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| What combo would you choose and why I'd run the Sim I3 into the Loreleis (great, under-appreciated speakers!) and try the subs w/them too. I'd stack two lovesacs, because from the little I've seen about them, I'd working on the assumption that your ears would be pretty low relativ... | |
| Turntable @sheridanmartinj @mijostyn is an extremist (in a good way 😉) and obviously didn't see your $3K budget. But he does raise a good point that the Eclipse/Condor can be added later when budget fits for that. As a Nova VI owner, I almost jumped on a ... | |
| DAC? how much more $$$ to get a significant improvement over Bluesound Node? Any of the better $800-$1K DACs would be a significant upgrade of the Node's DAC. If you go to ~$1800-$2500 range, you're in a different level for many of the manufacturers. There are tons of threads even just this month of people describing the p... | |
| $1,500 phono upgrade worth it? @dill +1 @ecrotty Unfortunately this situation isn't so straightforward, as it should be. RFI, including FM signals often find their way into low level analog signals in phono stages. Your hiss could be from unoptimized gain or load setting as D... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Decemberists - The Crane Wife | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @td_dayton +1 Money Chica You might enjoy this Money Chica - Artist of the Month Oct21 | |
| Top 5 Most Influential Companies in 2021 As I follow the big 5 Youtube Reviewers it is more apparent every year that payola is alive and well. @chorus Who dat? Cheers, Spencer | |
| Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears Micheal Crichton wrote some early novels under a pseudonym. In one of them the character goes thru an unlocked door after his friend doesn't respond to the doorbell. He finds the friend sitting on the floor in a lotus position, motionless, turned ... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... Hey @alvin1118 ! Thanks for providing such clear instructions. My Pontus II firmware update via Mac was easy-peasy! Finally, it's possible to update the firmware via a macOS. One of the most wanted features! USB MCU v3.12 is the latest and gr... | |
| Newbie Power Amp HELP! (BAT) VK200 Power Amp Yes, that's a great price for a VK200 in working condition! Cheers, Spencer | |
| Vote for Your Top OP'er One Only Please ! +1 @lowrider57 I vote for Tammy aka @admin Cheers, Spencer | |
| Top 5 Most Influential Companies in 2021 After reading the title, my thoughts went immediately to the other end of the supply chain: Apple Spotify The Big 3 record companies Sony BMG Universal Music Group Warner Music Group These labels can make up almost 80% of the music marke... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? TOTL Ventures powered by Wavac monoblocks made my jaw drop at CES a number of years ago. The newer ones are probably equal or better. Or maybe 30 pairs of Tektons? Cheers, Spencer | |
| Need help understanding USB cables +1 @thyname Going deeper down the rabbithole, a few manufacturers have two versions of a particular model, one with/without the power line. Those whose DAC doesn't need the power line sometimes report not having it lowers noise. Other cables hav... | |
| Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears Rickie Lee Jones version of Marty Balin's "Comin' Back to Me" on Pop Pop |