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| Sonus Faber Olympia III Nova 5 I recently listened to the III Novas and had heard the previous version III in the same room and similar Arcam Pre and Classe’ amp.The biggest difference to me was that the Nova wasn’t bright and more subdued and maybe a little too laid back for m... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase As tpreaves advised, start with your favorites, that will allow to make a fair comparison to the Redbook Copy. but a few of my favorites if you can find them:Roxy Music-AvalonPeter Gabriel - many to choose from but US and UP stand out mostYes-Frag... | |
| Radio playing....but no tuner? Yes I have had a similar situation with a satellite tuner. What it turned out to be was a local radio station has a tower not far from my home. The antenna coax was picking up the signal and the receiver amplified it. So in your case it could be t... | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) Margo Timmons of Cowboy Junkies: her voice on any song | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? Only if you’re doing it because you love music, and want get as much enjoyment as you can afford....and afford.....and afford | |
| is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable? Personally I think the answer is “no”. We hear in analog and by playing vinyl the music remains in the analog domain, by converting to a digital storage, we abandon the analog domain. Then by trying to reproduce that digital stored format back to ... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers for Large Room I heard the Borresen 1 stand mounted at RMAF last year in a few rooms and was impressed with what two little boxes could do. But the last room I saw them in was a very large room and I heard the coming up the hall and was shocked when I saw that a... | |
| Is being an audiophile a disease? Interesting video, I liked the Pioneer and Zenith commercials that followed. But the initial video does make me realize that sometimes the obsession can be a little over the top. But hey if you enjoy...then enjoy to the fullest. | |
| 3 Albums To Be Stranded With On A Desert Island I think the real question is, will Gilligan ruin the cartridge?my list for now, (subject to change in a few minutes)Roger Waters-Radio KAOSDavid and David-BoomtownRenaissance-Live at Carnegie Hallthat should get me thru the first night | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 We are here for ya, j-wall. At my age I have come to realize GF’s just don’t get happiness. Especially their own🤔 | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 J-wall, let us know how you like them. I heard them the year they were introduced at RMAF then the 3’s. I really wanted the Sopra 2’s and was ready to buy when they bumped them $4K and I need center and rears so about $6k for the package, and back... | |
| Focal Kanta No 2 Just, saw on TMRAudio.com, new Kanta 2’s for 5600.00 | |
| McIntosh, your experience? I have owned many Mc amps as well as Pre-amps, Processors and one DVD player. I still keep two amps in my system one MC402 and MC205 for 2 channel and 5 channel respectively. I would suggest you do a little research on which model will meet your n... | |
| Chord Qutest DAC Lowrider57: Thank You for your response I think the problem I’ve got with this, is that the 44.1 Indicator is the lowest indication of rate that the Cutest shows. I stream DEEZER at Flac and the Bluesound does indicate HD which tells me I’m gettin... | |
| Chord Qutest DAC Pathos2, welcome and congrats on the Cutest. I have had mine for about a year now and leave it on all the time with no issues. Also contrary to the instructions, I found if you unplug it for any length of time, it re-boots back to its default sett... |