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| Is my Reel to Reel worth anything? There's couple on sales on Ebay Netherlands and UK, ballpark 400. Trouble with those is the tapes. They are exceedingly hard to find and expensive nowadays. Still it's great piece of gear to own ! | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) Erika Badu. Wow !!!FKA Twigs, very very sexy, probably my favouriteAnd of course Taylor Momsen. A goddess and a very interesting voice although her repertoire does not helpMy 2c !M. | |
| Audio reviews: too many analogies, never simple, but most of all, never clear. Very interesting thread.Recently I decided to buy a mid end wireless can. I got interested in the beyerdynamic amiron.Read What-hifi: "Catastofic loss of bass". 3 stars, the absolute minimum they ever giveTechradar " The best-sounding wireless he... | |
| Best songs to test speakers Here's another one: https://www.dynaudio.com/dynaudio-academy/2018/february/ask-the-expert-the-speaker-placement-master-class | |
| Higher End DACs Extreme. I will not get in the argument about overkill, butCustom Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 OS, Roon and Jplay playback software That's the opposite of future proof. Custom mods of OSs and Roon is a VERY BAD idea. Sooner or later you'll g... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? Don't go used. Electronics are basically eternal, mechanics are not. a CD has meaningful mechanic components that will fail and crash in time. also laser light alignment is another mechanical issue that will come to bother you. Go new with any of ... | |
| Beginner: Best all-in-one including speaker unit? Audio engine is pretty good for the moneyIf your budget expands to that, around 1k, have a look at the Kef Lsx, another league.Best thing practically would be to use your smartphone / tablet as a remore for those using some of the streaming servic... | |
| Moving up from a Node 2i No streamer will make any meaningful difference. Get yourself a NUC and a Roon subscription, you'll spend 1K or less and be able to enjoy your music at a different level . . . | |
| Music with differences between class A and class D amplifiers Kw you're great! | |
| Qobuz Special Offer I am in Europe and I subscribe for 10 Euro / mo roughly 11 Dollars. I listen mostly to Jazz and Classic and for those music styles I found Qobuz best of all | |
| Types of speakers to create nightclub style sound? NIce question ! My 2 c, o JBL, lovely open sound very much club like, stay away from harsh Bose ! | |
| Best father daughter dance song for wedding? Not Butterfly Kisses... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVQqsD0Qg74 | |
| Best budget streamer on the market now? Keep the Chromecast and add one of those Topping or SMSL DACS. Well within 200 $ and the result will be better than any 300 streamer like Node IMHO. Chromecast is very stable with QOBUZ, I use it everyday without a glitch. If you want to play your... | |
| Popular new/used SS stereo power amps under $2500? Hegel is very good if you can get it within your budget. So is Rotel 1590 and so is Parasound. Just one thing, contrary to what someone stated IMO you DO NEED 100 + watts. All these modern amps have very very low distortion as long as they don't c... | |
| Theoretical question about how CD's work OK so I learned something. Analog means distance and speed dependent. I am off this thread . . . |