sls883
Responses from sls883
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report October Project - The Ghost of Childhood. Actually, I’m streaming it, but I ordered the cd on Bandcamp tonight. Not the cheapest, but no resellers have it. It’s a signed limit edition. | |
| Anyone own the Topping e70 Velvet? I just ordered one I streamed with my R26 using Audirvana software and the sound was really good. There is a small monthly subscription fee, but you can subscribe month to month, so it doesn't cost much to try it. | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? @billstevenson My son is a young audiophile. The only music he owns on recorded media is what I’ve given to him. With current trends, that's not likely to change. I have no idea what I’ve spent on cds and vinyl. And 8 track tapes and cassette tap... | |
| USB Cables: beginning the rabbit hole @audphile1 I got a good chuckle out of that one. 😅 | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? VR-2 are probably 20 years old if I'm not mistaken. I have a pair of original VR-4 that I'm hanging onto for my son. I also think that you need to upgrade your receiver before the speakers. What are you using for a phono cartridge and phono p... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS My dac has four ESS9039SPRO chips and it's not at all edgy. I absolutely hate bright, harsh, and edgy sounds. My tinnitus probably doesn't help. It replaced an r2r dac which are typically warmer and less bright. One of the things that I like abo... | |
| "The room can totally wreck, or make, a system" I agree 100%. I've had a system in a number of different room sizes, shapes, ceiling heights, etc over the many years that I've been involved in this hobby. In some locations, I could hear the issues. Wasn't smart enough to do room treatment. My ... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS I think ESS chips get a bad rap because they are used in a lot of inexpensive dacs. I had a SMSL VMV D1SE dac with ESS chips. A nice dac for $700. I went to a more expensive r2r dac and it was better. I went to an even more expensive dac with E... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @immatthewj I saw John Cougar Mellencamp open for KISS. Maybe 1979? I'd never heard of him and he was really good. Papa Roach opened for Shinedown several years ago. Both shows were awesome. | |
| Pure Silver Wire I have three or four pairs of inexpensive pure silver cables. I wouldn't describe any of them as bright or harsh. But, none of them are as good as my Black Cat Silverstar 88 cables. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding | |
| LoFi If I could jump into my purple Super Bee, pop in an 8 track tape, and ride around drinking beer with my friends, Tim and Alan, that would be heaven. Unfortunately, they both passed at a young age, but I still have those memories of cranking tunes. | |
| Gustard X30 DAC I have not had any issues with my X-30. One of the YouTube reviewers did a 6 to 8 month follow up on his review and he's had zero issues. | |
| Gustard X30 DAC I've successfully emailed Gustard and they always respond. It sometimes takes a day, or so, due to the time difference. You might email them. I purchased mine from Aoshida and they are responsive. You might email them. I was told that they ha... | |
| Balanced vs RCA preamps My Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL tube preamp has one balanced input. The rest are unbalanced. I asked LTA if there was any benefit to using the balanced input. They said it would depend on the strengths of the connected device. My dac has both bala... |