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| New York City Audio/Hifi Bars and Cafes Not listening bars but… If you’re still there and have a free night, to me, the perfect evening is a round of beers at Blind Tiger Ale House on Bleecker. Then a pizza pie from John’s across the street. Then walk to the Village Vangaurd for a show.... | |
| Help Select an True Bookshelf Speaker NHT SuperZero or SuperOne. Inexpensive, compact, not rear ported. | |
| CD Player: Vintage or modern ones? Hi there. I use a 30+ year old Meridian CD player. I love it! But it certainly has its quirks. It does not play CD-Rs (which sometimes I burn from Bandcamp downloads) and occasionally it refuses to read some CDs (usually ones from small, boutique ... | |
| Speakers to pair with Quicksilver mid mono Hi there... A fellow Portlander here. If you haven't talked to the good folks at Echo Audio yet I highly recommend reaching out. They always offer good value for trade in gear and their sales staff are some of the best I've ever dealt with. V... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? I recently listened to the Cessaro horns demoed by Jeffrey and agree, it was the closest to live music that I’ve ever heard in a loudspeaker system. | |
| What stereo equipment do respected musicians listen to? I don’t think it’s been mentioned here yet but I remember, and enjoyed, Stereophile’s Musicians As Audiophiles series. A big one was Ron Carter. Also included a lot of NYC area jazz musicians. ... and I always think of Henry Rollins' stereo to... | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? I purchased Signal Cable Co. speaker cables 6 years ago at a great price and have never looked back. | |
| How many systems do you have? Garage (old vintage stuff) Studio/Office (very budget but enough for Qobuz and YouTube) Den (main rig) living room (music/tv/movies) | |
| What are all these metal cans/pods sitting on top of electronics? Seems like a lot of ground has been covered but Mr. Darko also made quick vid on them. https://youtu.be/Dvz2SaHzn3U | |
| Late Night Jazz I’m sitting here late at night in my dark listening room and spinning Paul Motian Trio into my new BorderPatrol DAC. Just need to fix a drink and then life is good. | |
| Where do you buy your CDs these days? eBay, Discogs, Bandcamp, used from local brick and mortar shops (pre-COVID), and order direct from record labels. | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? I live in Portland, OR and we have a handful of terrific dealers. I did have a bad experience at one NW Portland location. This specific dealer sold the Rega Brio and Totem Rainmakers. I was interested in hearing that combination together as I was... | |
| Moving: Where should I place speakers in my new room? @tablejockey @regoThanks! I’m going to run with the rule of thirds and use the Cardas calculator for side wall placements. Cheers. | |
| Moving: Where should I place speakers in my new room? @tablejockey Yes. There will be compromises. When you say firing the length of the room will speakers on the North wall make the most sense? Our current home is a small 1950s ranch, and the stereo is in a room that functions as the entrance to the... | |
| Low Cost DACs I use a Chord Mojo in my loudspeaker system and it does a phenomenal job. Right now looks like most places are selling them for around $399. And to also echo some of the other responses you likely can't go wrong with an Audioquest Dragonfly ... |