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| How Good Is Audio Quality When Using An Amp's Bluetooth Connection I've asked the same question and found this to be a pretty helpful explanation of the issues.https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1305-does-bluetooth-really-sound-worse/ | |
| iPhone to USB input in the car... I have a 2018 VW Sportwagen with audio inputs for AUX, SD card and USB A. I normally use an 128GB SD card with a mix of AIFF, ALAC and MP3s for road trips but after reading your message I tried putting the SD card into a USB card reader and pluggi... | |
| Playing flac files on my Mac book Probably the best source of help for problems using VLC on a Mac to play FLAC files would be in the support area of VLC's developer.https://www.videolan.org/support/ | |
| Power Conditioner recommendations? Another recommendation of Furman products. I have a PST-6 in my office and an Elite 15i 7-outlet unit in my living room. The 15i has a readout of the voltage it's supplying and I've never seen it more than two volts off 120. | |
| I need help trying to decide which bookshelf speakers to purchase I'd second atl4love's recommendation of that pair of Nola Boxers on ebay. I bought a pair of the originals and liked them so much I upgraded to the S1 version, sold the originals to a friend with a full McIntosh stack and now he's in love with the... | |
| Spade vs bare wire I've had the best luck with BFA bananas. They have a very large contact area and if they do loosen from repeated insertions it's easy to adjust the tension with a pair of needle-nosed pliers. | |
| Am I considered to be a materialistic person? For me it's both materialistic and hedonistic, it began with the music and the discovery that better gear lets met hear more deeply into the music. The only issue is that I often do have to remind myself that almost none of my friends or family sh... | |
| Help a Newb To Streaming Set up a Streamer and Simplify his Set up I don’t know if this is useful since your requirements are specific and don’t match mine exactly but here’s the setup that works well for me.All my music is on the internal hard drive of an iMac in my office and managed with iTunes, mostly AIFF an... | |
| Buying advice: McIntosh vs SimAudio for Integrated Amplifier/DAC. I don't know anything about the depreciation rate of the two brands, I suspect that McIntosh owners tend to hold onto their gear longer because of its long history as a company, the prestige of owning that brand and its reliability. Personal prefe... | |
| Buying advice: McIntosh vs SimAudio for Integrated Amplifier/DAC. You're not going to get a definitive answer but my experience having owned a number of pieces of both brands and having helped friends who own gear of both brands is that, for me, Simaudio has been preferable in every case. The friend who has a fu... | |
| How to remove Sorbothane feet stacking marks. Another product marketed for vibration absorption is the blocks of cork sandwiched between layers of ribbed black rubber. Those also will stain any finish you put them on. They left permanent marks on my clear maple flooring and the stain seemed t... | |
| Considering switching to Tubes I also can highly recommend the Cayin brand. I bought one after having three US-made tube amps from highly regarded companies and, while they were all excellent, the Cayin sounds just as good or better, is extremely well made and the prices are re... | |
| Well maybe it IS my hearing I've wondered if it would improve the quality of conversations here if the Audiogon site software automatically added a small icon, in the shape of an ear, next to a commenter's user name that, when clicked, linked to a copy of the commenter's hea... | |
| ***Is It Me Or Have Todays Modern Tubes Gotten REALLY REALLY Good*** Who made a tube and where isn’t nearly as important as how the tubes perform right now and the gear they’re matched with. Unless you have the money and the inclination to try all the possibilities yourself doing business with a great vendor is the... | |
| Long shot but looking for the former owner of my new amp Try contacting SMC Audio directly. https://smcaudio.com/When I had McCormack gear Steve was always helpful when I had a question. |