moonwatcher
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| CD player suggestions... Just to play Devil's advocate and throw this out there...You might consider a Sony UBP-X800M2 Blu-ray Player for under $300 and use it's coaxial digital out to feed an external DAC. Many say since Oppo stopped making players, that these Sonys were... | |
| CD player suggestions... +1 for the Rotel CD11 Tribute in your price range. Looks great. I was torn between that one and the Denon but went with the Denon because I found it for a good price. Nothing wrong with a Marantz 6007 either, but the styling hasn't changed in man... | |
| CD player suggestions... I picked up a Denon DCD-800ne not too long ago in your price range. It has all the features I wanted, a decent DAC, USB input (like the Marantz 6007) for mp3, FLAC, and even DSD files. I can use it as a transport later to feed a better DAC, but it... | |
| Considering Towers in the $3000 range @somebike sounds good, pun not intended. My living room is about like yours and I have to put my speakers on the shorter wall. I added a rug to the hardwood floor and have canvas paintings on one wall and a window with curtains on the other. Acous... | |
| Considering Towers in the $3000 range @somebike good that you have a real world experience then with some 87dB efficient speakers to know they will play loud "enough" for you. I know specs are specs but often it seems subjectively that "tube watts" are weightier than "solid state wat... | |
| Considering Towers in the $3000 range I just did a bit more research on your Cary Audio setup and most likely the Polk R700 might not be the best match. Most reviewers have recommended higher wattage amps for those. They just aren't very efficient. So in the end while you have an exce... | |
| Considering Towers in the $3000 range @somebike how big is your room? We are all making recommendations based on you wanting floorstanders, but then, some audiophiles of late say you can get more bang for your buck (better imaging if that is important to you) by going with bookshelf s... | |
| Considering Towers in the $3000 range @dayglow wrote: " Be careful regarding any online reviewer as the voice of truth. You need to do whatever it takes to research/listen and inspect any audio component you intend to purchase. " Indeed, but other reviewers have said as much. In any ... | |
| Considering Towers in the $3000 range Save yourself over a grand and at least think about the Polk Audio Reserve R700. They are currently on special for $825 each (down from $1100 each retail), free shipping, 30-day trial from Audio Advice, B&H, Crutchfield, and others. Andrew Ro... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. @unreceivedogma no problem. Love Eva Cassidy too....Also whoever recommended Chantal Chamberland get a +1 from me. Note, I think two people mentioned her, but both misspelled it. From Tidal, the above spelling is correct. | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. @unreceivedogma I wasn’t. I was providing a consolidated listing of all those mentioned by everyone up until I posted to make it convenient for people to copy and paste into a Word document or an email to save for easy reference. Then I mentioned ... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. @rettrussell yeah, sort of like Bjork. Her albums are sometimes sonic "ordeals" to get through, but one thing they are not, is boring. | |
| Is there such a thing as a FOREVER DAC/streamer? The length of "forever" is inversely proportional to how old you are. A great DAC bought now will still sound great 20 years from now, assuming the electronics and mechanical devices within it don’t age and change value or lose function over time.... | |
| BluSound Node and Node 2 My neighbor had to replace her refrigerator. It had lasted nearly 30 years. The place she was buying a new one from was honest and told her, "Well, don't expect this one to last THAT long" - LOL. So here we are 30 years removed from 1992 with fa... | |
| Thoughts about the "Cheapaudioman" on YouTube @seanheis1 nearly ALL YouTubers ask for money, so they can keep the lights on and buy stuff to review and then either sell at a loss or give away to patreons of their channel. Nothing wrong with it. Even Steve Guttenberg asks for people to become ... |