simao
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| Want to add vinyl to my system. Agreed. My entire vinyl rig now (Nad C558, Clearaudio Maestro V2, Schiit Mani) costs less than a single Manley Chinook pre. I spend my vinyl money on good vinyl (although I did just send in my Hana SL to be retipped). I've come down from a VPI H... | |
| Great song by the Clash | |
| One answer to an oft-asked question. I sift through the New Releases on Tidal each Friday throughout the genres and indulge the platform's "Daily Discovery" feature. Found many new artists as well as established artists I hadn't listened to before. I like keeping up with music to a... | |
| Leaving tube amps on. Here's an older but still relevant discussion/elucidation. In essence, minimize power cycles. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tube-amps-leave-on-or-turn-off.22078/ | |
| Audiophile frame of mind @cfa88 I'm sorry, but I reserve the right to make any judgment I want, including labeling an ostentatious and unneeded $41K grill as such. Any world in which dropping $41K on a grill is seen as inexpensive is so far out of touch with the majority ... | |
| It's the Cicadas! I've been screaming for sex for years now, but my wife always says it's the cicadas. | |
| Audiophile frame of mind @grislybutter Oooooh. A mere $41K for the Kalamazoo? That's like half price of a Constellation Audio Centaur 2 500 amp! Way too cheap for my taste. @cfa88 No - $41K for a grill is not subjective. It's expensive. Once you start using oligarch-aud... | |
| Can you tell the difference between a $200 and a $200,000 guitar? @soix @garebear As a fellow drummer, I found that the type of wood really makes a difference only in the studio setting. I find that the hoops and the heads make the most difference and when you're playing live and Amplified setting the type of wo... | |
| Sam Ash closing @soix interesting. I had thought it was the other way around. | |
| Streamers under $1500 I've been streaming Tidal through my Oppo 105 using mConnect for a few years now. Fantastic sound and presence. | |
| Sam Ash closing Just the very name - "Guitar Center" - is old school. I mean, I've given them thousands of dollars over the years, but I feel the age of guitar-oriented music is and has been on the wane for a while. Coupled with the large-volume low pricing of Sw... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? I don't know if I would characterize either those models as particularly small. I mean, compared to some of the high-end behemoths they are but if you're looking for a small floor stander, you might consider something from totem or silver line or ... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? I have owned both. However, I'm thinking that both are too large for a bedroom system, especially with the high quality monitors both manufacturers make. The Adagio juniors are fantastic and offer the same sound as the adagio's. The m126bes paired... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) I love my system. Schiit Raggie2; Reference 3A de Capos; NAD C558 tt with Clearaudio Maestro V2 and a Schiit Mani phono; Oppo 105 and Schiit Gumby DAC; various Acoustic Zen or homemade cables. All bought used except for the Ragnarok. This was... | |
| Lawrence Audio? Cool. I'm always dubious when after a big ad blitz the company goes silent. |