mahler123
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| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? My system if Final until it isn’t | |
| How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life? Regrettably it hasn’t helped me at all. Sometimes I try to communicate my love of well reproduced music and I can measure the amount of time for the listeners eyes to glaze over with a stopwatch. Occasionally someone will listen tome and then st... | |
| Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation. I have only owned two tubed components. One was a Prima Luna integrated amp, and I hated it and returned it. It sonically was the equivalent of pouring maple syrup over a steak. However, my favorite preamp for the past several years is Cary A... | |
| Help settle a streaming argument! @fastfreight +1 | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter You might want to go the whole Atmos route, but since you already have the Arcam (I am assuming it’s a 5.1) you should start there first | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter I get that you already have a MC system elsewhere, but I was suggesting MC with DSP as a solution to your unique room issues. You could always have a dual two channel /multi channel by using an HT bypass. Multichannel isn’t just for video and gam... | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter Very cool opportunity. Any thoughts of going Multichannel? You have space for some theater seating, lots of space for Atmos speakers and subs. The extra speakers and DSP might help overcome some of the room limitations. And you’ve got that wine... | |
| Help me with the next step after the Sony Hap 1zes… I would start with an entry level audiophile product and if the streaming lifestyle really is for you, then upgrade if preferred. Bluesound Node is the usually recommended entry point for balance of quality and affordability. If you decide that s... | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. The Politically Correct answer will be cost is irrelevant. Now, the Real World rephrasing of the question is What is the minimum that can be spent to have a truly quality system? I have heard some powered speakers for about $2K that were excelle... | |
| CD/ SACD advice needed The answer is simple. If the DAC in the new player is better than the DAC in the DAC/Pre amp that you own, it will sound better, and if not, it won’t. The devil is in the details. Remember that if you are using the DAC in the CD/SACD player you... | |
| Rumors of CD Demise Exagerated? New Hegel @pindac What about the savings environmentally by not having vinyl and polycarbonate discs manufactured and ultimately sitting in landfills? | |
| Garage into listening room? @ernstmach hey, I’m sorry if I was snarky in my comments. The state of the world has me in the dumps right now, and re reading my response to you made me cringe just now. I appreciate the civility of your response. I am from Michigan ori... | |
| Rumors of CD Demise Exagerated? New Hegel One factor here is the Pandemic. The notion is that people were stuck at home, rediscovered their music collection, and this stimulated a demand for better playback equipment. Without doing actual market research, I guess the only way to asse... | |
| Rumors of CD Demise Exagerated? New Hegel Without getting into the issue of sonics of streaming vs. CD vs. analog, it is interesting to speculate on why different people are attracted to different media. Streaming of course is the clear winner with 85% of the revenue. Now members here... | |
| Garage into listening room? @ernstmach Is the garage attached to the home? If not do you live in a warm climate? I live in Chicago. Even if I had a heated garage the thought of trooping out to an unattached garage with my galoshes and multiple layers of clothing in wint... |