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| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? Yes, and that holds for any genre. I’m a big Steely Dan fan, but I won’t listen to their earlier CDs or stream on my system — too compromised in too many areas (will try the vinyl though whenever I get my TT up n running again). If I wanna listen ... | |
| Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources Just read some impressive stuff on Ice Age power cables, especially their upper range OFC line that’s still well within your budget, and I believe they offer a trial period so that’s definitely what I’d do. Heck at this price you could get a PC f... | |
| New Review on AricAudio amplifier & speakers He said he just submitted it so probably not published yet. | |
| Illumination …….this great but how many companies is Rick going to start and close ? I guess we will need to wait and see . Fair point, but at least when a cable biz goes under people who bought them don’t need to worry much about repairs or getting replace... | |
| Apple Music streaming vs "direct" connection Switch to Qobuz or Tidal. Apple doesn’t seem able to get outta their own way when it comes to music. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? There again, in the late 1980’s when I was buying CDs they were $25CDN, which an inflation calculator tells me would be $56CDN today, so used vinyl seems a but more of a bargain! @dogberry CD sales have fallen off a cliff — down 96% from the pe... | |
| Looking for recommendations Congrats! These cables look very interesting. Like the reviewer I use Acoustic Zen cables (all but PCs), and especially the OFC products sound like they do a lot of what I love about my AZ wires for a lot less. Their OFC power cord is now high ... | |
| Free Tip for Jumpers @bill_k You’re correct — I misread the original post and thanks for the correction. My bad and apologies to @daveyf for my mistake. I still do highly recommend trying jumpers along with bi-wiring if you swing that way. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? Right, but I didn't mean that. I explore new music on youtube too. Not in CD or hi-def quality tho. | |
| Repeater/extenders are evil! That’s interesting. I’ve often read running hardwired from an extender sounds better than using Wi-Fi, but this is the first comparison I recall between using an extender and going direct from the router. Definitely food for thought, and thanks ... | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) Sorry, I meant to say Shindo not Shinzo. Damn spellcheck. | |
| Great Interview- I don’t know if they look down high-end audio as much as, just like with the majority of the general public, they just don’t give a damn about it and thus remain ignorant about it. I know and have played with many musicians, and only two had decen... | |
| Free Tip for Jumpers @daveyf This involves using jumpers while simultaneously using true bi-wired cables. Not sure if that was clear. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? That's one problem with digital - nothing to do with it but listen. That’s not really true — I spend many hours exploring worlds of wonderful new music/artists I’ve never heard before, and then there are all those great playlists I need to go t... | |
| MQA....again. MQA sounds very much like the turntable debate. I don’t get this analogy at all — Venus and Mars to me. |