moonwatcher
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| Has anyone here had any dealings with Tekton, particularly their subwoofers I see them advertised in Stereophile but never heard any since you can only buy direct. A coworker got a pair of the Mini Lore Monitor speakers to give to his son for Christmas in that bright blue finish for him to use in his garage. My friend is... | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC The architecture of a DAC can matter too. Many on here have bought 8+ year old PS Audio Perfect Wave DACs from The Music Room, or direct from PS Audio, and say they sound great for the money - even compared to new DACs costing about the same. They... | |
| Streamers and software Hopefully whenever they roll out a "QOBUZ CONNECT" for streamers, most of your problems will go away. That's one reason I started with Spotify then switched to Tidal when it became apparent that Spotify had lied and were NOT going to offer lossles... | |
| Streamers and software Just playing devil’s advocate here. Your post made it sound like you were happy with the Node’s sound just fine, especially after installing a LPS, and it was working perfectly with all your Favorites on Amazon, but for some reason you switched to... | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! @impaler you want to get that junk off the record. The mold release agent residue can increase surface noise and mask some detail. I generally clean new records before playing them. @vitussl101 maybe so. But I’m more than happy with the results I... | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! Look at all these comments and go to the sites recommended for more in depth discussion about cleaners and such. I was where you are now: Trying the manual spay and wipe cleaner something like GrooveWasher. It was leaving gunk that required me to ... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh It is sad for those who care about getting the best picture quality, just as we care greatly about good sound. Even today with "fast" Internet, streaming of movies is lousy in quality compared to that from a well-done Blu-ray disc. Just compare t... | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? @asvjerry brand new records can have a significant amount of mold release agent on them that can cause surface noise. Always better to clean them before playing. YMMV. I generally look at the surface of the vinyl to ensure it has no bad scratche... | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters Thanks for the recommendation. Americana (Gillian Welch, et al, is my thing aside from jazz, electronica, and ambient.) | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? One thing to consider is that audio memory is fleeting. Unless you are able to switch quickly from one set up to another and have them be volume matched to within 0.1dB, making a comparison with any veritas is difficult at best unless maybe you a... | |
| a resonance in my left ear As @willcycle conjectured, you may have a mechanical issue with your left ear or bone structure around it. Now, why certain DACs with their presentations cause differences, I have no idea. All I know is that I had a similar resonance in my left ea... | |
| Eversolo, can I do better? As others note, why blow a good chunk of your money buying a streamer/DAC that has had a good portion of the money used to create and voice their DAC when you don't need one assuming you have an external DAC that is likely better than any in most ... | |
| Happy Thanksgiving to All! Happy Thanksgiving to all and happy listening! They say a little wine can make your DAC sound better. Worth a try - in moderation... | |
| Enough is Enough Well, if they told you, "Oh man, your system is fine. You don't need to help me send my kids to college by buying anything from me!", they might be telling the truth. But that isn't likely to happen. I've come to the same conclusion watching all... | |
| Bluesound icon vs Nad c700 Not out yet I think. But soon. Bluesound had to up their game because they were being eaten for lunch by lower cost options from WiiM and Cambridge, so they did. By all accounts, the new Node Nano, Node N132, and Node Icon are steps up in audio qu... |