thomasgc

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Help me make sense of this - Midfi system sounding better hifi.
If the Krell only has 50 hours it probably needs more break in time maybe another 100 hours   
Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure
Good morning  My email is thomasgc@bellsouth,net    
Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure
Good morning  My email is thomasgc@bellsouth,net    
Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure
Hi I know this is an old post but I just removed the bottom and can access the parts.I need some help in identifying the pomp and how to rotate the impeller my parts don’t  look like the pump online Thanks Tom  
Solid state or Tubes preamp phono stage.
I am using a EAT e-glo petite It is great sounding and has multiple gain settings as well as multiple load settings You can purchase from dealers that offer trial and return if not happy I kept mine  
Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes
Only accept wire transfer,pack well and take pictures   
My System's Weakest Link - What Say You...
#1 I have a Mcintosh MT5 and it sounds good but I just bought a VPI Classic 4 with a 12” fatboy gimbaled arm periphery ring and ADS speed controller The upgrade is amazing!  
Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com
I have also given up on China purchases When the retailer sent me a completely different item my only recourse with  paypal was to ship it back at my expense I provided pictures of the item i ordered and the one that was shipped I now avoid using ... 
Someone please talk me out of this
If you are 85 and the $7200 isn’t an issue I say go for it and enjoy the speakers and music YOLO and you can’t take it with you 
Where do you go after a BlueSound Node 2i?
I use a node2+ with a Mytek Brooklyn+ and an Sbooster power supply Very happy with the sound There is a option on blue sound to use external DAC for MQA 
These seem a bit pricey $$$
I think everyone has the right to spend their  money the way they want to. If you think a product is over priced don’t buy it but we don’t need to hear the useless comments 
Amazon just killed Tidal
You can definitely get albums on Amazon I did listen to a playlist yesterday and a lot of the songs were in 24 96 I use a bluesound node 2 into a mytek brooklyn dac 
Amazon Launches Lossless "Hi-rez" HD Music Service
It works with Bluesound node2 
got to visit Ayre yesterday
I had a great experience similar to the above. I bought a Rowland amp and was having a problem with it shutting down or something like that( it was 20 years ago) I emailed the company and later that day my phone rang and the caller said Hi it’s Je... 
Streaming vs. CD
I stream Tidal Hifi with my bluesound  node2 to Mytek Brooklyn DAC with the Mytek doing the MQA decoding. It sounds great to my ear, CD quality or better. The big plus is the vast amount of music you can access and the ability to make playlists