osiris369

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Who are your three favorite female singers?
Jill ScottDiana KrallPhyllis Hyman 
Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers?
Dave Matthews - Grey Blue EyesWhitney Houston - Exhale (Shoop Shoop)Quincy Jones - Body HeatQueen - Bohemian RhapsodyDave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a la Turk 
Albums that you listen to straight through / start to finish whenever you put them on!
John Coltrane - "A Love Supreme"Ray Charles - "What'd I Say"Diana Krall - "Love Scenes"Paul Desmond - "Feeling Blue"Tom Waits - "The Heart of Saturday Night"Gerry Mulligan - "Night Lights"Quincy Jones - "Body Heat"De La Soul - "And The Anonymous N... 
Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d
I can vouch for the Rogue Audio recommendations. I have a Cronus Magnum II and it's great! 
Upgrading my blusound streamer
If you like the BluOS software maybe consider the NAD C658 preamp/streamer ($1,650). Same software but an improved DAC plus Dirac Live room correction as an added bonus.I have a Node 2 and I love it. When I do upgrade I'm pretty sure the c658 will... 
Integrated amps with room correction...
The miniDSP DDRC-24 is a great unit. It serves as a pre-amp and DAC and includes Dirac Live room correction. It's has a small footprint. My only knock is that I wish all inputs/outputs were on the back of the unit instead of front & back. The ... 
Mmmm Crow tastes good...
I used to be anti-sub, but knew I was missing out on some good bass. I had extreme difficulty integrating one into my system properly, but eventually managed to make it sound decent enough. But it was still too muddy with poor resolution on the lo... 
How many amps do you own?
I have four:  A Yaqin MC-30L (my first experience with a tube amp - currently not being used); a Peachtree Audio 220SE that I use for digital sources only (driving JBL Studio L890's); a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II paired with a vintage Onkyo Inte... 
Demo'd a few sets of speakers over the past 2 weeks...
I may get booed but I recently purchased a set of Polk LSiM707's bcuz to me they sounded much better than the Maggies, KEF's, Paradigms and Focals I auditioned. The lesson I learned is that more expensive isn't necessarily better. It's a matter of...