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Responses from sfar
| How good is your system Yes, but shouldn't the first question be, "How good are your ears?" | |
| What happened to Von Gaylord Just went to http://www.vongaylordaudio.com/ and it's working fine. | |
| Clean component connections Agree that acetone is an excellent solvent but be aware that it will instantly dissolve a remarkable number of things. If you use it be extremely careful to let it touch only the metal parts of connectors. | |
| Vindication at Last! austinbob -- Yes, analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog. It can be done, but the frog dies. | |
| MacBook Pro Playback distortion I've never had any problems with playback from my MacBook Air or previous Mac laptops. Which audio output are you using with the MacBook? | |
| Reasonable but not outragious interconnects If you don't want to build your own there are a couple of good choices, Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 are about $40 for a 3-ft. pair. https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htmSignal makes good, reasonabley priced interconnects.http://www.signal... | |
| Looking for my first DAC @curiousjim -- The Project-ject Pre Box DAC replaced a Simaudio 100D, which I'd always been happy with but, as happens often, I was curious about the latest changes in DAC technology. The improvement was substantial, better soundstage and a more '... | |
| Looking for my first DAC I agree you could mod the OPPO and that might serve you well for awhile but think there are some good reasons for a separate DAC. Transports in disc players fail, they always do eventually. My experience has been that as player models change so do... | |
| Looking for my first DAC A few months ago I bought a Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital DAC for my office system and have been extremely happy with it. Stereophile just released their 2019 list of recommended components and the Pro-Ject DAC was included in their A+ list. At $399... | |
| Dick Dale Here's a full story about Dick Dale's life and death.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/18/i-have-perform-save-my-life-medical-bills-kept-rock... | |
| Ask the local curmudgeon (me) anything related to tech or liquor. :) Maybe this could be applied in some way to preferences in liquor. A friend who lives on the Texas Gulf Coast is fond of saying, "There are two kinds of beer, warm beer and cold beer, and I like both of ’em." | |
| More Cowbell Favorite? Maybe the Stones "Honky Tonk Women" | |
| More Cowbell Go to Spotify and do a search for 'cowbell'. Up comes a list of 257 songs that feature a cowbell. | |
| Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000) I think an issue you'll be dealing with regardless of which speaker you audition is that the headphone and speaker listening experiences are inherently quite different. Neither is better, they're just different. You often read discussions here abo... | |
| Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000) Yes, give the Kestrels some time, they're a remarkable value. Since you're searching by brand name the two that have repeatedly impressed me in terms of long-term satisfaction me are ProAc and Devore, I've owned a couple of models of each. |