rosco88
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| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Like others here, Apogees .. in my case Slant 6's. Was working in LA for a few weeks in th early 80's and went into a hifi shop, was a pair of 8's being played, blew me away on how good they sounded Couldn't afford them but they had 6's which we... | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II I am also happy with my Node 2i’s which live on 2 secondary systems. I tried one of them with external DAC’s, a Cayin and Arcam II I had lying around. In both cases i preferred the native node 2i sound. I have since upgraded both with a external L... | |
| Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek Rather sad reading this post .. reminiscent of a older Stereonet Supratek post focusing on the evil birdnest and not the sound quality. Seems you either luv’ them or hate them, few in between. Me I like my hifi to sound good and haven’t worried a... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? I run a pair of 40.2's and the the key difference compared to my other speakers (Dynaudio C2 Plats and various hybrid electrostatic speakers inc Apogee 6 and 8's) for my setup up is the full range and dynamics I get operating them at low volume. T... | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good So many in my fav's .. and some more to listen to. Here's a few more of my fav' albums Michael Franks - The Art of Tea America -America 1971 Skyhooks -Living in the 70's Supertramp - Crime of the Century Loggins and Messina - Mother lode Par... | |
| To extend Ethernet to remote location, are Powerline extenders or Mesh systems better? I used extenders for quite a while, but as more and more devices and apps started using the wifi it eventually couldn't service everything, and my streamers were struggling on and off Put a mesh system in and haven't looked back. | |
| How much gear do you own? 'realize it's leaning hard toward a sickness' Definitely, you really need help as I have heard that its a serious compulsive disorder. Maybe a year of therapy would help, good thing is that you will be spending what spare cash you have on therap... | |
| speaker choice for new 20x30 audio room Flooring options, been reading a few articles recently that recommend timber floors .. hard wood is best .. should be easier to clean. Flooring options | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I have 3 vehicles and except for my Golf GTI which has a very nice stereo system i have upgraded the other 2 with Bluetooth players and decent but not extravagant speaker setups. I predominately use Tidal playlists i have made up though on some o... | |
| Matching solid state amps with tube based pre amps I have 2 systems using a valve pre in front of SS power amps. Supertek DHT Cabernet pre with Accuphase A70 power amp driving Harbeth 40.2 speakers. AR LS16 pre with Bryston 4bsst driving Dynaudio C2 Platniums. I like the color that a valve pre ... | |
| Putting it to bed Not sure why they wheel him out ... very sad to see Phil in this condition, prefer to remember him when he could still belt it out. As much as I luv' Genesis I wouldn't go and see him now, too depressing.At Bluesfest Bryon Bay they did the same t... | |
| How long does Class A have? Yeah Sugden .. a big fan .. P and C 51’s and also 2 integrated in the Past. They are energy efficient as they do multiple tasks. Amplification and heating in 1 unit, how good is that !!! Perfect for cold climates, though lets not mention hot locat... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread I acquired a 2nd hand Cabernet DHT middle of last year, I am extremely happy with the unit, it replaced my Ayon Auris which is also a nice pre-amp. It came with Emmission Lab 45M in the output which are good but i have been tube rolling and now r... | |
| Advice on a streamer I have 2 Bluesound Node 2i's on different systems which are great bang for buck. I also have a Lumin U1 mini on my main system but you would require a DAC. For me there is a difference, more detail with the Lumin. The suggestion of a Lumin D2 is... | |
| Can the need for novelty and change be mitigated by rotation? I so enjoyed the prose displayed in some of these posts. Wonderful lads.As one that also has had a long journey with many cycles as funds became available I too like variety. Accumulation of ’nice’ components over the last couple of cycles has mea... |