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| Amplifier Longevity Question Assuming one maintains amps with periodic replacement of parts and keeping in spec they may have great life expectancy, especially those with point to point wiring. @blisshifi You mention 20-30 years plus the extra 5-10 years with proper maint... | |
| Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? All the time doing research and trying different devices is extremely interesting to me, complexity is fun, I understand this may not be for everyone. And as Cleeds mentioned it doesn't have to be difficult, very nice setup can be assembled via tr... | |
| Why Purchase A CD Player or Transport ? I'd never go back to cd's, and I have well over 2.5K of them. I've found streaming superior to cd's, and this in earlier days of streaming to which I've since made further upgrades. Last two transports I used were Mark Levinson #37 and modded PS A... | |
| Streamer creates a Wow experience Good for you. Good time for streaming, many new innovations and devices coming to market, expect this to continue into future. Will streaming become the de facto mode for best sound quality in the future? I think quite possible based on high level... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? @mitch2 I'm waiting on completion of Taiko Extreme diy clone to experiment with. Initially, build will only have Jcat ethernet card, so used with streamer. Eventually, Pink Faun or Jcat usb card for rendering within server. Should be interesting. ... | |
| Is blasphemous Music ok? This all reminds me of attending Black Flag concert In Pontiac Mi sometime in 80's, same night Pope speaking at Silverdome. I recall thinking how ironic adherents passing the blasphemous adorned with spiiked mohawks, tats, body jewelry, leather o... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito @clearthinker You may or may not be correct on misrepresentation issue, suppose it depends on how expectations of purchasers presented in court. I did mention the psychological bias in my post. And yes, Mofi could lose based on that bias. Psyc... | |
| Roon Core Server Player @dougthebiker Roon is designed to sound best with separate server and endpoint/streamer. I'd expect NUC with Zen as endpoint will be superior to what you had previously. For those running Roon, I've found best sound quality achieved by turning... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? One should also think in terms of PRE server and POST server In order to optimize entire chain. One may in fact benefit from FMC or ethernet filters on both sides of server. At one point I had FMC on both sides, this entailed 4 FMC, all with lps a... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito @clearthinker Is not withholding critical information is in fact misrepresentation to some degree, ultimately, courts will decide this issue. My issue is with what are the harms done to individual purchasers of Mofi recordings? Did suddenly ga... | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? All good comments up to now. I'd only add electrical impedance is critical measure of truly efficient speakers. As owner and modifier of Klipschorns I have had choice to continue with shallow slope crossovers or go to steep slope. Klipschorns ... | |
| Using battery power to go off the City's power grid Doesn't make sense to turn on Giandel after equipment, you know how Chinese based manuals are, something usually lost in translation. I always turned on my Rockpals prior to equipment power up, never had issue with in rush current. In rush cur... | |
| Would you spend you money on modest brand new car or rather buy top notch vintage one? @tannoy56 Seems the car analogy lost on some. You do mention vintage in the analogy, can understand vintage, used and new audio components being mentioned in thread. I have purchased and used vintage, used and new equipment over many years. Vi... | |
| Is optical mostly a waste of time versus Ethernet? Maximum optimization not needed initially to hear lower noise floor, at least in some cases. One could use FMC with wall warts straight into wall, still hear improvements. Nice middle ground optimization would be lps only on second in line FMC, wa... | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? I assumed we were talking about long term comparisons in one's own system. Quick A/B comparison in audio showrooms won't tell much. Don't want to go in depth on this, but I recall doing the quick A/B comparisons back in the day. Nearly every audio... |