mike_in_nc
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| Bach suites for solo cello-best Tidal or Qobuz recording? Yes, in these times I prefer familiar music, or at least music not too strident or challenging. I'm listening to less Shostakovich and other 20th century composers; more to Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, and Bach.It is striking how much my taste for mus... | |
| Bach suites for solo cello-best Tidal or Qobuz recording? I don’t know that "best" has a meaning in this case. There are various schools of performance, ranging from quite HIP (historically influenced performance) to romantic. What’s best? What you like! Part of the genius of this music is that it can be... | |
| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system? Even better: there are many such formulas, each with its adherents. And each formula is right for someone.In other words, I agree with @almarg on this. | |
| Bryston 7B SST It looks like you've solved the problem. I would also flip the Bryston's gain switch back and forth a few times, in case it's intermittent.(I used a 14BSST for years -- a similar amp to yours -- and it is one of my favorite amps ever. Now I'm usin... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience Janszen Valentina P8 (passive) or A8 (active). They are floorstanding, inconspicuous, provide plenty of bass (depending on positioning), and image til the cows come home. Available for home trial. Unfortunately the Web site doesn’t currently have ... | |
| What do you sit on? The older I get -- 71 now-- the less I can tolerate any chair for a long time. I bought a leather arm chair for listening in early 2014; now I can’t sit in it for 10 mins without back pain. Should I be glad I didn’t pay a lot, or sorry I didn’t pa... | |
| Speaker Cable Terminology Apparently, but I have no idea what. Maybe a post was made, then deleted. | |
| Which USB Re Clocker I used a Mutec MC-3+USB in a former setup. It did improve the subjective sense of imaging and space in the sound. When used with a newer DAC, it did not improve things.So: my suggestion is to make sure anything you try is refundable if you don't l... | |
| Speaker Cable Terminology A pair of cables, one for the right speaker, and one for the left. | |
| Looking for upgrade ideas for desktop system The Sprout 100 has a good reputation; however, I've found that PS Audio gear is better bought used, as it depreciates quickly in the used market.Under no circumstances buy the original Sprout, which had a nondefeatable bass boost of about 7 dB aro... | |
| Can audiophiles detect deficiencies in the hifiberry DAC's? I tried a HiFiBerry DAC Pro+ a while ago in a secondary system. I thought it was remarkable for the $50 price. However, the sound was not as good as through a couple of audiophile DACS (Auralic VEGA, Classe CP-800). By comparison, the HiFiBerry wa... | |
| Roon: is it just a pretty face for browsing music? Mostly, yes. But not just pretty -- functional for those who want to find things in Tidal or Qobuz (which are badly indexed for classical music) or who want to find things in their own local libraries and who haven't made sure they are tagged well. | |
| What's the worst speaker or stereo set-up you've ever seen? Two, decades ago. A San Francisco audio system with Quads in a largely glass room. The apartment was high-end and striking visually, but the stereo sounded horrible. At the Stereophile show in Miami in 1991, B&W was debuting their Nautilus lin... | |
| Dedicated transport or CD player as transport? The new Audiolab transport has gotten great reviews and is about the cost of the CXC. Maybe worth investigating. I have not tried it myself. | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? There’s nothing compromised about wireless if the signal is strong and you’re not using some kind of lossy compression (mpg, Blutooth). Given that, wired or wireless might be slightly better, depending on the quality of implementation in the parti... |