m_j_s
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| Tim Bachman of BTO passed at 71 He didn't pass, he died or he is dead, take your pick. Don't like skirting around the subject matter with niceties. | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive Well, whether CDs are ripped to mp3 or 44/16 matters to me. I have a range of CD rips which I’ve put into a NAS library, including a number of old CD rips. I have since been listening to all of these files being played back on a highly resolvi... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive I can’t believe that some are talking about ripping to mp3!? I don’t even rip to FLAC, I choose AIFF or WAV. I mean, storage is not a problem, so why bother with FLAC. If you can’t hear the difference between mp3 and a lossless file type, you need... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? All AUD current RRP, except t/t, all up $98k T/T $12k Phono pre $2.5k Streamer $9k DAC $18.5k Preamp $13.5k Poweramps $25k Speakers $14k Cables ~$3k | |
| Qobuz hell Really don't know why a few posters here want to leave Qobuz, for me it's the best quality streaming service and works well. Why? | |
| Pass Labs Speaker Choices MG3.7i with XP22/X260.8 | |
| McIntosh Announces Mc451 Dual Mono Power Amplifier Interesting, McIntosh are obviously popular in the US and maybe some other countries in the northern hemisphere. Virtually no love for McIntosh in Australia however, compared to most other high end brands. I have never heard a Mac amp, so I have n... | |
| Streamer Upgrade Another Auralic fan here, I have an Aries G2.1, a fantastic streamer | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer Sorry, I meant Auralic Aries G1, or more properly, now the G1.1 | |
| Need recommendations for a streamer Another vote for an Auralic Aries G2 here. Ticks all the OP requirements. Excellent quality, | |
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections If your budget is 10k, reference preamp, no tubes, Xlr in/out, then Pass Labs XP22 would fit the bill | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Something modest to start with, Chartwell LS3/5A's in the late 70's. Such performance out of tiny boxes! Then Magnepan, a lust for which had been unfulfilled until about five years ago, when I lashed out on a pair of MG3.7i's to replace some Ambie... | |
| Qobuz or Apple Music? @treynolds155 I am unaware of any method to stream 192/24 wirelessly from your Apple device into a DAC. Tether your iDevice or Mac to your DAC via USB for sure, but not possible without a wired connection. Happy to be corrected. | |
| Qobuz or Apple Music? It’s certainly not convenient to get the 24/192 lossless into your amp though. | |
| For those that have separate Streamers & DACS Auralic works for me. Aries G2.1 streamer feeding Vega G2.1 DAC, the DAC also benefitting from the Leo GX.1 Reference Master Clock. Excellent results. No Sirius yet 🤣🤣 |