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| Guess who has new speakers in their lab? @mahgister Thank you | |
| The Absolute Sound posts a video about a new product development from Magnepan, but... After seeing the video that OP posted and reading the PDF that I posted a link for, I was under the impression that the "X" upgrade kit would not be terribly expensive. Therefore this description from Magnapan's site caught me by surprise. $400... | |
| The Absolute Sound posts a video about a new product development from Magnepan, but... In case you haven't seen the Magnepan "X" series "premium" option or upgrades, here's a link: X Upgrades | |
| sending signal wireless from Mac to DAC- whats the best way ? Pick up a used node 2i. You can pick them up for 200 to $250. A Node 3 can be found for ~$100 more. You can airplay to them and connect to your DAC via coax. While your at it, you can stream Internet radio for free and get trial versions of Tid... | |
| A listening test of two power amps Much a do about nothing IMHO...sorry. What an incredible amount of trouble to go to to make a comparison between two amplifiers that does not necessarily align with real world sq and whether or not one sounds better to the listener or not. | |
| FYI - QOBUZ SERVICES WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE The time mentioned would have been a midnight..Central time. I just got around to checking at 1:20 AM, and Qobuz is running just fine. Outage must have been short-lived. | |
| Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc. Started out with Spotify... Lower res was OK in car or on a Bluetooth speaker, but the low music quality grated on my ears when listening on my stereo. Tidal was OK, in spite of lossy MQA garbage. For me, Tidal connect was erratic and forced me t... | |
| A quick question on what streamers to consider....... @ketchup +1 | |
| Qobuz Issues? Uptime reported a 31 minute outage today. Uptime report - Feb 8 | |
| Parasound media event @mashif Thanks for sharing! | |
| Steely Dan Aja cover @roxy54 Yes, thanks. Sometimes my sarcastic humor is a little too subtle. @tony1954 Great link/info. Thanks | |
| Steely Dan Aja cover I see a black robe with red and white trim. All these US flag references are a bit nationalistic. | |
| Technics SL-1310 Mk2 I've got the SL-1610 with a Nagaoka MP-200 cartridge. Same motor, platter and tonearm as the SL-1200, except the tonearm mount has no VTA adjustment and it has no DJ'esque features. It's been a great tt for the 4 years that I've had it. | |
| Technics SL-1310 Mk2 The "10" in the model number indicates a European distributed version. It also indicates that the turntable can be used in EU and in the US .... as the voltage is switchable. A plain 1300 is identical except it cannot switch between European and ... | |
| Will audio gear be ok in unheated house @dill "when I leave in the fall for theft worries" - So you are changing your mind about this reason? Your quote left off most of the original sentence. It said: when I leave in the fall for theft worries, but mostly because I am not sure... |