oldschool1948
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| Looking for an all-in-one just-add-speakers streamer for my son to take to college +1 on AudioEngine. I used their A5+ powered speakers in my home office for years with a Raspberry PI Logitech Media Player streamer/music player. That combination sounds surprising good. I think their powered speakers would also work well with ... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation +1 @noromance Have you rolled those 12AU7 s? @marktheshark Try some Tungsram NOS 7DJ8 tubes in your BHK pre amp. I use them in my BHK Pre amp and BHK 250 power amp. In my system, the stock tubes sound thin; the Tungsram NOS 7DJ8 tubes sou... | |
| Streamer with decent app For <$3K you can find a very capable streamer with CD ripper. Innous has a range of streamers at various price points. I use my Zenith MKII with 2TB drive to stream Qobuz and Tidal, and play my ripped CD collection. The Innous Sense app so... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? +1 @rcm1203 | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation @veerossi I’m a big fan of PS Audio as a company, and have really enjoyed my BHK preamp. My preamp, DAC, phono pre, and power amp are all PS Audio. I really like the sound of my system. Having said that, the BHK is a hybrid preamp with a tube ... | |
| If I rip all my CD's to flac files do I still need a CD transport? I ripped my CDs to an Innuos Zenith MKII. My CDs sit on the shelf and will likely stay there. I sold my CD player and haven’t looked back. | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? To use i2s, I placed a Matrix X-SPDIF 2 between my Innous Zenith MKII streamer and PS Audio DSD DAC. Streaming over a Wireworld Platinum Starlight HDMI cable as opposed to a Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 USB cable, the Matrix X-SPDIF 2 provided ... | |
| Used PS Audio Items I purchased a used out of warranty BHK preamp. After a few months, the left channel went out. I shipped it to PS Audio. They replaced a fault board and put in new stock tubes at no cost and paid for the return shipping. Their customer support ... | |
| Appropriate Apple table for Roon An 11" iPad Pro 2nd generation with 128 GB and magic keyboard works well for me. | |
| Making speakers “disappear”….. I have a small "L" shaped listening room; thus, I have a near field setup. My room is 11'-5" wide; long wall is 28'-2"; short wall is 15'-7". My speakers are 2'-5" from the side walls; 4'-0" from the front wall; 6'-10" apart; and toed-in about 3... | |
| Bose 901 VI flat? To parrot others, you must use the Bose EQ. I purchased a used pair of Series 1 901s in 1972 because the owner said they sounded flat. He wasn’t using the EQ. At the time, I used a Pioneer SPEC-4 power amp, SoundCraftsman Pre Amp/EQ, and dbx 3b... | |
| getting into streaming Take a look at the Innous product line. You can rip your CDs to the Innous streamer, and it comes with an excellent music management app called Sense, which is free to use. Or you can configure it to use Roon. Years ago, I purchased a Roon lif... | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? Before I retired, I remodeled my man cave. As part of that, I sold my McIntosh system and gave away my beloved 1980's system and began building my retirement system. My man cave has a dedicated listening room; a pool table area; an area for my H... | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align Blues Delight - Slightly Hung Over Roberta Flack - The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? +1 @dinov +1 @waytoomuchstuff I've listened to mostly soul and R&B since the 60's; during that time, I also enjoyed some soft rock and contemporary jazz. Lately, I've spent time discovering blues and more jazz. I've never been a fan of ... |