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| Preamp - what's the purpose? I find it somewhat ironic that those purists who eschew the use of a preamp because it "colors" the sound will then seek out amps, cartridges, wires or speakers to achieve the tone color they seek. | |
| Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc. Amazon Ultra HD tier because I'm already a Prime member so the subscription is quite reasonable. I also listen to music on You tube because I play acoustic guitar and it is a marvelous learning tool, being able to watch the player and playing alon... | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? Coming to this "hobby" from receivers and being on the lower tier, I need a preamp to connect all the sources I use. Turntable, T.V. and CD/DVD player. There is also a USB in for smart phone or laptop if I want. For streaming, I use a Bluesound no... | |
| Questioning my Oppo Sonica dac? Oppo Digital Sonica DAC - The Absolute Sound soix Maybe you should do a little research before badmouthing other people's equipment. BTW, last time I checked, 2017 is in this century. | |
| One Lonely Night, magnificent I was not a huge fan, but I did see her in concert with Shawn Colvin at the Sheldon ln St. Louis. Very nice performance. | |
| Annoying newbie CD/SACD player question I have the Sony UBP-X800 M2. According to the owner's manual, it will play all manner of Blu-ray, DVD and SACD. They do provide a disclaimer stating that disc specifications are an evolving format, and some may be unplayable. Unfortunately, I can... | |
| Yamaha M80 Amp Update on my M-80. After letting it sit in the basement for several months, I decided to revisit my search for a repair source for my amp. After seeing a name pop up on several forums that I don't even remember now, I hit a gold mine, thirteen min... | |
| Room Setup/Tuning/Compensation War Stories What a kind and thoughtful reply from sonds_real_ audio. | |
| Bass lovers - Bela Fleck - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo So I just ran across this on Amazon. I have the Ultra HD level subscription. Album by Billy Strings called Renewal. The last song is called "Leaders". Plays on Amazon HD at 24/96 FLAC. First time I heard it was walking with my LG V40 playing to m... | |
| What Holiday Gifts did you ask for or Give to Yourself? vinylvalet I purchased a similar one a couple of years ago. Has a handle with 3 different lenses. Also had 1 eyeball repair in September, Long story but they had ordered the wrong lens and she didn't notice until after it was in. Not as bad as... | |
| System advice For his musical tastes, I would recommend a Bose table radio. :) Just kidding! Happy holidays. | |
| What Holiday Gifts did you ask for or Give to Yourself? Two things, Me, the person who never wins anything, just scored a very nice DALI IO-6 headphone set. Won them by submitting a review on my recently purchased Bluesound node. This past Friday the better half indulged me with a brand new Flexsteel ... | |
| Lifting the Christmas veil Congratulations and well done on all fronts. My lovely wife is a wonderful person but unfortunately care not one whit about my hobbies. Audio and acoustic guitars. | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2637213 What a bummer. I purchased a pair of "open box" KEF R3 Metas earlier this year. Totally love them. Too bad you're having such a terrible experience. | |
| Aggrivated tinnitus from speakers? I've also had tinnitus for years. Who knows from what. When I was in boot camp way back in the mid 60's, we took a battery of aptitude tests. My highest score was in sonar. So I figure I had pretty good hearing back then. Tinnitus is difficult to... |