moonwatcher
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| Phono Preamp Selection +1 for the Schiit Skoll ($399) +1 for the Moon LP110 v2. ($750, a bit out of his $500 target price. Older models of this used to be $600. Perhaps look for used). | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma "Purists" are idiots. Unless you know exactly the volume the mastering engineer was playing a track, and have your room set up EXACTLY the same as they as they did with EXACTLY the same speakers, amps, and all associated gear, then I don’t care if... | |
| Qobuz +1 to @sns Use one of the apps he describes. I used "TuneMyMusic" to transfer all my playlists, favorite albums, and tracks from Spotify to Tidal a couple years ago. Worked great and also offers the option of saving it as .csv files that can be op... | |
| Battle of the Older DAC @vthokie83 how would you describe the bass of the Denafrips Pontus II DAC you have? Is it on the "smooth, diffuse" end or on the "solid, punchy, and textured" end of the spectrum? R2R DACs are generally well regarded for tonality, imaging, and sou... | |
| HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover Nice, but I'll keep using my tried-and-true Milty Zerostat 3. When used properly (and carefully) it works fine for me here in NC. I usually only worry about static charges during the cold winter months. | |
| Battle of the Older DAC Nothing wrong with many of the options outlined by others, but well, there's a LOT of DACs out here now compared to years ago. If you can believe this guy, the Geshelli Dayzee DAC, maxed out with the Sparkos or the Burson V7 Vivid op-amps gives a ... | |
| Best streamer, don't want Roon, don't want a screen, A DAC is OK but not necessary Pretty sad that you already have a great streamer in the Auralic Altair G2.1, but it has no digital outputs. That sux. The Holo Audio May DAC has two I2S inputs. While the USB is obviously a good way to get digital data into it, I'm sure you might... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. Just a wondering thought. Since we all agree this industry is being supported by a bunch of long in the tooth guys, not all of this gear being marketed will ever be sold. So, what happens to it? I mean like how many Klipsch, Fyne Audio, Tannoy, Sp... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. In 30 more years, most of us will be dead. Then will the main discussions on forums similar to this be a bunch of old farts discussing how much they loved playing certain video games and all the intricacies they discovered along the way of playing... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Most of these are well above my price range, but I am interested when you finally finish your comparisons where the LTA stacks up in this list. Keep having fun. | |
| Any owners of Schitt Bifrost 2? I would just ask yourself some hard questions. Do you get "upgrade-itis" often? If you get the Bifrost 2/64 you could use it a while, maybe later sell it or repurpose it for use in a headphone rig (if that sort of thing interests you). The thing... | |
| How to set up volume control on a DAC without a preamp +1 to @ivickery Note that Tidal recently had a bug that would ramp up volume to 100% when playing in shuffle mode. Just seems risky to rely on any software for volume control instead of good old reliable hardware. Be safe. "Version 2024.09.04 Re... | |
| Is Recording quality the real culprit? Album quality is of course hit or miss, depending on who the recording engineer was, the producer, the mixing and mastering engineer, and the label. Ironically most young artists don’t have a clue and go with the flow of whatever those with "suppo... | |
| What is your "holy grail song" that you cannot find? There was a song in the early to mid-1980s on MTV with a video. It wasn’t the "best song" or anything, but it always bugged me that I can’t find who it was by. All I remember is a snippet of lyrics, sung by a girl, "My color is red, tears fill my ... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Will be interesting to hear how the Linear Tube Audio Aero stacks up against the others costing 2X or more its price. Most reviews I've seen of it have been favorable. Have fun. Take your time though. Such comparisons can be difficult to ascertain... |