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| Need help choosing a new CD Player I love my Rega Apollo. Both the sound and the form factor, with a pop-up door rather than a mechanical sliding tray (one less thing to break). Review: "As with other Rega products—their entry-level tonearms come to mind—few other audio components... | |
| Your Favorite Sounding Power Amp, $5000 US Retail max. @tomic601 "i am a junkyard dog hiding inside a diplomatic robot" LOL 😀 | |
| Your Favorite Sounding Power Amp, $5000 US Retail max. @wjob re "Van Alstine DVA M225 monoblocks - ~$3400 for the pair. Factory direct made in the USA. " I read that review and was intrigued. The reviewer is an audio recording engineer and an experienced high-end reviewer (he put them up against ... | |
| The Audiophile Community Has a Problem: Part Deux The Saga Continues? I have observed a broad lack of civility on social media, keyboard warriors and trolls (often posting with pseudonyms) who are rude and aggressive beyond belief over even benign comments. I just left that audio site which does all the measurements... | |
| Is Pretty Good Good Enough? Listening Habits In The World Of Streaming Services. I have 600+ CDs ripped to my (SGC) Roon music server, fed into a microrendu and then into my DAC (not an MQA DAC, so I get only the first unfold via Roon). I have A-B-C’d playing CDs via my Rega player (good unit) vs streaming the ripped CD, vs s... | |
| I2S music server for Denafrips Ponuts The Wyred4Sound server has an I2S connection. https://wyred4sound.com/products/music-servers/ms | |
| Correct ear alignment oldhvymec 😂😁😅 | |
| More expensive = better? honashagen I used to have a DNA-1 for 20 years and it died. Wonderful amplifier. I made the terrible mistake of not keeping it to be rebuilt, because the latest amp mods that SMc is doing, including their "gravity base" system, is said to yield e... | |
| NORDOST SORT FUT VS. ISOACOUSTICS GAIA http://www.criticalmasssystems.com/productPages/CenterStage.html | |
| Preamp shootout: Linear tube audio, Modwright, etc. I’m interested in this ... I have had an interest in the LTA preamps for some time. There are some reviews out there which rave about them (the MZ3 and the full preamp). I have never owned tubes, and am mildly obsessed with the idea! | |
| a remarkably basic question about Roon Roon. Is. Wonderful. I wasn’t sure I would like it, and now I can’t imagine not using it. It is so much better, imo, than the interfaces/apps for Tidal and Qobuz. It’s like Wikipedia merged with Tidal/Qobuz, where you have artists, albums, discog... | |
| Best SS Amp - Pass Labs X350.8 vs. Luxman M900u vs. Ayre VX-R Twenty @riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook You think AYRE is easy to resell?? As somebody who owned multiple Ayre amps I can tell you that you are sadly mistaken if this is your belief. Why do you think this is? I've seen an Ayre integrated and a... | |
| darTZeel CTH-8550 MKII integrated Amplifier-review! Oh, to have the dough for darTZeel. Haven't heard any, but every review hs been stellar. | |
| Replacement for current speakers suggestions bogiedr1 re "Diabetic for 39 years, Cardiac issues, (massive MI in 95, double bypass in 05) and the latest is stage 4 cancer, no remission possible!" Godspeed man, and I salute you for a positive attitude and not quitting. I wish you the best.... | |
| Do We Have New Software? @oldhvymec you’re a funny guy! 😁 |