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| Roon and Monterey Try return to prior OS, I never update to new OS until they've had chance to work out bugs. Monterey is reportedly bricking some Macs. | |
| Budget High Current Power Cords @williewonka I assume you still prefer your Helix to the Zavfino? | |
| Budget High Current Power Cords DIY Helix, many recipes, mine uses three or four strands of VH Audio Airlock for hot wire. I've either owned or auditioned tons of PC's in range of $1k-$5k, DIY Helix now the only pc I use in all important equipment.I'd assume gauge of cable is th... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. Oh, oh, Zappa in Joe's garage practicing! | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Good for you, your result is what I'd expect. 005 stands on its own as a high resolution piece capable of presenting performers in room sensation with natural timbre and balanced tonality. At least one comparison review found it at least on par wi... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. Well, there is a difference between early/mid 60's, say '63 vs. '67. Brit invasion era really at it's end around 67. This is the beginning of the flower power/psychedelic era. Brit invasion music is a Top 40 convention, the two or three minute son... | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? @yyzsantabarbara Yes, I'd say server is right up there with dac in importance. I'd rather have decent dac with quality server vs. general purpose computer with better dac. But really both need to be on general par to one another for best performan... | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? @I use FMC post server, just prior to Roon endpoint. Optical conversion substantial improvement to ethernet cable only setup. | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? No easy outs for optimized streaming experience, every single little thing matters! If your system has the resolving capacity, you'll eventually experience this for yourself. | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? Since you're not concerned about extracting financial remuneration, how bout donating them to some charity? Conscious relieved as your not profiting, using proceeds for good cause seems like win win to me. My perception, based on both conscious an... | |
| A Newcomer to Digital Looking to Upgrade My Dac, Tubes? Ideas? R2R dac would likely be your best choice, something from Denafrips, Holo, Border Patrol would be a few right off the top. But don't limit yourself to these, many others may be good choice as well. | |
| Vinylistas and Tubers - One and the same? SET amps and directly heated triode preamp, 90% of time listening to cd rips and streams. Why? Because I hear real live performers in my room with every listening session.I also have vinyl setup and well over 2500 lp's. My preference for vinyl or ... | |
| How to listen /audition at audio shows? +1 tvad, One simply can't account for so many variables. And then we have listener state of mind, we are not in our usual at home listening mode, many distractions compete for attention, hard to disconnect from analytical mode.On the other hand, s... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. And yes, I did like DC5, Bits and Pieces really a garage rock song, heaviosity! | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. Yes, early garage rock was an American thing, and my preferred music at that time. Bands like Beau Brummels, The Seeds, Count Five, Music Machine, Syndicate of Sound, Unrelated Segments, Zakary Thaks, Electric Prunes, Blues Magoos, Question Mark &... |