stuartk
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| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? I’m not sure I’ve ever heard the term "mid fi" used without a being spoken in a deprecating tone of voice, as a means of asserting alleged "superiority". Some assert it’s all about price -- that a component isn’t hi fi unless its price tag = X do... | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? ... to believe Sgt. Pepper’s was their best album? I get that it was groundbreaking at the time -- I loved it when it first came out (I was eleven years old) -- but in terms of songwriting craft, a majority of the tunes are mere ditties dressed u... | |
| Stephen Stills @whiteknee "The fights started getting really good and I guess that fights started becoming a little too much to take or something. ‘Cause it got weird." Seems the same thing happened later with CSN&Y. | |
| Schiit Loki Max? @dwest1023 OK. I guess I'm not that sophisticated. In my system, Lokius is located between dac and integrated. I'd be hard-pressed to discern whether it was changing the character of the source, amp or speakers. Could you please explain your rat... | |
| Stephen Stills @roxy54 To me, it’s a great example of how different music moves different people. I had a hard time even getting through it, with his horrible guitar strumming and the lyrics that sounded "poetic" but didn’t really seem to make sense. I pref... | |
| Give 'Ambrosia' another listen @roxy54 It comes down to supply and demand or "what the market will bear". I’ve spent considerably more for out of print CDs, particularly Jazz; I don’t consider $28 "expensive" for a hard-to-find title. It all depends on your budget and how m... | |
| Give 'Ambrosia' another listen 4 CD COPIES ON DISCOGS, STARTING AT $35. FOR VG+ : https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/1295526?ev=rb ONE NEW COPY ON EBAY FOR $52.99 https://www.ebay.com/itm/185743160742?epid=22052191949&hash=item2b3f27b5a6:g:HTMAAOSw2gVh2eKQ&... | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC @mdrone "Yes Weiss and Aqua were on the list; but the price point was out of budget - per my spouse. Aren’t the Aqua DACs rather large in size?" To answer your question(s): Aqua La Voce S3 dimensions; 18 X 12 X 7 Price: $4650 | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC @mdrone I"m not able to help you with contacting grannyring. Choosing a DAC is highly subjective; really you need to try some in your system and discover what pleases your ears. It seems to me @jjss49 has provided you with a great starting poi... | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? @bdp24 Thanks for the background on your listening history with Clapton. I recall reading one interview in which he described his musical taste as "schmaltzy". Maybe that explains some of the post-Layla records? @grislybutter Ah, OK. I re... | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? @grislybutter Sorry to be so dense but my aging brain is not following you. I don't see how Harrison could've been involved in the creation/design of the Encinitas Center because that was built in 1937. Do you mean the smaller SRF Encinitas temp... | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? @bdp24 There’s somewhat of a parallel in the life of John McLaughlin who became a dedicated student of, I believe, the vina (someone correct me if I’m mistaken). It got to the point where decided he had to drop the vina because he felt, deep dow... | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? @grislybutter Not sure what you mean. Are you saying there's a garden dedicated to Harrison within the SRF grounds? | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC Given the number of positive forum comments regarding the mods done by @grannyring to the AudioMirrorToubador , I would not reject that DAC outright. Regrettably, I cannot advise you on any of the others you’ve listed. | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? Then there is this: "George wanted most of all to be remembered as a gardener, one who ‘wrote one or two good tunes.’” - Olivia Harrison |