moonwatcher
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| Thoughts about the "Cheapaudioman" on YouTube I've watched him near the beginning of his channel's launch. He does a good job just evaluating gear based on what he hears. Most of it sub-$1000 stuff, but he occasionally does "better" items like the Wharfedale Linton, ELAC Uni-Fi, KLH Model 5, ... | |
| Why does rock concert sound suck? There are many reasons rock shows generally can sound awful. For one thing, and the most important one is that most of these arenas are not designed for sound quality at all. They are echoey, sound smearing, godawful places of zero acoustics. All... | |
| Comparing external DAC to CD player DAC PCs and MACs are generally terribly electrically noisy devices. They weren’t designed for high end audio at all. Like others, I suspect your MAC being used as a streamer via USB is your weakest link here. You might find streaming even via an iPAD ... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? @soix yes, please let us know if you find a solution to some of the iFi Zen Stream’s issues. At it’s price point and the better fidelity reviewers have noted over the Bluesound Node used as a streamer only, it would offer a great bang for the buck... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? When a iFi Zen Stream has far more issues with operation and glitches than a $79 WiiM Mini streamer I think it is incumbent upon iFi to FIX their product or stop selling it to unsuspecting customers and wait until they can come out with a "MK. 2" ... | |
| Vinyl goes green! @heretobuy had it right. Vinyl LPs are mostly recycled vinyl today. I have no use for any "biodegradable" albums. I intentionally want my albums to last 100 years or more. I hope there's a chance my relatives will be playing them well into the f... | |
| Where do you want your system to go when you go? I have ONE great-nephew into music. I'll probably bequeath it to him if he has a house in a few years with room for it. If not, I'd rather it go to a local record store. They could use it "in-store" to play stuff for customers or sell it to stay ... | |
| B.S. Node 2i brick (yet another one) Just wanted to echo that the Zen Stream might not be the "answer" to the Node issues. Many have mentioned that it has terrible Wi-Fi connectivity that is often flaky (even with a very strong signal) or even if hardwired to ethernet. Another iss... | |
| How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music? @theaudiomaniac I just wonder if and when the current infatuation with singer-centric pop music will fade? I listen to some of it (it’s unavoidable), but have moved on to jazz, electronica, jamband, Americana, classical and other genres of music.... | |
| How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music? @theaudiomaniac yes, New Wave was a neat off-shoot genre. I loved those sounds. I still love legitimate rock and roll and even a little Metal. Many YouTube channels out there say you CAN find rock music still being made today, but you'll have to... | |
| How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music? MTV did change what younger people wanted in "music" on August 1st, 1981, creating an outlet for bands that LOOKED (and sounded) good on TV. But as others note, rock music started becoming pompous and self-important in the 1973-1977 years. And a l... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Oh, you mean a Crown XLi 2500 isn't "audiophile" grade then at $595. Guess not. Seriously, over the years as far as this hobby is concerned, I've been perplexed by this "push" to Class D. What exactly does it offer at the end of the day that A ... | |
| Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? My 2cents: Streaming is great and only getting better as you go up the food chain. Having said that, actually owning music on CD or vinyl means no lawyer, record label, or even the artist themselves can take it away from you. I also note that o... | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? @wolf_garcia that Schiit Bifrost 2/64 multibit seems like a good alternative to the Ares II at a roughly similar price point. I’ve heard others mention it having better quality textured bass than the Ares II. Heck, I’ve heard a few mention that th... | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? All this is a good reason Bluesound should make a streamer only (call it the "Point") without a DAC and knock off $100 from the price. I guess they are afraid it would cannibalize the sales of the Node. Sad, because everyone raves about their U.I.... |