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| Law Of Diminishing Returns? I consider myself a stereo enthusiast vs being an audiophile. The main difference? Budget. I've been in this hobby since the early 70's and have had many different components over the years. I had to sell my prized stereo during a contentious divo... | |
| getting into streaming My amp uses the same DAC chip as the AQ Dragonfly (I forget which color). It's a decent enough DAC chip for my needs. The amp allows for Digital Coax, Toslink and has a USB input, as well. I am using a desktop computer which is capable of 24/386 f... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? Back in the late 70's, I had a pair of JBL L-166 Horizons that I bought at an employee discount of $500. (about $1700 in 2023 dollars). They were amazing, at the time, being driven by a Sansui AU-717 and other upper end, mainstream source devices.... | |
| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? I also find some older recordings to be light on the bass output. Especially true on some older LP's. I find that simply raising the frequency of the low pass filter and turning up the gain on my sub captures what's missing. | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? I used to sell audio in the heyday. The mainstream companies like Marantz, Pioneer and etc., seemed to save their audio goodness for their separates. They all made some halo products that to my ears were noticeably better sounding than their recei... | |
| Previous Ownership...does it matter to you? There are several retailers, in my area, that specialize in used equipment. They generally have service departments and only sell equipment that would be rated a 7/10 or better. Their prices are also somewhat higher than online or private sale. I ... | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? Human beings like to classify stuff. I think the word "genre" is just French for classification. So much modern music is a blend of genres. Modern R&B has many elements of Electronica. I hear Jazz infused Hip Hop. Even some Country has element... | |
| Made in USA My only USA made product are some Grado Headphones and a 23 year old Velodyne subwoofer. | |
| Symptoms of UN-CLEAN power I had all of the sound issues listed in above comments plus my house is old with 2 phase, ungrounded circuits. I purchased a fairly inexpensive Panamax conditioner and the previous grounding problems (slight current running on metal faceplates, so... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey A factor in my audio journey is system synergy. At one point I had an Arcam amp paired with Paradigm speakers. It worked because the Arcam had a laid back presentation with the forward sounding Paradigms. They complemented each other. When I upgra... | |
| Audiophile sound quality from a more "mainstream" company? I was using a NAD 3020 as a preamp with an early PS Audio Power Amp (can't remember the model) in the late 70's early 80's. Great phono section and the 80 WPC amp pushed any speakers I had. The 3020 was utterly unreliable but I fortunately worked ... | |
| Using streaming as a main source ---DSD, FLAC, MQA Streamers and DACS mlsstl - Thanks for the informative reply. I agree that a well engineered recording, whether analog or digital, does make the biggest difference. I also appreciate the discussion of bit rate vs sample rate. | |
| Using streaming as a main source ---DSD, FLAC, MQA Streamers and DACS I was a fairly early adopter of streaming. My mistake was buying a low-ish end Denon streamer around 2012. Denon no longer provides support for various streaming platforms on that old unit, so it became an iPhone playback unit via a Firewire cable... | |
| Aftermarket headshell leads I bought some Amazon OFC Leads, with gold plated connectors, to update the leads on a vintage Philips AF 877. The head shell pins are smaller than standard. I had to carefully pre-crimp them. The original leads had corroded connectors and stiffene... | |
| SPDIF Coax cable recommendation? I recently purchased a 1 meter Pangea Premiere SE demo from Audio Advisor. I can't remember the price, but it was under $100. Well made, flexible and a major improvement over an okay Monoprice coax that preceded it. |