stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| Please clear up my confusion re: meaning of "balanced" ! I appreciate all the responses. Some went over my head. Thanks to millercarbon, in particular, for answering my question in a direct and non-technical manner. | |
| Please clear up my confusion re: meaning of "balanced" ! Thanks for your responses.@russ69:Yes-- this is the distinction that concerns me-- connecting a "fully balanced" component to one that merely has XLR connectors. I read the Wikipedia article, but am still unclear regarding my question about conne... | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. I wouldn't buy any DAC based solely on someone else's recommendation, simply because there is so much variation in sonics from one to another, not to mention variations in person taste. This makes the process of buying used more challenging.If yo... | |
| Inexpensive, neutral-to-warm sounding SS headphone amp? Hi soix--Thanks for your response. I've upped my budget to $400, so now I could afford a Jotunheim 2, for example.Anything else come to mind??? | |
| Rank the tweaks, geeks! I don't have a room dedicated to audio. Also, I'm very constrained re: speaker placement. RE: cables, I've upgraded to all my components but found that upgrading amp and digital cables has had greatest impact. I've tried a variety of footers and ... | |
| Jazz Music Question "This genre or era (Basically early1950s to early 1960s) is classified as "Hard Bop". This genre evolved from the "Be Bop" of the mid to late 1940s. There’s a ton of superb musicians and recordings to explore".Excellent advice. Be aware that a goo... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! @td_dayton:"@stuartk i agree with that, which is why it really doesn't matter what a jerk says - often they're just at war with themselves and take it out on someone they think they're better than. if a few rude comments puts someone off from purs... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! @td_dayton:"... at some point the "wah they're being too rude. what happened to Civility??"crowd has to get over themselves..." "Sometimes replies can betray insecurities revealing an unexamined life". | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! 'Regarding the subject of your post, I’m not sure it just has to do with newbies. It seems like it’s a case of hurting people hurting people".Uncledemp-- you make an excellent point. After all, one can find the same sort of thing on just about any... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? "Moving from a AQUA LA VOCE to a AQUA LA SCALA"I'll never be able to afford that upgrade.Good thing I'm totally satisfied with my La Voce! | |
| Where do you put your money? "Looks like you have your room to a point to just get speakers in their optimum position. Good job.IMO, more significant than any aftermarket tweaks, fancy cables or other audiopoolery". Yeah, well some of us don't have the luxury of dedicating a... | |
| CDP or DAC? "Unless you just like futzing with physical media there is no fundamental benefit."Well, I guess I'm old-fashioned and clearly, the "futzing" and the "benefit" are in the mind of the beholder! I like books-- forget the kindle-- and I like CDs. The... | |
| CDP or DAC? @jond:"You've pretty much hit on why its a crapshoot buying a CD player these days that transport goes and it's a boat anchor."Depends on whether a company has transports stashed away for future repairs or not. | |
| How to connect headphone amp when system has separate transport and DAC? @imhififan:Thanks. That occured to me but as I wasn't sure whether or nor that would compromise the sound of the system when not using headphones, I opted not to go that route... | |
| Is it worth replacing an old amp? One possibility: check out online gear retailers that allow a home trial.Some sell demo units. For example, here is a link to Crutchfield's current list of Integrated Amp Clearance deals:https://www.crutchfield.com/outlet_category_4/Home-Audio-Out... |