moonwatcher
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| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama I didn't watch Erin's review because that particular model of Tekton speaker held no interest for me. But overall, any review that Erin does is objective measurement based first, then he listens to the speaker BEFORE looking at the data to make a ... | |
| Speakers replace or improve? I would suggest replacing the Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge. I love mine (it was an easy step up from the Red), but I already had a "warm" system in my den with an old Polk Subwoofer. The Blue is known for not being a "warm" cart. Others on here with ... | |
| Streamer only One thing people seem to ignore (correct me please if I am wrong) is that to use the "better" clock in your external DAC over the one in a "cheap" streamer, you must use asynchronous USB or I2S, otherwise the clock in the streamer is doing the "dr... | |
| 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... |