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| My "audiophile" weakness(es)...ie: how the item looks, and you?. The listening experience is mostly, but not completely, about the sound. Where you are, whom you're with, what you're drinking, how comfortable you are and a lot of other things contribute. | |
| Amazon HD streaming service ... I switched from Spotify Premium to Amazon HD and find the audio quality clearly better in both my living room and office systems. The catalog suits my needs quite well. My impression is that the better your DAC the more difference you'll hear. My ... | |
| Considering a Raven Audio Blackhawk Integrated for Tannoy Sterlings I have the Blackhawk LE with a pair of Nola Boxer S1 speakers and am completely satisfied after having the a Cayin integrated, Rogue Cronus, Cary/AES AE-25 and Cary Sli-80 F1. The Raven is in a different league, better sounding than any of those o... | |
| What’s the best DAC match for the Cambridge Audio CXC original or V2? My CXC is connected to a Bel Canto DAC 3 by an Oyaide DR-510 coax cable and then a Raven Audio Blackhawk LE amp and Nola Boxer S1 speakers. For me, the combination sounds exceptional and the Bel Canto's excellent ergonomics and flexibility are a b... | |
| Integrated Tube Amps with Subwoofer out? If you do go with speaker level output from the amp to the subwoofer the Raven Audio tube amps have an interesting feature, a pair of speaker outputs with a selectable high-pass crossover at 80Hz or 100Hz that means those bass frequencies are remo... | |
| Looking to identify a cable. How do I load pictures? You also can post your image on a site like imgur.com and put a link to that image in your post here or on other audio sites.https://imgur.com/ | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? Linda Ronstadt as a surprise addition to Little Feat's show at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, '73 or '74. | |
| Now Hear This Yes, I've watched all of Scott Yoo's episodes and loved them. Putting the creation of the music into its historical and physical context is fascinating. Getting to meet, virtually, some very interesting musicians and hear their passion for the mu... | |
| Vinyl collection, now what? Good advice here. One other argument against digitizing the albums is that it happens in real time, meaning you have to be there and paying attention during the full time it takes to play the record, starting and ending the recording at exactly th... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 or Raven Audio Blackhawk integrateds? I have a Raven Blackhawk LE and am in love with it. I've owned other tube amps, Cary Sli 80-F1, Rogue Cronus, AES/Cary AE-25, Dynaco, and the Raven is by far my favorite. But beyond the sonics, the support from Dave Thomson at Raven is the best yo... | |
| SPDIF cable same as coaxial cable? jss49 - The problem with your suggestion is that doing a google search on any subject, audio or otherwise, brings up at least as much bad or confusing information as good. I think it's perfectly reasonable for someone to ask basic questions here w... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? Two pieces -- As edcyn mentioned, my Nola Boxer S1 speakers and the Nelson Pass Amp Camp Amp built from a kit. | |
| 50’ Connection Between Mac and DAC I agree with ljgerens. If what you have is an Airport Express model A1084 or A1264 with the combination optical and analog output, using a mini-Toslink to Toslink optical cable to connect over WiFi to a DAC is an excellent option. Any DAC with an ... | |
| ADD HINGES to existing removable DUST COVER I should have been more clear, it was the character Emily Litella, an old woman with a hearing problem, played by Gilda Radner | |
| ADD HINGES to existing removable DUST COVER That was Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live |