mike_in_nc
Responses from mike_in_nc
| Weiss 501 DAC Question When I owned a Weiss product, I found their tech support was excellent. Often, the reply came from Daniel Weiss himself. | |
| Thoughts on DAC option There have been many good suggestions so far. In addition, I would experiment with the filter options on the Vega. When I owned one years ago, they definitely could impact the sound. This will not make huge changes, but it's free. You might benef... | |
| "I Trust My Ears" @devinplombier - " Colored sound is completely fine when it delights the listener" Maybe. Or maybe a particular listener doesn't know better. It is when the scale of good-better-best is used that we run into trouble, but preference I have no prob... | |
| "I Trust My Ears" @devinplombier >> None of this has to do with measurements and I’m not sure why they’re being brought into the conversation . . . . Instead it has everything to do with whether and how much we can / should trust our brains to accurately... | |
| "I Trust My Ears" Trust, but verify -- as Ronald Reagan said (not that he's any hero of mine). A classic story is an audio person hearing a difference, then finding the patch cords were not as expected, and the difference makes no sense. Especially with speakers,... | |
| Single way or multiway Somehow owners of audio companies always say their way is right, and other people are doing it wrong. What can one learn from that? | |
| The cool factor- who has it? +1 @larsman In the jazz world, I'd include players who bring (or brought) out the best in others. Miles Davis would be cool by that measure, and so would Art Blakey, Ron Carter, Charles Lloyd, and Tommy Flanagan. I'm sure there are many more.... | |
| Magnepan 1.7i vs 2.7i? As a person who is fussy about treble, I would go for the 2.7i myself. | |
| Strategy for upgrading long interconnect cable run I use a pair of 7 m balanced interconnects in my system. None of the boutique cable makers I tried was willing to send such a long cable on approval (it would have to be made up special), so I ordered cables made from Mogami W2549 and Neutrik XLR ... | |
| Need to get off of bluetooth.... looking for a wifi streamer for my budget +1 @2psyop | |
| Need to get off of bluetooth.... looking for a wifi streamer for my budget You might look into the iFi Zen Stream. It retails at US $399 and has a 30-day return period (in the US). I have not tried one, but I've built a couple of RaspberryPi-based streamers and though they were very good to excellent in a revealing syste... | |
| Tidal v. Qobuz -- a different perspective Qubuz will give you a 30-day free trial, and if that's not enough, you can pay for it by the month. Your own experience will be the best way to answer your questions. | |
| Concentration @rvpiano -- In my case, yes. I know others who are more interested in sonic details. While I can appreciate those, I am much more interested in what the musicians might be trying to communicate, and that doesn’t come through if I’m doing puzzles o... | |
| Need Ideas on speaker cables If you locate the monoblocks next to the speakers and use very short cables, the influence of the speaker cable is minimized. That may be enough. Given your setup, I would try a different amp before spending money on wire. The most recent Hypex a... | |
| MBL Insolvent There are many audio companies competing for the funds of the wealthy or more-than-wealthy. It isn’t surprising that not all can survive, especially at this time of economic uncertainty. |