larry5729
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| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey I tried to like the Focal Aria line, but even the 948's lacked bass. I think these are designed for classical and opera. I also thought the B&W's were lacking in the bass. Two REL subs would help. However, I felt they were over priced.I ac... | |
| External DAC connection for Bluesound Node 2i (after "Another streaming newbie" thread) Trust your gut. Listen to a Bluesound Node 2I with and without an external DAC. Do a blind test and pick what your ears hear. I purchased a Bluesound Node 2i and the dealer sold me an external DAC. However, we did a blind test and after switch... | |
| Another streaming newbie I also suggest trying a Bluesound Node 2i. It only costs $550 and it is a great place to start. I talked to the manufactures rep and it appears they came up with a design that is a good as a unit costing three times as much. I don't care what p... | |
| Renaming The Forum I meant to also mention, it would be nice for those who enter the discussions who are dealers. Obviously, they are going to talk about the gear they sell and how great they are. | |
| Renaming The Forum I get tired about hearing how great their Magies are. There are much better choices out there. | |
| Giving up on Itunes! Alternatives? I want to run my hardrive with a dedicated tablet. Why would anyone ever listen to iTunes in the first place. Try Tidal Hi Fi and hear MQA. Worth the $20/month. Hi res makes a huge difference. | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey I sure would consider buying Focal speakers. Even the Area 948"s lacked bass. I think they should advertise them as "Where's the Bass". I think they are made to play classical music.I listened to about 60 speakers and ended up with a pair of Pa... | |
| How good are $2 DACs? Good case in point is the Bluesound Node 2i is difficult to beat. I added a DAC and went back to listening to just the Bluesound. Something to be said for MQA. MQA just has a different level of presence. | |
| What 4 subwoofers to buy? I ended up with a pair of REl S3 SHO's and they blend into my system seemlessly. They also work well in home theater. The only other subwoofer I would consider is Rythmik. | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? I still don't understand the fascination of using vinyl. Unless people love the sound of noise caused by tracking on a groove. Noting like the sound of noise when hearing music. Streaming music is now the future. Quit buying expensive records ... | |
| A Soundsmith Re-tip Believer I cannot understand the attraction for vinyl in the first place when you can stream noiselessly for a whole lot money and you never have to get off your seat to change a record. Turn tables are really cool looking but they also collect a lot of d... | |
| New Speaker / System Suggestions Go with a Parasound amplifier and match them with a pair of SALK Song3 Encore towers. I would also add a pair of REl S2 SHO subwoofers. The SALK speakers are only $6,000. Call Jim Salk and tell him Larry Edwards from Denver sent you. | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. The first two songs will get you going. I use these two songs to demo my system. What is nice about these two songs is the artists develops the them of the song gradually to make things interesting. The waiting for the song to develop is what m... | |
| Magico vs the world Magico! Magico! Where art thou Magico.We don't even have a Magico dealer in Denver that I am aware of. | |
| The bass is the place... When I listened to the Focal line I always said, WHERE'S THE BASS. |