mapman
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| Warning for Revel lovers My advice based on recent experiences: I would not put money down on anything that is not confirmed already in stock these days unless one is willing to wait indefinitely. Too many good safe options for buying out there these days to play games wi... | |
| How do you use Tidal with you local library? FYI Plex integrates Tidal but so have not tried Tidal yet. Plex pass is much less expensive than Roon I believe. Also Plex let’s you stream your personal music library anywhere in or out of home including car which I don’t think is easily done wit... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing I just acquired a new piece. Not able to hear it prior. Had to make a decision without hearing. I did that based on experience with similar gear what I read + my own personal assessment of what could fit the bill. Bought from a vendor with a very ... | |
| Audiophile Myth - Subjective or Objective for Music There are tons of great sounding gear out there. It’s really not that hard or needs be that costly anymore. Especially with digital and streaming. 20th century thinking is a limitation these days. People just need to make up their confounded minds. | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Enough of the us versus them. We are all the same. We use the tools at our disposal to assess and make decisions. Some do it better than others and some are kind enough to share their findings. | |
| Looking for “just good enuf” for garage man cave Yeah that’s one of the good old Realistic Receivers. I remember it well. | |
| Tekton Design - New IRL Technology - Lifelike, Real, Immersive Say you want a revolution….you heard it here first! | |
| Rogue Pharaoh II vs Naim Supernait 3 for Revels Both are winners. For me it would come down to of I really want to have to dabble with tubes or not anymore. | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? I am a vintage guy but vintage alone can’t float my boat anymore alone. Too much technological progress over the years to overlook it. Better, smaller, and more ways than ever to enjoy music. Gotta get with the 21st century. | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) My experience with SS, tube, and Class D amps over the years is consistent with what @atmasphere said about the nature of the various technologies over time and how that translates into good sound. I started with Class D amps over 10 years ago and... | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) You will pay a premium in TCO for a good power guzzling Class A amp. No need these days IMHO. So many practical and affordable and great sounding Class Ds in various kinds of integrated devices. Class D is where it’s at these days and in the futu... | |
| How to make small room sound bigger Use small speakers on low stands like Isoacoustics with upward tilt to effectively make the room sound larger. | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. Ah yes, the HiFi Rose gear is a great place to start.... I’m evaluating a Cambridge evo 150 currently. Getting a feel for what it can do and what it might replace here: Sound Chaser | Virtual Listening Room (audiogon.com) Off to a pretty ... | |
| Turn it up...? Are you measuring with a meter? It is merely conjecture otherwise. Good thread starting material...... | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. I’d consider a modern integrated streaming solution to start and go from there. Many vendors have good return policies so no harm in trying. Let the experts do the optimized integration for you if not up to have to dabble over time to find the rig... |