rbstehno
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| Oppo 105 and Hegel H160 DACs Where do these guys come from that indicate that all dacs sound the same and you need to see specs that will tell you which dac will sound better?you don’t need to see any test results to know what sounds better, you have 2 ears that will tell you... | |
| Speaker Placement - When it's perfect! IMO, how can you get the best out of your equipment unless you have a perfect tuned room, which IMO, is a dedicated audio room with the right dimensions and with room treatments. Living rooms or rooms that have openings on 1 side and not the other... | |
| Dealers hijacking the discussions We are all guilty of this in a way. When somebody opens up a thread asking for opinions on piece ‘a’ or ‘b’, how many times do you have people write in saying that piece ‘c’ Or ‘d’ is better? These replies probably come from non-dealers but they c... | |
| Wilson Sasha 2 Pre owned? I would also suggest listening to other great speakers in the $20k range. I do like Wilson speakers but I like others as good or better, like the usher BE10 or BE20, Revel Salon 2 or Studio 2, Raidho, and many others. Personally, I would buy a use... | |
| Mid grade Integrated amp choices If you like tubes the rogue Cronus magnum 2 with the k120’s is a nice integrated. I moved away from the Cronus and went to using Hegel integrated amps. I started with the h100 but was a little light on power for my Usher’s. I moved up to their top... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? Randy-11, I did just that but did you know that granite attracts lightning? I would disagree that Quads and Harbeth are the best $$ can buy. I would also disagree that the loudspeaker is the most expensive piece of equipment you purchase. Quads ar... | |
| Open Floor Plan Listening Room You might be sitting in a NULL spot. I use the 1/3 speaker setup and have used the 1/5 setup in the past. This means placing the speakers 1/3 of the room length from the rear wall and my listening position is also 1/3 from the wall behind. Since y... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? I’m not saying that cds can’t handle playing music, most do just fine. When you read from a hdd, depending on the quality and speed of the hdd, you read many more MB per rotation, probably more MB than the size of the song. When you read all of th... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? Ripped cds sound better than the original cd. IMO it is much easier to read and fix any errors when the hdd is running at 5400 or faster rpm than at 300 rpm. If you look at Tidal master, you can get hi-res albums not just your 16/44 variety. Some ... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? Loomisjohnson-who says you need a computer screen in your face? My computer is 100 ft away from my dedicated audio room. Right now, i’m Shuffling between 34 albums of Paul Hardcastle which is a mix of ripped cds on my computer and from tidal, usin... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? Don’t let people tell you that Tidal is inferior to vinyl. Not all vinyl is perfect or always sound the best. I have heard Tidal MQA 192 that sounds better that the vinyl equivalent and I have some vinyl that sounds better than MQA. Also, if you l... | |
| Wilsons are the best speakers in the world Damn good speakers when paired with many different kinds of amps. The best, there is no best, mainly because NOBODY has listened to every speaker made. Most people have only heard most of these speakers at shows where most rooms SQ is mediocre at ... | |
| Spotify vs. Apple Music vs. Google Play vs. Tidal: Which is Best For the best SQ tidal is it. As for the interface,I use roon, also a no brainer | |
| Streaming vs traditional Why is there all of this theory talk about mqa vs hi-res vs red book? It sounds like a theory cable discussion where a guy with some electrical engineering background says that in no way in hell a cable should sound different than another. MQA has... | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers Einmenschi have also played drums for over 55 years and from your list, I would only pick Mitch mitchell and Jon bohnam for very good drummers. If you want the very best, I would say Mike Portnoy. He has won dozens of best drummer awards, been ind... |