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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Reb, glad things are getting back to normal!Yeah, don't forget about break-in. Tvad is watching!I noticed a pair of low mileage micros for sale here yesterday at a nice discount in case anyone is looking for an extreme bargain. | |
| Transport for DAC Agree with Kijanki. Transport can matter but it depends on DAC. A good transport does not necessarily have to be expensive these days also.I use the transport still in my Denon player with external DAC. The sound is essentially identical compared ... | |
| Squeze Box Question Wayne,You don't necessarily need a network player if you can connect from PC/Mac to DAC via a USB interface and are happy with the sound and control features.The advantage of a network player device like a Squeezebox or Soundbridge is it connects ... | |
| Excellent Outdoor FM Antennas Large, multi-element directional antenna with rotor has always been + remains the best.For something a bit different, have you tried a good internet radio setup like with Squeezebox or Roku network receiver/players? Internet radio is pretty good s... | |
| Squeze Box Question Its true that it is not easy to work through "computer audio" related solutions like this.The best way is to follow a model that has worked already for someone else and tweak from there if needed.Sorry if it sounds like I'm pushing. My intent is t... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon Here's one I forgot:Don't waste time and money trying to make a particular recording sound better than it really is. Focus on getting the most you can out of the most recordings you can regardless of their inherent quality or sound. This is the tr... | |
| Squeze Box Question 2chnlben,You nailed it. I feel the same way about my music server. There is a lot more to it than just top notch sound reproduction. It's about new and flexible ways to enable maximum enjoyment of music!Those hesitant to join the club due to reser... | |
| Squeze Box Question Three things must happen well for good sound regardless of technology:1. Read all the bits correctly (source/transport)2. clock them so they get converted to analog at the right time (clock, usually on transport but sometimes on DAC, particularly ... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon "Audiophiles need to learn more about the recording process (both past and current practices). If they did they would better understands the limits of what home audio reproduction can accomplish and what it cannot."Very good point! | |
| Squeze Box Question I have a Roku Soundbridge, which is similar to Squueze Box and an external DAC. I currently have about 3800 tracks in multiple genres ripped to my laptop as a wireless music server.The sound is very good but the most enjoyable feature is to put th... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon 11. There is no magic involved with Magicos12. Democrats like Class D. Republicans like Class A13. Yes, there really is a genre called "Black Metal"14. Superman uses a really expensive power cord in his system15. Yes, there really is such a thing ... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon 1. Tubes are cool.2. records are cool too3. digital s--ks4. No hifi buff would be caught dead with a digital hi def TV because digital s--ks5. noise and distortion is bad6. avoid threads with the word "best" in it7. BAM stands for Brick and Mortar... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "You Only Live Twice" Soundtrack"Bing Sings""Faith" - George Michael | |
| best value - record cleaning machine Audiofeil,I'm thinking manual is the way to go.For me, the less to break and still get the job done, the better. | |
| best value - record cleaning machine I have my own manual cleaning process I use that produces excellent results for minimal cost, but is time consuming and requires I clean on my main table, which is already 20 years old, while in motion.I really need to get a good cleaning machine.... |