stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| When I listen to my system....... @mrdecibel I’ve always regarded myself first and foremost as a music lover but if I didn’t care about sonics I wouldn’t be typing this! Stiil, I want to be carried away by the emotional/physical/aesthetic aspects when listening. Carried away fr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @jafant Thanks for alerting us to W. Wolf! Am enjoying him on youtube as I type. BTW, I decided to go with the Cardas Clear Reflection IC’s for my headphone set-up. Should arrive next week. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Somehow I missed this. Thanks for alerting us to this amazing group! | |
| Six DAC Comparison @markmuse Exactly. You enjoy fussing. I do not. Each to his own @mitch2 A return option is definitely important to me. Tonality is more important. | |
| Six DAC Comparison @markmuse @lula Thanks, guys. I can’t see buying a dac if I need to procure expensive/hard-to-find tubes in order to be satisfied with its sonics. And no; I can’t say for certain I wouldn’t like the Aero with stock tubes but given my tastes a... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @mitch2 Appreciate your comprehensive approach and attention to nuances that while subtle, can have a major impact on our decision making process. @lula "Richer and denser" is good, from my standpoint. Forgive my ignorance. Are those Ken Rad... | |
| No Wonder You Spend So Much Money On Stereo Equipment @mitch4t, @soix I can’t take credit for that phrase. It’s an excerpt from the Hunter/Garcia tune "The Music Never Stopped" that appeared on the Dead’s "Blues for Allah" record. I haven’t , so far, encountered a more apt description of the exp... | |
| No Wonder You Spend So Much Money On Stereo Equipment @soix "When the band is locked in"... Yeah, I haven't played in a band in a long time but I know just what you mean -- there's a mysterious force that steps in and "takes over" when everything is just right and then "the music plays the band"! | |
| Six DAC Comparison @mitch2 Thanks for your comments. I look forward to reading your impressions of the remaining dacs. | |
| No Wonder You Spend So Much Money On Stereo Equipment RE: dopamine levels, I’d like to see a comparison between listening to music and playing it... An excellent guitar costs less than many forum member’s dacs! | |
| Six DAC Comparison @mitch2 Many thanks for your thorough and even handed approach. It’s exceedingly generous of you to expend such time and effort. Based upon your review, the Aero appears to be (for me) disappointingly consistent with what appears to be a major ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @jafant I was lucky to catch Potter live several times with Dave Holland's 5tet. Monster player! | |
| AA for us @oberoniaomnia "We keep it for a very long time" I'm like you but in my experience, this isn't always the case. | |
| AA for us @bolong Yes. And, some individuals display a significantly stronger drive to experience novelty than others. This isn’t limited to audio or even material objects. | |
| AA for us @grislybutter Please do not take this question as insulting: do you actually know what sort of presentation(s) you prefer? If so, there are guys here who can recommend gear that will take you in a particular direction, at various price-points.... |