stevewharton
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| If You And I Disagree About Audio, Who's Right? Roger Skoff tells you who to believe. agree with several prior posts it less about right and wrong more about our different preferences one of the few hobbies where the subjective can be as important as the objective enjoy the journey | |
| Wanting to upgrade my streaming sound quality. clean up your home network in the process drop the catx cable if you can and go optical to your streamer eliminate all the wireless connections in the food chain (wifi and bluetooth) IMO there are great gains to be made getting the front end ne... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) Look into Small Green Computer I've had great results with their optical network and streaming products Have replaced playing or buying CDs with content from Tidal and Qobuz uzing Roon as the control point Small Green Computer is dedicated to... | |
| Do good power cords have to be stiff? +1 on Audio Envy Morrow Audio power cords are also flexible and easy to route | |
| PS Audio BHK Signature Preamp? @hickamore great question on what other preamps I've compared to the BHK Your question provoked a run down preamp memory lane Full transparency I've only compared it with other preamps that I've owned, which happens to be all PSA since 1993 Tha... | |
| PS Audio BHK Signature Preamp? Purchased mine in 2021and extremely pleased The input stage is tube based and the output stage is solid state I've experienced deeper, wider, sound stage, an increased separation of instruments and an overall wider dynamic range of highs and bas... | |
| FEDEX keeps destroying my New CARY 805RS Monoblocks - What can I do to prevent Nightmare? +1 for Old Dominion Trucking They delivered 130lbs speakers for me without issue Used a lift to lower from the truck and a powered pallet jack from the truck to my garage Outside of the boxes had a couple of crushed areas and compressed corners... | |
| Streaming, Optimization and compromises +1 on the Small Green Computer references from @sgreg1 and @sonic79 There are many moving parts across this subject and it's evolving at a tremendous pace, literally almost daily/weekly One would like to think that networking standards and prin... | |
| Recommendations Wanted +1 on the Tekton Moab recommendation My amp is a hybrid, tube/solid state, PS Audio M1200 MC hit all the constraints and compromises, build time delay and they are big speakers Worth the wait and unrivaled price performance IMHO | |
| Dang it, I'm Deaf.... I've been deaf in my right ear since I was a young child So this isn't a new or recent development and have never experienced listening to music any other way When doing critical listening I do not face the speakers If I do, the sound is left c... | |
| What is the best USB cable under $500 for a natural presentation and good detail ? I use the IN-AKUSTIK Reference USB 2.0 cable, it's has been designed especially for low-loss HD audio streaming and has very low jitter .75 mters at a cost of approx $400 Very smooth presentiation with tremendous instrument seperation This was ... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? Eventually we'll all benefit from the trickle down as today's SOTA improvements become available in more affordable equipment, e.g. elements of today's F1 racing technology will become standard safety features for family sedans and SUVs in 5-7 yea... | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? You're over thinking it and have been for many yearsUnless you have 1000s of albums, numerous collectibles or both, they're probably not worth much money | |
| What song have you played the most? I'm not sure what song but I'm certain it's on Exile On Main Street by the Rolling StonesI've purchased that recording on every format since 8 track to hi-res streaming and everything in betweenI've since tossed the 8 track and cassette but still ... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search +1 on a good DAC and streamerI've found equal to or superior sound quality without the need to invest in physical media and much more convenient to select songs from a playlist than getting up and loading CDs |