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| Thorens TD 165 Speed & Belt Setup Questions Wow, @oldhvymec, that's some good sh*t! thanks. Do you happen to know a good source for a dustcover? This table has the "Frankenstein bolts" on the sides for the cover with the spirally cutouts. I was surprised to see them well north of $100 on eb... | |
| Advice needed re: new CD player purchase Reliability and for parts, as they say in sports, "The best ability is availability" are important considerations. Since you last shopped this category disc drive demand has crashed harder than a Keith Moon cymbal. Bryston's 20 year life maxim tip... | |
| Best DAC+Volume Control under $1000 (used) The Mytek and RME are good choices if you generally like a more detailed, sorta analytical, solid state type sound. Personally, I've never heard a digital volume control that would satisfy me, even those on five-figure gear. My preference is more ... | |
| Ethernet Cables FWIW, I've been told by a top digital audio gear manufacturer "I don't recommend cat8 because it can cause ground loops. Use unshielded cat 6". Cheers,Spencer | |
| What are Your Favorite and Most hated Record Manufacturers Don't know how I missed this thread. Most of the big winners and losers have been called out. Love the list from @spiritofradio. A couple I didn't see:Great: Acony (Gillian Welch & David Rawling's labelThe Tone Poet and Blue Note Classic ser... | |
| A Denon compact system with Mission speakers, from the past, and my past. Mission 70s were my first really good speakers. Drove them with a little ugly NAD integrated that always got my toes tappin'. We're proud of Tito's here in Austin! They do plenty of community support including sponsoring independent radio and plen... | |
| DAC better than Denafrips Pontus II @jjss49 An interesting point about I2S in the Denafrips line, I just saw a review of the new Terminator2, it had 3 different i2S inputs to account for all the variations out there. Perhaps that will trickle down to other models in the future. Kind... | |
| Qobuz app button — I’m an idiot Because it's an aspirational goal! ;-) | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? @dbphd I'd be shocked if the Rendu/Ayre wasn't best of these options. A bit of a stretch but when I owned an Oppo 105, a microRendu crushed it and I'm sure the QB9 will do the same vs the Oppo's DAC. YMMV. Side note, the JC1s will be a mighty beef... | |
| Qobuz app button — I’m an idiot @soix, you know that pair of wine glasses? There's a couple kissing in there too!I'm late to the party, and just about to subscribe. I'll think of your post whenever I see the logo, lol. Cheers,Spencer | |
| < $400 USB Cable Contenders Late 2021 @erastof, thanks. Please tell me more. How would you describe the strengths/weaknesses of those two? Have you compared either of them to any of the others on my original post? Cheers,Spencer | |
| DAC better than Denafrips Pontus II I asked myself the same question, @colpgmrguy, the only one that seemed equalish in value but different was the Chord Qutest. Based on everything I could read, plus my own listening experience with other higher priced models from both companies, I... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Kenny Burrell - Guitar FormsBrubeck Plays Bernstein / Bernstein Plays Brubeck | |
| < $400 USB Cable Contenders Late 2021 @lalitk thanks, any insights or comparison of it vs. others? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Recommendations for Speakers that can be used close to the rear wall. +1 LarsensOr a used pair of NHTs, also made for placement on a wall. Cheers,Spencer |