mapman
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| Novice Question: Dedicated Streamers A music streamer is simply a computer program that reads music file data from some source and writes it to a target, typically a DAC. Dacs are the components responsible for converting the digital data to analog. There is usually some user interfa... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? "Moving Waves" by Focus. | |
| System synergies: Chaotic or predictable? Somewhat predictable. Not chaotic. | |
| Favorite Collaborations " Old and in the way, that's what I heard them sayThey used to heed the words he said, but that was yesterdayGold will turn to gray and youth will fade awayThey'll never care about you, call you old and in the wayOnce I hear tell, he was happyHe ... | |
| The Golden era of Japanese integrated amps, are we missing out? The store I worked at in 1978 sold Cerwin Vega and many other well known quality brands of the day. People loved the muddy bass of the Cerwin Vega. I hated them...my least favorite. So there you go. | |
| I wonder why...... The people who care will want to choose their own cord. Pretty simple. | |
| Klipsch, high end? La Scalas in particular seem particularly finicky. However I heard an apparently well set up pair (latest and greatest I think) at Capital Audiofest last year and the sound was particularly sharp, dynamic and captivating. Wish I could have spent m... | |
| The Golden era of Japanese integrated amps, are we missing out? I liked the good vintage stuff just fine until I replaced that recently with a new $80 45w/ch amp with blue-tooth that is efficient, sounds it and is about the size of a pack of cigarettes. Having heard liked and even sold many classic Sansuis in ... | |
| Favorite Collaborations - Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements, Peter Rowan, David Grisman and John Kahn (Old and in the Way)- Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris- Dick Dale and Stevie Ray Vaughan- Paul McCartney and Denny Laine- Pat Methany and Charlie Haden- Duke ... | |
| Favorite Collaborations - Johnny Cash and Rick Rubin- Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler.- Ray Charles and Quincy Jones | |
| Klipsch, high end? Comments on Klipsch always seem to be all over the map.Has anyone actually compared modern Klipsch models to comparable Legacy models on a good system designed to sound good? I like that there are smaller monitors available in the newer line. ... | |
| KEF LS50 Wireless -- wow!!! I run ls50s off BEl Canto ref1000m amps (500w/ch). Top notch for their size and within their associated limitations! When the music starts it sounds very real, not like a hifi! They need a well integrated sub or two in addition to an amp up to the... | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? He just posted. | |
| I went from Class D to Luxman A/AB - And most of what you think is wrong YEs TI appears to have GaN based Class D modules now and can’t imagine those cost much more than their others. Anyone know of amps that use these?FWIW I have a ~40-50 w/ch Fosi Class D bluetooth integrated amp that uses a TI Class D module. It’s s... | |
| Bel canto Ref600 versus PS Audio M700 I'd like to know too. |