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| Tidal speakers in 2015 They sounded pretty great at Cap Audio Fest last month in both the Bricasti room and The Voice That Is room. Clearly candidates for best sound at the show. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Theres a firesale of the Modwrights oppo 105 units It's not odd in that stock 105s sell very quickly when listed. I sold one a while back so I could get a 105D and was buried in inquires. Also, the much more expensive modded 105s would naturally have a smaller market. There is so much changing in ... | |
| Speaker repair near NYC Might be too far, but Bill Legall @ Millersound is a top choice for speaker repair/rebuild. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? It really depends on the quality of the volume control. According to many, analog volume controls using sound better in most systems. Passives too, but the gain issue then comes into play for many. IMHE, usually an active preamp with analog volume... | |
| FLAC, WAV or AIFF question Goofy,Audirvana+ latest versions: 2.1 and later 2.2. When Damien introduced version 2.1, he built in major database functionality that now allows for control of your library without running in the "iTunes Integrated mode". Without iTunes running t... | |
| Folk/Rock choices that are well recorded Rickie Lee Jones: self-titled, Pop Pop, It's Like This, Flying Cowboys all greatPaul Simon - Graceland Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards EcstasyJanis Ian - Breaking SilenceGreg Brown - The Poet GameCheers,Spencer | |
| FLAC, WAV or AIFF question Goofyfoot,Sounds like we are doing similar using A+2.x and YATE for tagging. A+ sounds much better with V2 and without iTunes integrated mode!Still would argue that AIFF is advantageous over WAV just for it's better compatibility with ipods, etc. ... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Cleeds, totally agree "that if you change VTA or SRA, you've also changed the overhang, which can be adjusted accordingly.This is nothing new;".However, Dover's point about the ET2 continuously adjusting to keep constant p-to-s distance as the rec... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Stringreen,Generally, I agree with you, but you are missing the point here...we are talking about a variable that isn't adjustable on any tonearm that I know of. Funny, I haven't seen this particular issue discussed in the last 12 years on audiogo... | |
| Need Help buying headphones and head amps Read headfi.com it's what audiogon is just for headphone listening. Many smaller companies offer the best stuff. Many of the reviewers compare tons of items. The relatively lower costs results in many who build a collection and can compare in ways... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Dover, If you are saying that each time VTA is adjusted that pivot-to-stylus distance needs to be adjusted, that implies most tonearms are poorly designed. Call me skeptical to the notion that ET got this right and everybody else got it wrong. Am ... | |
| What's the solid state amp to buy $2500? How the Herrons working out? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Let's try this a different way then There's no reason smaller Maggies wouldn't work in your room, probably best along the long wall. 1.6s might be a good choice if that's your cup of tea.IMHO, small point source monitors are best at disappairing and throwing a big soundstage. Consid... | |
| Re. Oppo 105D Mgattmch,Very similar to my setup. I use an Oppo 105 as a DAC with a MacMini running Aurdirvana Plus 2.2. I also have a Schitt Wyrd between the mac & Oppo connected with a pair of Audioquest Carbon USB cables. Audirvana+ 2.2 without iTunes int... | |
| Re. Oppo 105D Yes. It's got a good dac and if you use PC w/JRiver etc, it should sound way better than sound straight out of a pc. Via USB it will play most formats including single DSD. Search the archives, so many comments already here about the sound of the ... |