tomcy6
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| Streaming Tidal through Bluesound Node 2 vs Oppo 105D I've got the Node 2. It streams Tidal great over WiFi but the DAC in it is not great, which you would expect for $500. There is a lot of confusion about whether the Node 2's DAC does a complete decoding of MQA. I use the Node 2's digital out in... | |
| Recording quality... I agree with you sevs, it’s generally good to expand your horizons musically, but mikeydee says he likes current recorded sound compared to albums from the days of tape and vinyl. I just wanted to give him a little support in that opinion. I think... | |
| Recording quality... mikeydee, you’re not crazy. I know what you’re talking about. Newer albums can have a clarity and level of detail that many older recordings do not have. Recording technology and techniques have improved in some ways over the years, and have decli... | |
| What Will Happen to Your Music Collection and Equipment When You....... The problem with giving your music to a library is that discs only remain in playable condition for a few trips out and back. I couldn’t rest in peace knowing that my music collection was being pulled out of the player or off the turntable and thr... | |
| What Will Happen to Your Music Collection and Equipment When You....... I'm hoping that when I get the bad news I'll have time to sell my gear. I'm resigned to the fact that my music collection will probably be scattered or, if streaming catches on, hauled off to the dump. I do still have hope that the children of a... | |
| Percentage of mp3 vs FLAC on Tidal? Audiojedi, If you're subscribed to Tidal HiFi ($20/month) you should be getting cd quality or better. If you're subscribed to Tidal Normal ($10/month), you will get mp3s. Which are you subscribed to? | |
| Audioengine Bluetooth vrs. Bluesound node 2 The Node 2 provides very good sound, so if you consider the Audioengine to be just OK, you should experience a significant improvement. However, the quality of internet radio is subject to the bit rate the stations stream at, so that could be the ... | |
| To monoblock or not to monoblock McIntosh MC275's What is the impedance of your speakers, not the average but the low points? I think that the taps on the 275 are 16, 8 and 4 ohms when used in stereo mode but 8, 4 and 2 ohms in monoblock mode. So, if you have speakers like mine that have a very... | |
| Recommended Preamp for Pass Labs XA30.8 and why I am familiar with the Aesthetix Calypso and while it is not a warm preamp, it does respond to the tubes you put in it, so you can adjust the sound with tubes. It has a remote with balance control, which I like.The only drawback with the tubes i... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Last Train Home - Pat Metheny Grouphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goXJTv_U-PMSorry orpheus10, we got completely off your topic, but check out this song anyway. It may end up haunting you. It is definitely haunting. | |
| 'scuse me while I kiss this guy? Yeah, Jimi liked to have a laugh and he would use the, "kiss this guy" line and point to somebody in the audience. I've seen it in one of his concert films. Monterey, I think | |
| Best female vocal recording on CD? Glad you’re enjoying Emmylou, tonykay. There’s lots more to discover. She's been recording since the mid 70s. She is an artist who really reaches me on an emotional level and she’s a class act.Warning for others, most of her music is classified as... | |
| amperex 6922 pq white label tubes Kedoades, The 7308 and 6922 are a little different than most tubes in that they are members of the 6dj8 family, which consists of the 6dj8, 6922 and 7308. These tubes have different specs but are generally interchangeable.Other tubes like the 12AX... | |
| To Pre or not to Pre? Here is my take Uberwaltz, If it sounds good to you that's what counts. It's all about enjoying the music. | |
| To Pre or not to Pre? Here is my take George, the perfect recording has not been made yet and probably won’t be made in our lifetimes, so the right preamp can help ameliorate the deficiencies in the recordings we do have. If no preamp works for you, great, but active preamps may work ... |