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| Turntables @luvrockin Here's a more affordable option that's close to the 1200G/GR. Until those came out, many in your shoes bought used 1200 or 1210(gray color) and did some relatively affordable mods to greatly improve the sound. These can be done in steps... | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. @bdp24 Great post! That's why I suggested used. Think of it as home audition for as long as you want at marginal cost. If you goof on a match or your priorities change, flip it with little risk. If one assumes that they may not hit perfection on t... | |
| Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i @johnto I agree with @tomic601,sounds like good system matching and setup could be the culprit. Do you have any absorptive panels at the first side reflection points? the second reflection points? Do you have an absorptive rug at the first reflect... | |
| What do you like most? Jazz or Classic? Interesting question, curious as to what prompted it? Violin has been arguably the most prominently feature instrument in classical for hundreds of years, often getting the main melody in orchestral pieces and starring in quartets and other small ... | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. @n80 ,One consideration not yet mentioned is if you are buying new, used or doing any DIY. Where I'm going here is that if you are buying used, some types of components depreciate more, allowing you to get a good balance for your budget by spendin... | |
| Which Songs Make Good Ringtones? Any suggestions on a good free app or website for making ringtones from flac & aiff files? The one I used to use shutdown. Cheers,Spencer | |
| PC+Dac or Streamer @melm Exactly same story in my old place except my NAS replaced a MacMini with external drive. The NAS via ethernet to microRendu ethernet/USB to the same dac was a huge improvement. Friends have had similar experiences with a variety of PC/Mac se... | |
| PC+Dac or Streamer @mgrif104 It sounds like your issue is more of a networking issue than a Bluesound issue. When I moved to a new place where I couldn't run a long ethernet cable like I did before, I switched to wifi operation and because of the distance between au... | |
| Can anyone explain this? Could be a weak solder joint in your cables or cables touching other cables creating "an antenna" and during the swap out you happened to get them oriented just right. The slightest bump of your connection points and it might reappear. Just an edu... | |
| Turntables +1 on the Technics 1200GR. It's built like a tank and is far less fiddly for a newbie than some of the others suggested, especially the belt drives. Some discount Technics as not being an audiophile-approved brand, but with a bit of research you w... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A / Origin Live Conqueror / Koetsu Black Goldline @millercarbon,Great, well-written post! Hilarious and makes your point. I took one additional step to further increase the wife's enjoyment of the music. I upgraded the wife! ;-) Enjoy your setup...and your wife's company. Cheers,Spencer | |
| For the rest of my life Ypsilon or Luxman? Setting aside the sound of the amps, if you want "For Life", then I'd tell any friend that it's an easy choice between:one of the all-time stalwart companies of high end with vast resources, service network and probably a warehouse of all partsvs.... | |
| Watts, and clarity. @elevick Good point! Among lower priced amps, NAD often touted plenty of dynamic headroom as one of the reasons theirs sounded better than others with comparable power output.Back to the musicality aspect of the OP's question, IMHE, better parts q... | |
| Movies employing music in a great way. The CommitmentsHi FidelityI am SamJackie Brown (and many other Tarantino flix)Fun topic...there's a bunch of them. Thanks for the suggestions. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp @cogito1965,Have you listened to setups like described above? If so, what did you hear? If not, well...Cheers,Spencer |