marktomaras
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| Some Stereo Speakers Appropriate to my Setup and Around $500 or Less (if possible) I'm completely biased because I'm not interested in home theater. however I do enjoy films, and I really enjoy music. If I were in your position, I would spend the entire budget on the front speakers and choose them for their audio principles. ... | |
| Ayre Codex dac and headphone connections question The codex has a 1/4 inch headphone jack on the front, along with a pair of 1/8 inch jacks that are configurable to balanced operation. I think this is the correct route. You need a cable that has the dual balanced style 1/8 inch jacks on the am... | |
| If your not watching the series Sounbreaking you should be Absolutely outstanding series. I just watched episode 2. After I watched episode 1, I re-watched it twice with people I turned on to it!if you are a fan of music, and I'm pretty sure you are, you must watch this series! | |
| What's needed to Steam Tidal Ok, I looked at your DAC. As it has toslink and USB inputs, more than likely you will be getting better sound via USB with a decent cable, as I am guessing was your motivation in the first place.Are you using the dedicated app from Tidal, or are ... | |
| What's needed to Steam Tidal I'm pretty sure you can stream tidal via bluesound. Be sure to use the hifi subscription of tidal... | |
| Which personal confuser for ultra high end audio, MAC, PC, notebook, tablet or desktop? Nice to see this respectful resolution in the forums! Virtual hugs all around. Now, back to audio obsessions... | |
| Some Stereo Speakers Appropriate to my Setup and Around $500 or Less (if possible) This is better, though a touch higher than your budget...https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-vandersteen-model-2ci-floorstanding-speakers-pair-3034-... | |
| Some Stereo Speakers Appropriate to my Setup and Around $500 or Less (if possible) Damn. The link I gave you was for a pair of Vandersteens for parts only! Sorry about that. | |
| Some Stereo Speakers Appropriate to my Setup and Around $500 or Less (if possible) Vandersteen's are known to be serious performing speakers at a great value. The Absolute Sound recently had a video of a panel discussion with the owners and designers from 5 top audiophile companies. Among them were Wilson Audio, D'Agostino, VAC,... | |
| "Is that a record??? " Mmmm, Love Leica M3...i miss my Leica!but I have a turntable, so that's keeping me going! | |
| "Is that a record??? " I just had an interesting experience. A friend came over for a hifi listening session. This was a new experience for him as he had not yet experienced a proper high resolution audio system before. When I took the first LP out of the sleeve, he was... | |
| Headphones listen to Audeze. They knocked my socks off. "LCD-2" for affordable high end. "Sine" for sealed travel or work headphones. I bought the Sine to use at my office desk and on airplanes. I will buy the LCD-2 next... | |
| Which personal confuser for ultra high end audio, MAC, PC, notebook, tablet or desktop? Hello All, here is what I use, and I am very happy with the setup.- Mac laptop for my work and general computer needs.- Mac Mini, slightly older model, but nicely specified, for dedicated music use.- Standard hard drive connected to Mac Mini to ho... | |
| Thinking of a new preamp and looking for advice... I have an ARC LS 25 mk I and I am considering an upgrade. Check out the ARC Reference 3. Used prices are at $4500, give or take. This is on my radar. I have a friend who adored his for years. He eventually bought the ARC 40th annevarsary. Other p... | |
| Help with PCM, 96khz/24bit, 176.4khz/24bit FLAC, DSD, Double DSD, Quad DSD, MQA, WAV, etc We think alike :-)I trust DSD is great, but so is high res PCM. I listen to 70% vinyl, so until I upgrade to a DSD DAC, perhaps in a few years, I am happy with any files that are CD quality or better. |