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| Truly Balanced Cheaper Preamplifiers? Schiit Freya + one of the most overlooked features is that when you used the balanced outputs Freya will convert unbalanced inputs to balanced going out. It is also what they call true balanced not just xlr that many people think is balanced and i... | |
| Schiit - shipments stopped? I ordered my second Aiger and it was delivered in the time frame just as the site stated.The thing with Schiit you need to understand they are in the business of making quality equipment not marketing and holding the hands of people who buy from t... | |
| Storage Device Recommendations First check your external power supply. I had same issue with a G drive external that would power on but not work just made a clicking sound. A tech told me to buy an upgrade wall wort power supply and it has worked great ever since and that was 2... | |
| How old are you? What I tell my kids when they ask. Dad how old are you? Dirt! | |
| Music streamers I to have a laptop set up for my streaming. I have an iFi usb filter and external dac with balanced outs into pre amp. I have no intention to change the structure of my set up. It sounds great and is dead silent between tracks. I feel the laptop s... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Floyd-wish you were hereBlack Sabbath- sabbath bloody sabbathQueen-Night at the operaAC/DC-Powerage Stevie Ray- Texas FloodTull-Thick as a brickVanhalen- first albumDoors-LA WomenFloyd-The wall | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound? With you we finally have someone in the forest to answer the question!I wish! My wife can’t tell the difference between music played on her cell phone speakers or“ ... | |
| What do you take when demoing new gear? We have a dealer here that will bring the audition to the buyers home. This is where you will hear what it really sounds like. Most shop’s worth their weight will have room treatments in place so of course it will sound good there. But you will no... | |
| 100 W Tube Amplifier Malfunctioned Electrical issues are just like water it will always go to the path of least resistance. Could have been that the one amp had a weaker transformer than the other and just needs to be replaced under warranty. It could have been a surge but that wou... | |
| What kind of music do you like to hear the most? My go to is blues with loud distorted guitar. Stevie Ray and like artists Then guitar instrumentals Gary HoeyBuckethead and like artiststhen classic rockall artists | |
| Where are the cheap home streamers? Like you said most people already have a laptop that can usb into a dac.the other item to check is the IFi Zen blue $150 that is Bluetooth with many digital out options. Can support hi res audio formats easy connect and will store memory for conne... | |
| Nobsound springs - load range I went to a granite fabrication company and had them cut pieces that fit my components. Granite is a very dense natural stone that dissipates vibrations. I have placed very sensitive instruments in the component to dude the vibrations when playing... | |
| Should I use long interconnects, or long speaker cables? Richard Vandersteen has actually tested this theory not just offered an opinion. His results are shortest speaker cable you can possibly run. If you need long runs make it the interconnection cables to components. | |
| The cost of LP's and CD's - an observation This was my exact thought in Best Buy the other day. When cd’s first came out I was still buying albums due the cost difference. Now it has done a 180 and don’t know why. IMO the industry must feel that us old farts who still have turntables must ... | |
| Network streamer that works with Android and Pandora Also if you do not want Bluetooth with iPhone you could buy the camera lighting adaptor and plug straight into the zen blue. |