moonwatcher
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| 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 ... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. Duffy - I would add her for those who might have missed her. Oh, and it is spelled Rhonda Vincent, with an "h"... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. Great recommendations. I’ve heard maybe 1/3rd of these. (Guess Spotify’s algorithm for finding "similar" artists was pretty good). Looking forward to trying these artists out. For instance, the 2022 Ella Henderson album "Everything I Didn’t Say" i... | |
| BluSound Node and Node 2 Anecdotal reports are well, anecdotal. We have no way of knowing how many units BS has sold nor how many actual problems that are real problems (not resolved by resetting the device and/or the modem router). We are just guessing. If BS is experie... | |
| Blu Ray player versus CD/SACD player. @ianhorseman thanks. I just wasn't sure what the relevance of SACD was these days, but if you can find some used gems out there, and even a few new ones that trip your trigger then good luck to you. I'd forgotten that originally SACD were suppo... |