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| Need advice/opinion in choosing Vandy 2ci or Thiel 1.5 Having owned both 2Ci's and Thiel 3.6, I also thing the Vandys would probably be a safer choice for this case. Easier to drive with tubes, a more forgiving tonal balance allowing for compatibility with lower cost amps and the fact that the company... | |
| Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics Like any topic, it all depends on how much you want to dumb it down on the spectrum from peer-reviewed white papers at one end and Twitter posts on the other.With so many variables at play I don't think a simple warm-cool linear scale is enough to... | |
| Audirvana Studio is hung up on "Loading First Track" Amarra and JRiver are two of the better alternatives if you're determined to run from your iMac. If not, IME you'll get far more musical joy and far less UX frustration moving from Mac/Audirvana to a Linux Core(Roon Nucleus, Intel NUC or in my cas... | |
| Considering ditching 5.1 for a soundbar; suggestions? @hilde45, I recently faced a similar situation and share much of your perspective. IME, the sound quality from all the sound bars I heard demoed greatly underwhelmed. I was surprised that they’ve grown so in popularity given the huge red flag soun... | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… @redwoodaudio & others, one thing you could try that might be therapeutic is entering your music media into a collection on discogs.com.I've just completed this project which kept me busy for a few months, doing a bit most evenings. While ini... | |
| Jax2 (Marco P.) Marco was a friend I never met; His adventurous spirit always came through in his posts. Here's to fast rides and fast tunes for Marco. Cheers, buddy, we'll miss you!Spencer | |
| Vinyl Buyers: The Premium Price Vinyl v. Cheap Vinyl Ratio Until recently I bought ~ 10 used originals / 1 new release or reissue. Lately, the Tone Poets, Blue Note Classic Series and other ALL analog reissues have me leaning in. IMHO, the success of these series and similar are the greatest trend in the ... | |
| Adding a Turntable Mat You want to replace the original mat with something that's same or very close in thickness. Otherwise, you're changing VTA, which may be more audible than the mat material's impact. On a high quality table, you should hear differences in all of th... | |
| Out of Their Wheelhouse Genius @three_easy_payments, great points! But, I still think it's a fun exercise to call out some of those first dips of the toe into freezing water. @bdp24 Yeah man, Dylan going electric is a wonderful example that had tremendous impact. Cheers,Spencer | |
| System building; a meditation @whart You've got a knack for prompting thinking and shared knowledge. That's a gift, buddy! Cheers,Spencer | |
| How to get into high end digital? (Feeding a DAC) "I am already running a NUC for the NetFlix streamer, and another for Linux so I am familiar with them. (& thanks for the links - I’ll give them a whirl) I guess I come out of the NUC on one of the HMDI ports? And into the HT-AVR/Pre?"Cool. Jo... | |
| Ric Ocasek dead at 75 My apologies, @tvad ! | |
| Thoughts on moving from a 1200G to Sota Saphire or above Tough question comparing the arms! The SME has been considered close to world class for many years. The Technics arm is new and sold only with that table, I think. We know from the EPA series that Technics can build a great arm when they decide to... | |
| System building; a meditation Fantastic thread with so many angles to consider!For me, some of the keys include:- Aspirational reference points- Room/gear and gear/gear matching- Step-by-step improvementsAs more specifically articulated above, more goosebump moments is what I'... | |
| How to add DSP to Audible Illusions Pre Yes, that's how to connect. Following your other thread, if you go to a Roon solution, DSP is built in and this device may not be needed any longer. Just a thought...Cheers,Spencer |