moonwatcher
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| Dog pissed on speaker I’d put the speaker in the sun for a few hours and out in the fresh air on a low humidity day. You could cover the wood with a blanket if you want to make sure the finish isn't somehow changed by the sun. If that doesn’t do the trick to rid it of ... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) I have three low-cost systems in various rooms and a "main" one in my living room. I think I can safely say that the low-cost systems sound remarkably good for the price - better than anything I had when I was in college (late 1970s) and in the 1... | |
| Just FYI: Tidal is consolidating their HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers @overthemoon thanks. I'm curious to see how this all goes come April 10th. Looking forward to getting a little more for my money and dipping my toes gingerly into this Sony Spatial Audio stuff just for some fun. I'm definitely more into the "two-c... | |
| Denafrips Terminator 2 bs. ? Funny, I still have an ancient, still working fine, Magnavox CD player with the venerable TDA1541A DAC chip and yep, it sounds pretty good. Seriously, good luck with the Terminator 2. I hope it does what you want. I’m probably going to "tap out" ... | |
| Just FYI: Tidal is consolidating their HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers @tksteingraber I was fortunate I saw an email from them a few months before my account was going to be cancelled unless I "signed up" for their monthly plan - and notified Best Buy I wanted a refund. They went about it wrong. If they wanted to ki... | |
| Just FYI: Tidal is consolidating their HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers @overthemoon curious. What are you looking for with another streaming service that you feel Tidal isn't providing? I want to try Deezer and Qobuz for the heck of it but wish they both had "Connect" apps to make using them easier. I heard Qobuz wa... | |
| New streamer needed Whatever streamer you decide upon, make sure the user interface is easy and even fun to use. If it is a chore to work, you'll HATE it every single time you use it, and eventually you'll find yourself spinning discs instead. If the Aurrender UI is... | |
| JJ preamp tubes - repeated problems Until you get your amp checked out by a reputable technician, all these comments are guesses at best. Blaming the JJ tubes might be correct, or not. As many have noted, poor shipping, handling, and such can damage any tube, even NOS. JJ tubes a... | |
| Humminguru record cleaner It looks like the Kirmuss 'In the Groove' Ultrasonic Record Restorer - Upscale Audio Anniversary Edition (going for ~$1200 now) might be the ticket to a "better" machine that provides the necessary higher power for cavitation bubbles without all t... | |
| Annoying newbie CD/SACD player question @arcam88 some CD players or transports play gaplessly, while others do not. I know all Denon players play gaplessly which is why I bought one. Best to consult the manual or even better to seek out reviews or ask someone who owns one to be sure. I... | |
| on the cheap +6 for any WiiM product. The WiiM Mini (hockey puck design) is reputed to have a "thicker, darker sound" than the WiiM Pro or Pro Plus so I'd choose one of those instead and call it a day. The great thing about the WiiM's are their software. So ea... | |
| Humminguru record cleaner @davey and @aberyclark that's what I'd like to see. A "mid-priced" model offering the higher power of the Degritter without as many bells and whistles. I already have a decent homemade vacuum RCM so I can use it to rinse and dry the records after... | |
| Humminguru record cleaner @lewm whoever told you that was incorrect. Ultrasonic machines are indeed "ultrasonic" unless you are a bat. The cheap ones operate at 40KHz, the more expensive ones at 120KHz. From YourSoundMatters dot com: "The Degritter doesn’t come cheap at... | |
| Volume levels @cleeds +1 This was demonstrated by John Darko on his YouTube channel. Recently remastered digital versions of an album had far less dynamic range than the original LP. Yes as others note, in theory, CDs can have a dynamic range of 96 dB, but tha... | |
| InnuOS Sense 2.6.0. @thyname Tidal "Max" is their streaming service tier that offers at least CD quality (16-bit/44.1KHz) files, and for roughly 10% of their catalog, it offers higher resolution streams at up to 24-bit/192KHz. Like John Darko often says on his YouT... |