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| Schitt YGGDRASIL vs Bricasti M3 A friend replaced his Yggy(the original style) with the Bricasti and couldn't be happier. I've always been impressed with the Bricasti after hearing them in a number of systems. That's coming from a former Gungnir owner. Yggys now come in multip... | |
| Speaker upgrade recomendations With 32w amp you'll want something pretty easy to drive, which will narrow your choices, but still a number will work. Have you heard any systems that really impress you and lean in the direction you want to go? Naming those might be helpful. ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Thanks for the Cars education, guys! I also burned out on them from too much airplay back in the day, and will do some hunting and dig in. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk Small Faces – Big Music: A Compleat Collection (They needed a better singer! hey, I'm... | |
| Modern "Vintage" Sounding Preamps @greg7 A number of very good comments about parts and upgrade opportunities with the SP-11 and other AR & CJ preamps. If you decide to go that route, you may want to consider upgrades by Backert Labs. They evolved from a predecessor company R... | |
| SGC vs Roon Nucleus @spaniard He wants me to allow remote control into my computer system, which I won't do, for him to have access to the i5 and see if he can do anything about it. Andrew did this for me and fixed my issue in about a minute. I watched/chatted... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Saw The Cars/Derringer/Little River Band on what might have been the Cars first tour as headliner, ~’78-79 at The Spectrum in Philly, or as Billy Joel likes to call it, "The Rectum". It was promoted as a September "Back to School Special" concert ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Thanks @bslon Noted to Shake It Up! Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Murder Ballads Sufjan Stevens – Greetings From Michigan The Great Lake State | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @big_greg Thanks, Greg. I’ll look for Heartbeat City. Yeah, I've used allmusic. Not bad, but the crew here is better ;-) Glad you’re Greg! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ray Brown & Laurindo Almeida – Moonlight Serenade (Jeton Audiophile Legends Germany 2003) The intertwined 'Round About Midnight + Moonlight Sonata is one of the most brilliant mashups/arrangements I've ever heard. 9.5/10 SQ too. If you find it... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bslon Bill, so as the reigning Cars expert, which album should be my third, having just their first two? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Alice Coltrane – Transfiguration Rimsky-Korsakov*, Reiner*, Chicago Symphony* – Scheherazade, Op. 35 Label: Classic Records – RCA LSC-2446 Series: Living Stereo, 45 Series 4 x 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, 1999 | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises @sns Your thorough research will pay off. Sort of building on "measure twice, cut once". Keep us posted! Cheers, Spencer | |
| Recommendations for short tower or bookshelf under 38” tall If you go for Zu, and looks are a priority, be sure to check out their custom finishes and colors. They've done some really cool, artistic and unique stuff. Not everybody's cup of tea, but if you plan to keep them for a long time...Cheers, Spencer | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises @sns With your building comfort/experience, DIY will give you the most performance for the money. In my case, saving time and effort led me to SGC i5 and optical rendu to take advantage of the fibre benefits you mentioned. It works and sounds grea... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sorry for boring everyone with my last post. Too much coffee! Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (Analogue Productions, 2011) Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery – Jimmy & Wes - The Dynamic Duo Sarah McLachlan – Afterglow (Analogue Production... |