sls883

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Where are the front men? (Rant)
Most of the music that I’ve been listening to has female vocalists. One exception is the group Riverside. It’s progressive rock, so if you don’t like that genre, you may not appreciate it. Qobuz has the album Riverside 20 - Vol.1, The Shorts. Song... 
Long XLR Interconnects
I have a larger version of the one linked below. Kinda pricey, but good quality. The shelves are adjustable to any height. You can buy optional end panels, caster wheels, cabinet doors, pull out shelves, etc.   If you order through AudioLab like... 
Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing
@bluethinker same here...   
What were your top musical discoveries of 2024?
Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well Sarah Jarosz - Polaroid Lovers  Carolin No - Carolin No  Angus and Julia Stone - Down the Way Blind Ego - The Hunting Party  Nightwish - Decades  
Better DAC or better Streamer
@knownothing +1. I never cared for a coaxial connection until I got an Acoustic Zen mc2 cable. That made a noticeable improvement. I had used cables by Harmonic Tech, XLO, Morrow, and others.   
Needing DAC Advice
@mikhailark That's great, but you aren't going to convince me that an excellent dac cannot be built around ESS chips.    
Needing DAC Advice
@jsalerno277  I went from a $1,650 r2r dac to a $3,000 chip dac.  Same brand, so it's not really a fair comparison of r2r versus chip dac.  I was worried about losing the favorable qualities of the r2r dac, but that wasn't the case at all.  I much... 
Needing DAC Advice
@wturkey +1 "As with the previous model, the passive mode offers a solid-state flavour with a more transparent and revealing sound albeit with less soundstage and harmonic bloom compared to the tube gain. The tube gain also impacts a more hologra... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Blind Ego - The Hunting Party   
Which Schitt Audio Equalizer operates as a loudness switch for low level listening
If you always listen at low levels, have you considered turning up your subwoofers? I have a Lokius. I bought it with the idea of equalizing old vinyl, but after upgrading my vinyl playback system, I didn’t feel that I needed it. I barely used it... 
Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?
I just ripped several cds to my Innuos streamer because they aren't available to stream.  I've bought a lot of cds this past year. I like owning them and knowing I'll have them if they got pulled from my streaming service.   
Needing DAC Advice
How does the transport and dac sound through your Primaluna if you still have it?  I'm guessing some of your issue stems from your preamp.  Are you using decent cables?  I've used some that seemed to suck the life out of the music.  I haven't he... 
Is anyone here still into live concerts these days?
Most recent concert was Toto at the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City. They were awesome.  A few years back, I went to a concert with two of my boys. I wasn't real familiar with either band, but they kicked ass.  Shinedown and Papa Roach.  A few yea... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@cincyjim Some time around 1979, I went to a KISS concert in Omaha.  Back when they were huge.  I had never heard of the guy that played before KISS.  John Cougar Mellencamp.... I thought, "damn, he's pretty good".  Currently listening to Decades... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Foreigner - Foreigner