oddiofyl
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| Oppo 103 DSD to Chord Qutest The 103 will take SACD content and convert to 176.4 or 88.2 depending on player setting. Not sure how it handles DSD media though | |
| "High end" store snobbery I hate audio snobbery... If I walk into a dealer and I think they are sizing me up or don't think I'm a serious buyer I leave. Fast. I value my local dealers, there's only a few left so I try to buy locally. I was looking at turntables and... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? All of the best sounding systems I have ever used or owned , or heard had one thing in common. A great preamp. Usually the most expensive component in the chain. I had a Zesto Leto for a short time and it completely elevated the performance o... | |
| Upgrade to McIntosh Get separates. You will thank me later. | |
| point-to-point or solder to CB: what should I be considering? I have a pair of Quicksilver Mid Monos and a custom 300b amp. Both are point to point wired, simple, reliable, and serviceable. Im having a preamp built too and it is point to point also. My last PCB Based amp had some nasty burns on the PCB ... | |
| Does brand aftercare for used gear make sense? I have had great experiences with small companies. Better than most big companies to be honest. Sorry you lost confidence in those guys I had a custom amp built, it was the best experience ever. It didn't come with a manual, it's pretty str... | |
| SOTA Turntables Really enjoying this Table ,I have a Sutherland KC Vibe on order. | |
| Tube DACs Personally I prefer a DAC's fixed output if it has any type of attenuators. Even better is no variable output at all. My DAC is the excellent sounding LAB 12 DAC 1 Reference. Sure it has no features to speak of other than input selection and... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? As Big Twin mentioned, my listening room is also my sanctuary. It's for me and no one else... Sorry if that sounds selfish but I don't want anyone rapping on my speakers either. My girlfriend has pretty bad hearing so it's lost on her. O... | |
| Conductor Expertise? If you go to the Queue where an album is loaded before playing you can just left swipe any track you want to delete. The others will remain in the play list | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Robbie Robertson 's first solo album and Jack Johnson " On and On" | |
| Buying Service? What DAC is it? Check HiFi Shark often.... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I just picked up a new turntable and was so fortunate to find a crate with a few dozen great albums. Most mint , some new and yet to be played. Just played one of my favorite albums, I couldn't believe it was in there..... Robbie Robertson... | |
| Keeping Track of Vinyl Playback Time SOTA has an accessory for some of their turntables called the Roadrunner. It uses a Hall effect sensor to feed back the platter speed to the motor controller for precise speed . One nice feature is that it also has a counter in it that keeps t... | |
| streaming and audiophile stereo I have a decent digital front end yet I just purchased a new turntable.... ??? I love my Aurender N200 , it was one of my best audio purchases ever it sounds great with my LAB 12 DAC. As Jason Bourne mentioned , it's the provenance of the d... |