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| Jazz for aficionados As for afrobeat, yeah that's definitely owned distinct style. It really started to come about in the early '90s with salif keita and Yusef n'dour. Although you could argue that babatunde olatunji was also at the forefront. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Can we stop the ankle biting over musical genre definition? I mean, if it's good music, it's good music, and jazz is a pretty large umbrella. | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright Update:I replaced the Belden 804 cables with Acoustic Zen Silvers and rested the Oppo on four Nobsound Silver/Aluminum spring pods. Result: the sound is more focused, more resonant, more in-depth. Definitely not as bright as before. Streaming Domi... | |
| The cost of LP's and CD's - an observation I distinctly remember new CD's, at their height in the mid-2000s, regularly costing $18.99 or so | |
| Zu audio How would you compare the Zu sound with Spatial audio speakers? | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? @dweller Totally agree - those chimes are amazing.@schubert Yes, such a beautiful tone poem. Absolutely sublime. | |
| Synergistic PHT... any other PHT heads here? Ordered the Black/Green combo. Tried both separately with a small but discernable difference. Then put Black Widow on the headshell and the Green Dream on the arm near the pivot point. Much more wide open soundstage. Petty's Wildflowers and the Re... | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright Question: Checked out the Cocktail line and read up on some of the reviews. But question: What if I have no interest in ripping my cd's? Like, what if I wanted to spend under 2000 on a streamer I could just run Tidal or Quboz through? | |
| What player to stream Amazon HD with? Checked out the Cocktail line and read up on some of the reviews. But question: What if I have no interest in ripping my cd's? | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright @ivanj That's one thing I've been done yet, has plugged my Oppo into my upstairs system / TV / and play with the filters there. | |
| Mo-fi Ultradeck owners - popping noise from speaker upon power off This is pretty common. I forget the electrical reason for it, but when you have a signal feeding from whatever source, be it digital or analog, into the amp, then when you turn off that gets looped back and get a little crack at the end. The lower... | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright Thank you all for your comments. To recap:1. The Oppo’s DAC is its weakness and I should look for an external DAC2. The Oppo’s DAC is quite good and can’t be bested unless I want to spend more money then it’s worth.3. The Oppo itself is a gem of a... | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright @jayctoy that's a good call. | |
| My Oppo is a bit too bright @jafant That's a good description of the Oppo's sound. Just a bit too bright and smooth. As @soix points out, I've invested much, much more in my analog rig than in my digital end. | |
| Slight hum coming from preamp/amp Pretty true. Most electrical thingies emit some sort of acoustic noise, especially amplified by speakers. Don't worry about it. Enjoy the music |