tomic601

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What's Worth More on the Open Market - Your Records or Your Audio Gear
Discogs provides a range valuation for collections, IF you enter it. There are a lot of mint products listed at skim cream wishing well prices, but the average is fair for peddling them one by one 
Backing up Roon database and library
ROON discovery of drives and devices in your network is abysmal..... ask me how I know 
Who else here is frugal?
My daily driver for work was a 996 X-50 Turbo, very frugal... except for tires.... 
Itching for better sound
+ for the Roguei own a pair of Cornwall’s, they would not be my first choice for The Ressurection, but they also would not be the last....btw I caught a Cleveland Symphony performance where they used a large leather clad sheet of plywood and a sle... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
J.D. Souther - Black Rose ( 180 g reissue )have tickets to catch him at my fave 300 seat venue in February:-) 
Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung
cool looking vs great sounding ? HmmmmmAndy at Vintage tube for all my needs, or else RAMhave fun 
Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts
I should say image shift for poorly integrated systems 
Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts
Also for students of the bass, yes I am a hack but I can get around a fretless, the wave is BIG, bigger than most rooms....so reality is the wave is folded and truncated anyway, which IF ya think about it absolutely F the phase...IF you like math,... 
Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts
First for the OP - great choice of main speakers, wish he was still alive along with Jim T( yes I owned and sold both ) and have Vandersteen to this day , time and phase do matter and most importantly above 120 HZ) the Vandersteen sub 9 is a swarm... 
Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3
Well if anyone is concerned about fasteners into an extremely dense baffle just give Richard Vandersteen a call, he answers the phone ( press 2 at the menu ) since 1977...and at ( actually for far less $ ) every pair is hand tuned in the Anechoic ... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Tori Amos - American Doll Posseshe is so cooloff a bit perfect rip of the CD on my NAS 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Talk Talk - It’s My Life 
Vandersteen 2ce Signature vs Tekton Double Impact
I suppose I should disclose the current stable: Vandy 2 pair, one pair each Apogee, Quad, ATC ( studio ), Bryston ( mobile recording rack ), Klipsch Cornwall, Thiel 2.3, ADS, Dynaco A-25. Totems..... 
Vandersteen 2ce Signature vs Tekton Double Impact
I think go listen is good advice but at equal volume levels and for several hours....not just rapid fire A/B... your ear brain likes louder and etched and vague  BIG images, for a while anyway....also the Vandersteen while not a hyper efficient sp... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring - reissue but great