moonwatcher
Responses from moonwatcher
| What was your first record? Think the first record I bought with my own money was Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, then likely something by The Carpenters. Always loved Karen's voice. Then I discovered rock and roll. | |
| What happen to MQA on Tidal? I never got into MQA after reading a paper on it by Bob Carver where he said at best it did a little of what his old sonic holography did (eliminate crosstalk) to better position instruments and voices in the soundstage, but at worst, in later ite... | |
| Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit. @elliottbnewcombjr said, "tell the wife NO MORE SHOES (just for a year)". Uh, a divorce will cost you a LOT more than any preamp. Tread carefully. | |
| Audiogon, meet Buddy Miller. Yes, discovered him and his wife a long time ago. Great artist and guitarist. Actually, discovered his wife first (Invisible Girl), then him. What a resume he has! He's been at an Americana festival called Merlefest in NC a few times. Sounded grea... | |
| Gustard R26 - good but not the one @creativepart said, "And, I didn't want a new $1500 DAC that just was as good as what I've been living with all these years." Actually, that is good to know in many ways, considering the glowing reviews of the Qutest. For those of us using sub-$1K... | |
| Dynamic Range - the golden key to music nirvana? I'm not sure the OP was a long-winded gag or to be taken seriously. But sure, Dynamic Range is very important if you want to recreate the experience of a live concert. The reality is that most of us DON'T do that. We listen at much quieter volum... | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? I've got a Schiit Modi 3+ in the den and a Modi 3E in the bedroom. They do well. But definitely +1 for the Geshelli Labs JNOG2 at double the price. Especially the AKM chip version. My nephew has that in a headphone rig and it sounds great. | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint I agree with @larry5729. I have never understood why anyone would want to put a TV up so high that you have to crane your neck to see it. Not exactly comfortable for watching a movie or anything else. Good luck to you. In only a half jest, I'd say... | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? @macg19 That's expensive, but less than a hearing aid. In the three clinical trials I read about with the Lenire device, about 87% said it improved their symptoms. Now, how "much" it improved their perception of it I don't know. Hopefully your do... | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? @macg19 The only legitimate treatment I've seen undergoing clinical trials is the Lenire tinnitus treatment from Neuromod that got FDA NeNovo Approval, by using bimodal neuromodulation to significantly reduce tinnitus symptoms. Where this sits an... | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? @ddafoe +1 on the Reed Instruments. Is $180 "expensive"? Not if you care about your hearing. That’s cheaper than many spend on a decent set of RCA interconnects. The problem with many of these phone apps is that you have no way of knowing if they... | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? @macg19 Yes, tinnitus is "associated" with hearing loss, but there are other schools of thought as well. My hearing is typical for most 65 year olds, rolling off at 12KHz. Yet, like many, my tinnitus seems to manifest itself as a continuous sine... | |
| Are your listening levels healthy? Doing damage? My experience with a few Android SPL meter apps was that they were garbage. Not accurate at all. Buy a "real" calibrated SPL meter from a reputable brand and call it a day. It should last you a lifetime as long as you don’t leave batteries in it m... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". I thought Jerry Garcia (the Jerry Garcia Band) covered this tune very well on several occasions. Of course, the Grateful Dead covered some of The Band's other songs as well. I think I wore out the cassette tape I had recorded two of Robbie Roberts... | |
| This e-mail has been cryogenically treated @rodman99999 "BUT: there was still a contingent (like here, on AudiogoN), that wanted the universe (and electricity) to always make sense. Of course, it's been widely/scientifically proven: it seldom does." Yeah, there's "science", there's "ma... |