stuartk
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| New DACs High End Munich 2023 @jjss49 Many thanks for the "reality check" re: the 1- 2% difference in SQ you've encountered between a variety of DACs at different price points. Given the attention (is the word "hype" applicable here?) high-dollar DACs garner on the forum an... | |
| The Symphony of the Audiophile: How Do You Define Enjoyment in Sound? @audioguy85 If it drives me to tap my feet and or nod my head, then I’m in my happy place. Yes -- becoming aware of which aspects of SQ are most engaging for us is so important. @kmcong Perfection is not achievable, and no system is ever... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 Allen, DeJohnette and Holland were brought together by Betty Carter late in her career. She released a live CD from that tour "Feed the Fire". I was lucky to see Gateway, once. That occasion remains my sole in-person experience of De... | |
| The Symphony of the Audiophile: How Do You Define Enjoyment in Sound? @mrskeptic I feel sorry for people who are so analytical that they have a hard time enjoying music. Yes; that is sad, however, like it or not, the analytical function is crucial for engaging in this hobby. The trick is to leverage its capacit... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim +1 Booker Little ... and I dig Booker Ervin, too ! | |
| The Symphony of the Audiophile: How Do You Define Enjoyment in Sound? When an audio system is relatively near perfection, and well balanced, the musical experience and the sound experience become ONE single experience... Perhaps I've simply not encountered this scenario, yet, even when listening to friends' much ... | |
| The Symphony of the Audiophile: How Do You Define Enjoyment in Sound? I can relate to what @tylermunns has said. I do believe music-lovers whose enjoyment is not dependent upon SQ are fortunate. And this group appears to include many musicians. To describe my experience as simply as I can, if I focus on SQ, I keep ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 No need for me to elaborate, as @jdougs expressed my feelings exactly. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I very much doubt any of us will be "shocked" -- Amir's cult is, by now, quite well known around here. | |
| New DACs High End Munich 2023 There are also quite a few who sit tight with their DAC's for many years, without being lured into Upgrade'itis'. I'm one of them. The most dramatic improvements I've experienced have been upgrading my amp and transport and playing with speaker... | |
| Aqua LinQ+La Scala Optologic Combo @toddler TMR (The Music Room) sell both HiFi Rose and Aqua. Perhaps reach out to them? | |
| Monitors @bumpy48 So sorry to learn your listening is compromised by this issue. My wife suffers from it as well. There are other forum participants with tinnitus. You might start a new thread asking whether any of them have discovered/developed workaro... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yes; Geri Allen was a remarkable artist. Some of her recordings are a bit too outside for my current tastes but I still enjoy "Life of a Song" with my favorite bass/drum duo Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette and the much earlier "The Nurturer". I s... | |
| Monitors @bumpy48 If you have valve amps and especially a valve DAC, I'm confused by your concerns about fatigue. | |
| Monitors @bumpy48 I don’t think there’s any doubt that this can occur! However, as no two people hear the same or have the exact same tastes, the point at which any given system crosses over from "highly resolving" to "fatiguing" is subjective. Review... |