smortega
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| help with music? Fleet Foxes. Both of their albums are available on vinyl. Great, timeless music that is well recorded. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. "Dogfight"- set in the mid-sixties. Music is integral to the plot. One of my favorite movies. "Midnight in Paris" (Owen Wilson's character finds romance thanks to vinyl- not to mention a great soundtrack). "Taking Sides"- not a great movie; Furtwa... | |
| Looking for a DAC for the Squeezebox Touch Ronrags, the Wellborne helped knock some of the digititis out of my setup, but it wasn't until I added the Burson that I was satisfied. SB internet radio was particularly improved by the modifications. The SBT is essentially my only source for my ... | |
| Looking for a DAC for the Squeezebox Touch The most appealling thing about the SBT was the quality for the price. My search for the better began with using a Cambridge DAC magic-no significant improvement. Using a better power supply made sense (after consulting a friend who knows more abo... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Well, it's hard to believeSo you get up to leaveAnd you laugh at the doorThat you heard it all beforeOh it's so good to knowThat it's all just a show for you.But when the suppers are plannedAnd the freeways are crammedAnd the mountains eruptAnd th... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Buffalo Springfield- Buffalo SpringfieldThe Doors- The DoorsGustav Mahler- Das Lied Von Der Erde/ Bruno Walter (try to limit listening though as it's so damn sad).Jean Sibelius- 5th Symphony/ Colin Davis. (needed to include as balance to G.M.) | |
| "Best" DAC for a grand or less Burson HA 160D. I was having the same problem with my 2ry system- too bright. I've only had the device for a week so it's not "broken in" by maker's recommendation. Yet already, I'm very happy with the system's sound with the unit in place. At $11... | |
| TOP 5 CD OR LP LISTENED MOST TO IN LAST 3 YEARS ? Leos Janacek-Klavierwerke. Rudolf Firkusny (CD)J.S. Bach-Suites for Cello. Janos Starker (LP)Radiohead- In Rainbows (LP)R.E.M.- Automatic For The People (CD)Kathryn Calder- Are You My Mother? (CD) | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Agree c several on this list- addR.E.M.- Murmur, Automatic For The PeopleRadiohead- In RainbowsJoni Mitchell- Court and SparkDave Brubeck- Take FiveBack to LA vs Dallas | |
| Best USB DAC for 1000-1500? I have a WL Brick V3 that I use with a 2010 MacMini. Initially was less than happy using the combo in a big room and with small speakers (severe digititis). In its present setting and adding Pure Music and a good quality IC, I'm very happy. In ord... | |
| Have you become too jaded with this hobby??? Listen to music in the car much less now; about the only time now is when OPV (the NPR station here) has its membership drive (I'm a member,BTW). | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? A computer, an internet connection, and some headphones and you'll be miles ahead of where I was in my scuffling days. If you want your family to hear the tunes, then a used receiver, speakers and a DAC are the fixed costs. Then you'll have so man... | |
| Has your HiFi changed your musical tastes Furtwangler- old recordings/technology. But the magic's there, and more of it is heard with a quality setup. Which is why I'm into the hardware. | |
| Has your HiFi changed your musical tastes Radiohead- I first heard them when most of my music listening was in a car. Not all that impressed. 18years later, on a high resolution setup, I really enjoy a lot of their stuff. | |
| The most creative word for plywood you know. "glue-lam". In the right hands, with the right glue and the right hardwoods, much more malleable initially and, when the glue sets, dimensionally stable. |