mbarrett635
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| What is your "holy grail song" that you cannot find? Not necessarily a ‘holy grail’ song, but for the longest time I’ve wanted to listen to the Buckingham Nicks album again. No streaming service seems to have it. I had it on vinyl in college, but it was stolen along with my other albums and stereo e... | |
| Blue Jean cable problem I don’t have any RCA cables, but I’ve had problems with three different Blue Jeans Cables speaker cables. One of the ‘sonically welded’ banana plugs literally fell off the wire when I opened the package. I’ve had two others where the banana plugs ... | |
| A Manufacturer that pays return shipping “What if you think it's warranty, but an examination by the manufacturer finds you overdrove the speaker motor and it is fried?” Easy. Nikon does this with their cameras. They pay for the shipping, but if they determine that it’s not a warranty i... | |
| Power Cables I haven't seen this recommended yet so I'll weigh in: Ice Age Audio (iceageaudio.com). I just purchased their "FrankenCable" power cords, along with their OFC speaker cables and interconnects. Because I replace all three at the same time, I can... | |
| Looking for recommendations Circling back to let everyone know what I’ve done. First, thanks for the suggestions. After doing a lot of internet research, I hit upon this review: https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/ice-age-audio/ I emailed Rick Parker at Ice Age Au... | |
| Eversolo or Aurender: Options and Opinions I have the Eversolo A8 and couldn’t be happier. Sounds great, and very easy to use. I watched the stjarnholm review and he either has serious bias issues, is an idiot, or both. I find the interface to be simple to use - I tap one button, and I’m p... | |
| Have I fallen down the rabbit hole, or achieved clarity . . . I could do that, but for two things. First, I’m assuming the DAC in the A-8 is better than the one in the Marantz. True, or no? Second, from what I can see from reading the manual, I’d lose the ability to bi-amp the Ushers if I connect them and a... | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . I wasn’t familiar with Usher, but the reviews are very positive and have certainly piqued my interest. In fact, unless someone else here tells me otherwise, I think I’m going to order a pair. | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . I’m looking for something that’s clear and crisp across the sound spectrum. I appreciate being able to pick out the individual drum beats, cymbal crashes and guitar strings being played. I have a sub I’m happy with, and I’m not looking to piss off... | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . To circle back on this, I’ve been listening to a lot of music on Tidal, in part just to listen, and in part to pick out four or five songs to use to audition speakers. While I’ve been really impressed with the overall quality of listening via Tida... | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . I am still using the 901s (and a Monoprice Monolith M-10 v2 sub) and even though they sound better with a pair of Deer Creek Audio equalizers, I recognize that they are the weakest link in the chain at this point. As I read the spec sheet, HEOS is... | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . Okay, I’ve already signed up for Tidal, and am using the Hi-fi plus version. Here’s my next question to demonstrate my ignorance: if I can stream Tidal to my preamp via HEOS, what does the Wiim do for me? I’m certainly not adverse to spending $15... | |
| Bose 901 Series V Questions I’ve had my 901’s for many years now, and still enjoy them. But recently I swapped out the equalizers (I have two pair) for equalizers from Deer Creek Audio, and WOW! I’m hearing details I’ve never heard before. (A new preamp also undoubtedly hel... | |
| 21 year old AV receiver - waiting for the end? I had an old Parasound AV2500 home theater preamp that I loved, so much that when it died (and to answer part of your question, it just died in the night and would no longer turn on), I found a used one to replace it. These go back about 25+ years... | |
| Seller Unresponsive after payment. I have a slightly different perspective. I ordered a Parasound A51 amp from New Age Electronics, at a price that seemed too good to be true. I had checked them out before I ordered, and they seemed legitimate. Long story short, it took almost thre... |