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| Hi-end audio is a big zero I have no problem with those whose wealth is in fact hard earned, but so much of the wealth in this world attained through luck of having been born into it. Unequal opportunity is the fundamental issue. When I add up the cost of my system, and... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl OP is furthest thing from provocation if you get it. Far too many vinyl vs digital threads and posts where individuals become totally unprofessional with personal attacks. | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll I ran class A amp for a number of years, great in winter, terrible in summer. In summer central air kicked in increasing ambient noise floor to a distracting level, 845SET I presently own has same issues. More recently thought I'd give much lower ... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero I suppose I was spoiled in that I had local dealers that were willing to give much time to a young fella trying to learn and without the money to purchase much of the equipment I was listening to. I also had local dealer who sold new and took used... | |
| Hi-end audio is a big zero I gave up on B&M years ago when I realized I was just wasting both our times. I wanted at home demos of a variety of equipment, listening to just the one brand they carried on my list just didn't cut it. At this point I realized I was going to... | |
| RIP Christine McVie Seems like only yesterday she was young, I was young and listening to new releases for first time. | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers I helped out an individual with same problem by placing diffusors in front of tv. In that case we could stack RPG Skylines. | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? I agree, don't have to spend a fortune on streaming equipment to hear differences. I've been streaming for many years, started with most basic, laptop to dac with Foobar, been incremental improvements all along the way. | |
| Uptone EtherRegen @hilde45 I've been in this game long enough to understand and believe the logic of specifications and theroreticals, especially in regard to streaming. And this is gone into in much greater depth over at audiophilestyle.com forum. The arguments go... | |
| Vacuum Tube Break-in @jjss49 So true in regard to listener acclimation period with any new component/variable being inserted into system. This especially true when I'm already contented with system sound quality. My comfort zone is upended when something new placed i... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? Lost my chain of thought here. I agree harshness, sense of hardness can be attributed to streaming chain and/or system. So, assuming one has rid themselves of this and still has fatigue. This is very likely fatigue due to jitter. I eliminated vast... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @jjss49 No doubt! One has to address both noise and jitter in order to get optimal streaming sound quality. In most cases one will have treated noise issue first since more easily addressed with more affordable devices. If still residual fati... | |
| Talk about modems @westborn Just looked at your new modem. The SB8200 has two ethernet ports, one will go to streamer, other to remote control device. Most likely you're going to have to use a laptop as this device, and it must have ethernet port, everything hard w... | |
| Talk about modems You can connect modem directly to streamer, hopefully that modem is Broadcom chip based. The only issue I see is how does your remote or control device see streamer on another network, my smartphone or tablet require wifi. Seems to me you're going... | |
| Do Streamer only devices really impact sound quality? @lollipopguild Amen. The one nit is high level of detail can co-exist without fatigue. This is the plateau I finally surpassed after well over 30 years of trying. Fatigue in the digital realm is caused by jitter, I'm really beginning to believe h... |