mgattmch
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| Spam Prevention Thank goodness, job well done Admin team! | |
| Audirvana Plus vs Roon - High Sound Quality at Lower Cost? I can't answer the question directly as I have never tried Roon. All I can say is; I have been using Audirvana Plus for several years now and have no plans to change anything. I am very pleased with the interface and the player works extremely wel... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? Thanks cmjones (OP), this is an interesting discussion that has given me a lot of good ideas for demonstrating my system (some would say playing with). Especially now I have a Tidal subscription. Having fun with HiFi all over again.Marcus | |
| good hifi store in Bay Area If you are flexible and willing to consider used equipment; try Dan at Porschecab (https://www.audiogon.com/users/porschecab ), in St Mateo. Dan has a fantastic collection of used high end equipment for sale and he is a really nice guy to work with. | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? What an interesting post, thanks OP.The journey for me:Late 60s started with a home made gigantic box, looked great, probably sounded awful. Then Wharfedale Dovedale, AR MST, AR 3a Improved, Wharfedale E90 (A serious mistake, looked awesome, sound... | |
| Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" new 45RPM MOFI UD1S I am lucky enough to own all the MFSL UD1S pressings. My favorite so far is the Bill Evans Sunday Night At The Village Vanguard. To me, master tape quality with the feel of a live performance. Hard to believe this recording is nearly 58 years old.... | |
| What is the best sound system you ever heard? Easy for me to answer; this Magico/Solution system I described a few years back:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/2c-hifi-epiphany-worlds-best-systemNothing has come remotely close for me. Returning to the realms of reality, this is my curren... | |
| Suggestion To The Moderators To Rid This Site Of Spam As the OP, I am not sure where the idea of a tax came from. What I proposed is essentially a deposit of $1-5 to post on the forum. Once the moderator approves your post (within hours I would think?), an automatic refund is made to your account. Ho... | |
| Suggestion To The Moderators To Rid This Site Of Spam OK, I get the message, not a good idea. Point taken. | |
| High end in Tokyo? Just go to the Akhihabara area of Tokyo and enjoy. Probably the greatest collection of high end HiFi stores in the world. Of course, there are a lot of stores that are definitely not high end in this area. | |
| The Best City to audition High end and Vintage Audio The Adelphi in Singapore is very impressive. The Akihabara district of Tokyo is also well worth a visit. Stereo Exchange in New York City used to have a good selection of new and used HiFi. | |
| 7M or 25 ft HDMI cable for 4K UHD I use a 35' Blue Jeans BJC HDMI cable to run from my Oppo UHD player to a 4K projector. Works perfectly on streamed and BD 4K video content. I can't comment on audio quality as I only run video on the HDMI cable. | |
| If I buy electronics from England, will I need some sort of converter to use them here? Generally yes. There are manufacturers (some Quad and Revox pieces) that allow you to simply switch from 240V to 110V. In most instances you will need a step up transformer, they are not expensive. See my previous post on this subject.However, som... | |
| Cartridge recommendations I found this review site very useful when choosing a cartridge:https://www.stereophile.com/taxonomy/term-a/172Eventually went with a Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony and could not be happier with the results. | |
| Best MM? I found this comprehensive cartridge review by Michael Fremer very useful:https://www.stereophile.com/taxonomy/term-a/172Based on the above, and budget, I chose the Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony MM cartridge, sound is excellent IMHO. I have no plans... |