mike_in_nc
Responses from mike_in_nc
| What Is Most Important? +1 @blisshifi . My mood on a particular day can make the difference between enchantment and . . . disenchantment. | |
| PS Audio BHK 600 Paul is an agreeable guy and really knows how to sell it. | |
| Chord DAVE DAC I would not buy a Chord without auditioning the Mola Mola Tambaqui as well. It omits the flashy but nonfunctional Chord aesthetics. The Mola Mola is designed by some of the leading engineers in audio today, and reportedly the sound is superb. Just... | |
| Dvorak Cello Concerto Search on these streaming services is terrible. I have the recording, and Roon says it’s also available on Qobuz: I’m someone who rarely has a single favorite of anything. In this concerto, I also like Christan Poltéra, a fine cellist: Proba... | |
| Subwoofer RCA Cable @juanmanuelfangioii : Spend the money on music. Best advice yet! | |
| Subwoofer RCA Cable As usual in audio, @koestner , you have received conflicting replies and will have to rely upon your own good judgement about what to do. It’s probably clear, I don’t think much of the magic by which expensive cables work. I call it "magic" becaus... | |
| Fritz vs CSS vs Ryan A nice in-home trial and a great reputation. | |
| Dvorak Cello Concerto If you have a streaming service, you might take a listen to the version by Anne Gastinel. I haven’t listened for a while but remember enjoying it a lot. And "yea" to AW. Gendron doesn’t need my approval. | |
| Fritz vs CSS vs Ryan If some of your options don’t allow a home audition with a full refund if you don’t like them (perhaps minus shipping or service fees), I would strike those off the list. The speaker is not only a matter of taste, it also interacts with each room ... | |
| Subwoofer RCA Cable There is no need for a special cable for subs. If anything, they are less demanding than full-range components. Current delivery is not an issue if you are talking about an active (amplified) sub whose input is a line-level signal. They are driven... | |
| Speaker polyamory -- or, stories about getting a second set to alternate with your primary @artemus_5 - It wasn’t me. I have never been involved with high-performance cars. Indeed, since I moved from North Carolina 12 years ago, I tried to change my user name on Audiogon, but for security reasons, they allow that only by closing the old... | |
| Speaker polyamory -- or, stories about getting a second set to alternate with your primary I’ve practiced serial monogamy in this respect, but if I had the space, I’d buy another pair of speakers. I am now using Janszen hybrid electrostatics; the second pair would be monitors in the British tradition (Harbeth, Spendor, Stirling, Graham)... | |
| Subwoofers and Crossovers. If you are looking at DSP solutions, many of them also have digital crossovers for subs and then the extra channels of DAC that that requires. So going that way, you could avoid the considerable cost of the CR-1. Examples are the Anthem STR Pream... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? A prune is not a vegetable. A cabbage is a vegetable. | |
| Moved from medium attic like room to larger room, everything is too bright Audio companies make a lot of money on audiophiles who don’t address room acoustics, and instead go on endless rounds of gear swapping. You would be amazed what a few bass traps and decorative wall panels can accomplish. The latter can be custom m... |