patrickdowns
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| Why so many angry audiophiles? Amen. Social media seems to bring out the worst in some people, who become keyboard warriors. I see it everywhere. "If you don't have something good to say..."I love a good debate, and often there is no one right answer. I love learning from other... | |
| what is the advantage of having a Roon core that's not on your computer? I specifically didn’t want to rely on a computer (and have it on all the time) for my Roon Core, and so waited to get a server/streamer that could do it. I considered several, including Wyred4Sound and Innuos (one box solutions), but decided on th... | |
| If you stream music from the internet, I can't recommend this more highly I have the SGC sonictransporter and microRendu, and wondered if I should have upgraded to the optical. I'll read up on it... sounds good! | |
| Not Thrilled with Vandersteen 2CE Sigs - where is the first place to work on? newer vandy's clearly have more high end energy... some surmise this is a commercial decision to meet modern demand for more perceived 'resolution' - others feel it is due to richard still voicing the speakers himself, his loss of high freq hearin... | |
| Not Thrilled with Vandersteen 2CE Sigs - where is the first place to work on? Thanks tomic601 ! I would love to hear your V7's. | |
| Not Thrilled with Vandersteen 2CE Sigs - where is the first place to work on? Tomic knows Vandersteens! tomic601 I had 2CEs for many years (formerly driven by a McCormack DNA-1 deluxe amp and passive linestage) and loved them so much I replaced them with the newest version, the 2CE Sig III. I have heard many great speakers ... | |
| 2021 audio system wish list @douglas_schroeder I'm glad you're on the mend. 340,000 dead aren't so lucky. What a terrible year.Stay safe in 2021 everyone. The vaccine is coming to you soon if it hasn't already. | |
| Best bookshelf speaker? The Watkins Gen4 is one I’ve been tempted to do a home trial on. Recipient of The Absolute Sound’s 2020, 2019 & 2018 Editors’ Choice Awards and their 2017 Golden Ear Award, and the price isn’t too high. $2500 iirc. " Watkins Stereo Gen Four:Bi... | |
| RIP Tony Rice NY Times profile from 2014 ... excellent.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/magazine/tony-rice-guitar-hero.html | |
| RIP Tony Rice Blue Railroad Train https://youtu.be/yhI-4Agmax4 | |
| RIP Tony Rice He's getting a lot of appreciation on Twitter. I have listened to his records with David Grisman for a long time ("Tone Poems" is one). Many say he is the King of flat-picked flattop guitar, and changed bluegrass forever. He lost his voice in the ... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? Focal Stella Utopia EM Loudspeakers (pair) Regular price $97,499 ... | |
| KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way @KENJIT never disappoints. :) LOLThe engineers at KEF have a lot more work to do before they can impress a master audiophile such as myself. | |
| Why do I "need" Audirvana, Roon or the like versus just Tidal App? " How Musicians Make Money — Or Don’t at All" (2018) ROLLING STONEhttps://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/how-musicians-make-money-or-dont-at-all-in-2018-706745/ | |
| Why do I "need" Audirvana, Roon or the like versus just Tidal App? Here is a deep-dive into payouts by streaming services.https://soundcharts.com/blog/music-streaming-rates-payouts#amazon-napster-and-tidal-the-top-3 |