markcasazza
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| Does cover art of an album or recording influences your purchase? I've discovered many artists because the cover art pulled me in. I still LP shop in used markets so I keep finding new artists. Streaming has also shown me a few in a different way. Both are great way to discover new music. | |
| Integrated amp for tube lover I'll add the Rogue Audio Cronus Dark to you list to consider. Fully American made in Pennsylvania. Great support, and, most importantly, amazing sound for the money. Easily outperforms amps at double or triple the cost. I have eh Magnum II and pla... | |
| Any modern rock recommendations? I discovered Cats in Space a while back. They are quite good if you like Styx and similar music. Too Many Gods (31 October 2015, Harmony Factory Records) Scarecrow (25 August 2017, Harmony Factory Records) Day Trip To Narnia (1 March 2019, Ha... | |
| Please tell me how to set up simple computer system I agree we need to know more to be really helpful. Things that are important to know include: What other components are involved so we can determine where on the spectrum this solution needs to sit. How computer savvy the person is and/or if t... | |
| Please tell me how to set up simple computer system I suggest dropping the MacOS and installing Linux. You can make Linux a fit for purpose operating system that focuses on streaming. Even an older device is plenty fast given the right configuration. That is pretty much what every commercial stream... | |
| Does anyone experience sound improvement from restarting power off and on of DAC? Every streamer is a single purpose computer and every computer operating system benefits from the occasional reboot. It does not surprise me to hear of a streamer's performance improve with a power cycle. Now a DAC is another story. They are much... | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps I second Rogue Audio. I have the Cronus Magnum II and it is probably worth twice the price. Great base which can be missing in some lower end tube amps. Amazing mid and high end. Phono pre-amp is above average. Two other inputs make it quite flexi... | |
| Integrated amp for 2500-3000 I have a Rogue Audio - Cronus Magnum II driving my Cerwin Vega E-312's. You should be able to get one within your budget. The pair are amazing. I auditioned about 12 other, many higher end speakers and the E-312's had the best presentation of them... | |
| HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS If you are a Straits or Mark K fan or just like a good singer songwriter song with layers of guitar, but electric and acoustic, I strongly recommend Mark Knopfler's Shangri-La. It is one of my favorites. Done in 2004 so I've only streamed it on T... | |
| Surge protector I was formerly in the high end computer sales business. There are only 2 "over the counter" surge protector brands that actually do anything . TrippLite has got a lot of mention above and I totally agree. The other brand in Panamax. If you don't h... | |
| Insurance for system I concur with the posts indicating your home owners coverage on it own is insufficient, but getting a rider should be no problem. While my HiFi gear fits withing my home owners coverage my astronomy gear does not. When I did my riders with Safeco... | |
| Recommendation Tube Integrated I find the Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III a very high quality integrated amp for the price. To quote their own description, "A Triode/Ultralinear switch allows for on the fly switching between Ultralinear operation and pure triode. Ultralinear offe... | |
| Aggrivated tinnitus from speakers? I had a similar experience last year out on the astronomy field. This is a very quit place, but both my telescopes emit a high frequency sound that many can't even hear. I set the telescopes up closer than normal resulting in spending several over... | |
| Ultrasonic cleaning I also use a generic ultrasonic cleaner from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Knob-Control-Ultrasonic-Cleaner/dp/B0BVVHLGF2 I use distilled water and a capfull of Spin Clean Record Washing fluid. https://www.amazon.com/Spin-Clean... | |
| I have an odd problem with microphony... Before you start replacing tubes, I suggest you pull the tube(s) and clean the contacts. I had a similar experience with a Brimar NOS 12AU7. It was so bad that walking around the room triggered noise. But after using high quality contact cleaner a... |