t have a knob. But I like PS Audio and their equipment a lot. That Sprout is a great option. | |
| USB vs Coax Is one better than the other? Personally, I prefer USB for reasons regarding DSD and PCM resolution stated above. I think the EMI and galvanic isolation issues are solvable and have been addressed by multiple manufacturers. I think this is the way to go at least for now and th... | |
| Need streaming App that “connects to Qobuz” & plays using my DLNA/UPnP device? Roon is the biggest bang for the buck in my two systems. I bought a lifetime subscription, granted before the price increase. But if you have Qobuz and/or Tidal, it will revolutionize your sound quality and your music education and discovery. They... | |
| Interesting discovery when my carpets were cleaned yesterday! There is certainly a difference between isolation and coupling! I have a pair of Magico A3 towers in one system. They come with spikes. But I didn’t want to put 100lb speakers on spikes and risk them getting knocked off. So I put them on Isoacoust... | |
| MusicDirect Although I enjoy paying no sales tax, there is nothing wrong with paying sales tax. The essential services and worker in your town are not free. But I have a problem with the origin based sales tax. I don’t live in Chicago and don’t feel I should ... | |
| MusicDirect Oops. Make that ORIGIN based sales tax. 😀 | |
| MusicDirect Thanks everyone. I think we covered this. As per @funthings IL has sourced based sales tax. Since MusicDirect is based in Chicago they will charge ALL IL buyers the Chicago sales tax rate of 10.25%. Out of state buyers are charged their local sale... | |
| MusicDirect Ok. Thanks everyone. Interesting input from everyone. I learned that some state’s sales tax is “origin based”. I think that is important to know and it is never discussed (until now, to my knowledge). Well that is “the terrain upon which I am depl... | |
| MusicDirect @tvad Thanks for that helpful info. So how does that explain @ohlala ‘s experience in being out of state and being charged their local sales tax rate and not MusicDirect’s local sales tax rate? |