moonwatcher
Responses from moonwatcher
| Streamer only To the OP, you have a very good system. But it sounds like streaming is a "new fangled" idea to you. Perhaps you have a nice vinyl set up or play a lot of CDs. Given that streaming will likely "take hold" and you will love it and its convenience... | |
| Streamer/DAC combinations @soix @vthokie83 @audphile1 thanks for your input regarding the Pontus II -12th and the PS Audio DSD DAC Mk1. That Mk1 is available at TMR for around $1700 to $1800 or add another $200 and get their network streaming card. Very tempting co... | |
| Streamer/DAC combinations @soix thanks! Currently the Pontus II - 12th seems to be the "sweet spot". Might get one, then wait and get the Iris later on. Although, I had the same question as @kmcong regarding the PS Audio DSD Mk1...whether on discount for its much reduced ... | |
| Streamer/DAC combinations @soix If I were to buy a Denafrips Pontus II - 12th DAC, how much will I be leaving on the table if I can't use the I2S connection? Overall, would I be better served by buying a different DAC in the same price range or would I still get a lot of t... | |
| Cd player Just read an article claiming that some streaming services are "contemplating" culling their catalogs, meaning they’ll drop anything that doesn’t get at least a minimum number of views per month - over time. Not all of them are planning this right... | |
| Are You a Swifty? I do have to say that I liked Taylor's "Red" better than Adele's last album - which was totally forgettable to me. And I blame Adele's huge influence on record pressing companies that caused so many other worthy vinyl albums to come out months lat... | |
| Are You a Swifty? No longer my cup of tea. I liked her better when she was a "kid" doing country pop music and using a pitch shifter to stay on key. Now that she’s straight "pop", well, it doesn’t trip my trigger. But whatever. I don’t "get" opera either for the mo... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps Stereo equipment should be something you set up once and very rarely move around, if at all. Do you go to a church or have friends with "children" 30 and younger in good health? Ask for help. Most people would be happy to help - and get the chance... | |
| Dog pissed on speaker @trevanian that's good dog psychology. A dog or cat won't piss or Schiit where they eat. Use the animal's instincts for your benefit. Good idea. | |
| 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... |