oldschool1948
Responses from oldschool1948
| Carpet Killed High Frequencies In My Music Listening Area I appreciate the helpful responses. Since installing the carpet, I've been tinkering with my system setup. I placed my speakers on 1" bamboo butcher blocks so that I could move them easier, and I'm still using the stock Tannoy speaker footers. ... | |
| Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon? @mahughes While what I do on this site is none of your business, I did read the blog. If you have Tidal, maybe your Tidal integration worked different than mine. There is partial Tidal integration, but not all of my playlists appeared in Sense. ... | |
| Has anyone used the new Innuos 2.0 Sense music app? Compared it to Roon? I have a Zenith MK2 connected to a Matrix X to a DirectStream DAC. While I hate to admit it, I've been asleep at the switch and just tried Sense today. I find Sense SQ smoother and more full bodied than Roon. I really like what I hear. If the... | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards Around 1982Technics SL-1600MKII turntablePioneer PL1000 turntableRodec SM200 MixerPioneer SPEC-4 power ampSoundcraftsman SP4001 EQ/pre ampTeac X10R R2Rdbx 224 Type II noise reduction unitdbx 3bx dynamic range expanderOriginal Bose 901 speakers w... | |
| Tell about your experience with your old Audio-Technica SL-1200s.. I bought a Technics SL-1600MKII in 1979. I used Pickering cartridges. It served me well for a very long time, until I bought a 1200G three years ago. I gave the 1600MKII to my son two years ago with some other of my favorite vintage gear; it is... | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? Tannoy Turnberry Tannoy Kensington | |
| How many dealers do you use? Whomever has the product and best price. Not tied to one dealer. I especially avoid those that try and charge full retail.+1 | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? Several years ago, I ripped my CD collection (about 10,000 tracks) to an Innous Zenith MKII streamer. It took me a while! I retired my McIntosh CD player and haven’t looked back. I’ve had no issues playing FLAC, DSD, and streaming via the Zenith t... | |
| Can we talk about Qobuz for a minute I use both Tidal and Qobuz. I started with and kept Tidal because, for the most part, it has more of the old school R&B classics that I like; and I like it's interface better. In my system, Qobuz HiRes sounds a bit better than Tidal MQA. But... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality Streaming on my system, there’s not much difference between Qobuz HiRes and Tidal MQA. Tidal has more of the old school R&B music I like so I use it. I find Qobuz SQ overall better. I also like the Tidal interface better.I’ve long since rip... | |
| What's your dream speaker? Dream speaker: Tannoy Westminster RoyalA dream I can afford: Tannoy Turnberry | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? Moving from a Mytek Liberty to a Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE I saw a very clear and substantial improvement, all other things in my system being equal. Later I bought a PS Audio DirectStream Sr. DAC, it wasn’t as bright an improvement but it is ... | |
| Restored Vintage SS Amps for Sale? @mapman +1I'm taking my vintage Teac X10-R R2R and a pair of 1975 Bose 901's to them for service on Monday. | |
| What is the #1 equipment want currently on your HiFi horizon??? Acoustic treatment and I'm done. | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? SL-1600mk2. I bought one in the mid-80's. I gave it to my son a few years ago, and its still going strong. Another is the Pioneer PL-1000 linear tracking TT. I gave it away about 10 years ago and have been kicking myself every since. |