rhanson739
Responses from rhanson739
| TIDAL Lossless Streaming Service Signed up with Tidal yesterday, running the OS X app off my Mac Mini to a Directstream DAC.I'm impressed. Not quite as good quality as my library, but certainly satisfactory+, and I've already found and heard a wide variety of new music that makes... | |
| Mac mini v server Mitch,Glad you brought that up.I neglected to mention that I use an Empirical Audio Short Block to knock out the power leg of the USB cable. It makes a difference. | |
| Mac mini v server I'm running a 201x (can't recall exactly) Mac Mini that was modified for a linear PSU by Mojo audio. It made a HUGE difference in quality of sound.The PSU has a split cable; one fixed cable powers the Mini, the other removable cable powers a 4TB A... | |
| Tinnitus ~Tinnitus is made worse by caffeine and alcohol... dammitall.Timrhu mentioned driving with earplugs. Working past my aversion to most things Bose, I recently bought some Bose QuietComfort 20i noise-canceling headphones. They are, in a word, outsta... | |
| Tinnitus Shortly after I got involved in higher-end, I had my hearing tested because I thought there were issues. Yup. High frequencies on the left ear ain't what they used to be.Someone suggested to me that left-side weakness was due to us, in our younger... | |
| Bluepearl Can't help you much with the rock/metal aspect, but I have a fairly new pair of 2wq subs, and I love them, especially with the variable crossover -- which came in handy. Different settings, different responses.Playing blues, rock (not metal), orch... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream I recently installed the 1.2.1firmware on the DS and find the results to be remarkable. It really is a different DAC now, better than before by far. | |
| Pinback a band that needs your attention Meh...While not disappointed, neither am I impressed. Thanks for the heads-up, though. | |
| Best HiRes/lossless format and why? There's a lot of information out there already.I chose AIFF because it's uncompressed. While ALAC, WAV, and AIFF are all 'lossless' formats, I figure there's less system overhead when it doesn't have to decompress ALAC. If I have a special album, ... | |
| Followup-Magnepan 1.7s in a 10x13' dedicated room? Brownsfan -Thanks for your post; I found it very helpful.I upgraded not long ago from old 3.3/Rs to Maggie 3.7. Along the way, I wound up replacing my entire system and treating the challenging room.I'm still dealing with 'brightness' issues. In t... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Yes, Charles1dad -"... to each their own."I was stunned when I brought a demo unit home, a highly vaunted preamp worth $13K or so.It clobbered the music. We tried and tried to like it, but simply couldn't listen for more than 1/2 hour.This was run... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Ozzy said, "I posted my actual experience with dealing with Steve."Actually, no. You were having a terse conversation with Steve within this otherwise useful thread. I don't believe that you objectively reported on your experiences for the benefit... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD FWIW, I've worked with Steve for a couple of years now, and have always found him responsive, fair, and above all, very knowledgeable. Are we best buds? No. Do I appreciate his insights and presence? Absolutely. | |
| Transparent Cable Upgrade? After trying various ICs, a local dealer loaned me a set of Reference MM2 interconnects in order to try a tubed preamp.Hated the preamp, but loved the TAs enough to buy a set. They fixed a lot of things wrong.Worth it? I don't know. I cringed when... | |
| Amp question for Maggies Spectron Musician III works for me on my Maggie 3.7s. |