mapman
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| internet music same for any tuner? Mitch4t,That makes sense.I've found though that streaming rate alone is not a reliable indicator of sound quality. I've heard stations at lower streaming rates sound better than the same station at a higher rate.The Roku device buffers/caches inbo... | |
| how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room? You should keep the speakers as small as possible and add a sub later only if needed.I use OHM 100s and Dynaudio monitors in two 12X12 rooms in my house.The largely omni OHMS work best. They are small footprint full range floorstanders. Being larg... | |
| how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room? OHM Micro Walsh Talls | |
| Amp for Benchmark DAC1 Pre? A Musical Fidelity A3CR amp like the one in my system is a fantastic piece and can be had used for under $800. It can drive almost anything it seems.I almost jumped for the DAC1 pre also, but decided to try a tube DAC and pre-instead. I would stil... | |
| What interconnects work best with Audio Research? The MIT ICs in my system seem to synergize best with the ARC tube pre-amp.I did not like them as much prior using SS gear though they were still good. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I fell asleep last night with the music server serving up tunes randomly while listening on my 100s.I kept waking up realizing how good things have been sounding of late on the Ohms as the Audio Research sp16 tube pre-amp seems to break in further... | |
| internet music same for any tuner? Mitch4t,Are you saying you listen to FM stations via internet connection using the Squeezebox? The Squeezebox is not also an over the airwaves FM tuner, like the Sansui, is it?That would make sense to me in that the sound quality of many (not all)... | |
| internet music same for any tuner? I grew up on music heard over FM radio.But there is a much larger assortment of stations with very good sound in most any music genre on internet compared with FM these days, even in larger metro areas.Plus, you do not have to worry about noise or... | |
| internet music same for any tuner? A conventional am/fm tuner will not work for internet.There are devices that provide the equivalent of an am/fm tuner as a high fidelity stereo system component for finding and playing internet radio stations as sources. These also generally allow... | |
| What makes for a "great" turntable? What about the size of the table in regards to being able to support longer tonearms for more accurate tracking of records start to finish?Aren't longer tonearms better in this regard in general? | |
| Rock: well recorded bass...60s/70s Band On the Run - Paul McCartney and WingsAwesome predominant bass throughout by McCartney. | |
| Last song on most LP's pressed with compression Vinyl flawed?Damn.Next you'll tell me Barack Obama ain't perfect either! | |
| Why the Blues Really Hit The Spot I think there is truth to the "misery loves company" assertion, but that alone does not tell the whole story.And I agree with Chashmal's observations regarding modern culture and corporate politics. Just look at the names of our sports stadiums an... | |
| How do Digital Amps Mfrs. compare in sound? Guido, yes, thanks.By the time I'm ready to jump, I'm sure there will be many new and improved offerings out there. | |
| How can you not have multichannel system Troglodyte?Sockit to me sock it to me sock it to me sock it to me sock it to mesock it to me sock it to me sock it to me!!!! |