mahler123
Responses from mahler123
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression @atmasphere Columbia records classical division used to master records in the sixties with the expectation that they would be listened to on AM Radio | |
| Garage into listening room? OP approximately where do you live? Is the garage climate controlled? How hot will the summers be and how cold the winters? If you are going to have to open the garage doors to tolerate weather then it doesn’t matter what sound treatments you ... | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression My son and his girlfriend are around 40 and have one of those junk suitcase players. She is so proud of the expensive lps that they buy from Barnes and Noble. One time I couldn’t refrain from expressing my true feelings instead of just politely ... | |
| How do you add color? @cdc could you explain more about the speakers that are colorful but not colored? Not trying to be snarky, just want to understand this | |
| Bluesound Vault position I transferred about 0.75 tb from the Vault to a Synology NAS several years ago, and it was a complicated, non intuitive process. How did you “pull them over the network “? | |
| Bluesound Vault position @oddiofyl if the original Vault was vertical, is ripping performance on reason why it is no longer so? | |
| Bluesound Vault position Interesting thought. The Vault isn’t a perfect ripper even when positioned conventionally so the only way to test this would be to buy two them and rip a bunch of discs and compare | |
| Bluesound Vault position Interesting thought. Try burning a few discs and see what you think. | |
| Does an upgrade make sense? Like your clothes, you can change every single part of your system from source to speakers and everything in between. It helps to know what exactly it is that currently dissatisfies you. If you don’t like the way your shirt looks on you in the m... | |
| Testing Ethernet switch @kerrybh +1 I tried a Melco switch then returned it. A lot of the these arguments apply to many other facets in audio as well. If people want to spend their money on perceived improvements, it’s their choice. As long as reasonably priced alte... | |
| The latest audiophile streamer craze I tried using foil that had previously Been used to wrap a bologna sandwich. Crisper highs, more fleshed ot mids, and an expanded sound stage. Next step will be to add mustard to the bologna | |
| Upgrade from Bluesound Node I think @fuzztone nailed it when he statedAmazonMusic is compatible with very few streamers, Bluesound being one. Otherwise you will need Bluetooth, Chromecast, or AirPlay. If you are going to upgrade the streamer I would also change the service... | |
| New AV preamp setup You would think they would have corrected it. | |
| Oppo UHP 205 Universal Player I have the 105 and the 203. I bought the 203 when Oppo announced they were discontinuing making players, as a hedge against anything happening to the 105 (I use the 105 asa transport into a Bryston DAC 3, with HDMI for SACD/Blu Ray/DVD-A). The 2... | |
| Streamer with variable digital output It sounds to me as if the Peachtree is a DAC/Power amp combo. The weakness of not using a pre mp with a volume control is that you are then at the mercy of the volume regulator of the DAC, which apparently this unit doesn’t provide, or the volume ... |