mahler123
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| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? Maybe dCS threatened to sue him if the review wasn’t OTT. They have a history here. I remember a Steve Stone review in TAS about MQA that informed readers that all of our DACs were now obsolete. I stopped my subscription then and haven’t rea... | |
| Flex minidsp Dirac Live I use a mini DSP unit. I think you have to use your ears to judge the validity of the results and experiment with the different curves. I spent maybe 2 hours doing this and haven’t looked back since the day I installed it. My listening room is ... | |
| Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi? I made a jump in audiophilia around 25 years ago similar to what the OP is about to do. I disagree about changing everything at once in order to note differences. The issue there will be identifying which change did what. I would do one categ... | |
| How to find local audiophiles I used to bond with a few guys at my local HE store but it closed 10 years ago and the guys that I met moved to sunnier climates. I live in Chicago land and there still are some boutique places but they are at least 45 minutes away and have limit... | |
| Silverline Audio @996turbo911 thanks yes the mobile app site is terrible | |
| Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity? Calvin You obsesses over this stuff to much. The Internet tends to promote some online rudeness. It isn’t unique to audiophilia. And then yes, audiophiles tend to be imo a bit grumpy. We like to sit and listen and this tends to be a solitary ... | |
| Oh no, say it ain't so. This is a site for audiophiles. It’s ok here to say that you love gear for its own sake. You are amongst friends. I have never encountered anyone who buys expensive gear and spends significant time listening to sounds of trains and the Doppler ... | |
| Any comments on Presto Music Streaming Services? I don’t use Qobuz, but thanks for the suggestions | |
| Any comments on Presto Music Streaming Services? Not sure why anyone would want Classical or Jazz playlists curated by someone else, but if that is a priority you would be better served by something like Apple, Spotify | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited Great post Eric | |
| Is Full-size speakers for L-R Rears advisable? The only thing I can add here to the otherwise excellent responses is that rears should be used mainly for ambience and are not meant to carry the load. Monitor size speakers should be adequate for this. TBH I have never heard a system that uses... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) Gee, I haven’t read a thread on this topic for almost 24 hours | |
| The revival of Bach Bach commanded more respect from Musicians than the general music public in the decades after his death. The Baroque gave way to a lighter and more airy successive strikes, such as the Roccoco and then the Classical Style. The Bach revival cited... | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers About 10 years ago I called and talked with him. I was considering 2 Tubed pre amps -A Cary Audio and a Prima Luna- and he talked me into the Prima Luna. I hated it, called him back, and although he sounded mighty annoyed agreed to exchange it for... | |
| Big Jazz Band Music with Great Sound Thanks to all for the suggestions. I stream with Apple so will explore there but I prefer to enter actual musicians names into the search engine. To repeat I am interested in top notch sonics. The few albums that I do possess of this genre a... |