tony1954
Responses from tony1954
| Buyer Beware If the designer says their USB has issues with certain products, that should be made clear to anyone interested in their products. As to your situation. I think you are screwed because you did not buy it new. Some manufacturers are very good in s... | |
| Streaming music and movies from tv Without knowing what gear you are running it is difficult to say, but personally I have an Anthem AVR connected to my Musical Fidelity M6si via an HT bypass connection. it works seemlessly and allows for the HDMI and ARC connectivity and centre ch... | |
| ??? My First Classical Concert,What Can I Expect ??? I am more of an opera fan than classical music, but one thing I would do is really pay attention to the sound. I have been to hundreds of concerts as well and although some amplified concerts sounded great, nothing was close to an opera, a live ja... | |
| New preamplifier - Backert Rhumba Extreme, Aesthetix Calypso Signature, Ayre KX5 Twenty I don’t have any experience with any of your candidates regarding a new preamp, but if home theatre is a must, then this will help with finding something with HT bypass capability. https://www.audiophile.no/en/articles-tests-reviews/item/426-ampl... | |
| Any thoughts about the RR-888 Weird and more than a little creepy. Not sure I would take the plunge, regardless of favourable reviews. If I want to alter my reality, I think I will stick with a nice red wine. | |
| Where is the bass on my B&W 802d speakers? @kofibaffour +1 Room EQ Wizard The first thing to do if you want to fix a problem, is to determine exactly what the problem is. | |
| Favorite Tribute Albums? "Famous Blue Raincoat: The Songs of Leonard Cohen" by Jennifer Warnes | |
| reliable DDC @magon The internet is full of "opinions". We, as individuals, choose which ones we believe and whether we promote them. | |
| Exceding recommended power rating @twangy57 "That’s what I thought as I have read quite a few people who own these say they routinely put 600 watts through them." Using speakers with a 600 watt amp, doesn’t mean you are putting 600 watts "through" the speaker. The only way you ... | |
| Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest? Look up individual components on HifiShark.com and determine the approximate resale values on each piece, then get a quote from TMR, Echo and Hawthorne. If you value your time and can live with a reduced return, then go that route. If you don't ... | |
| reliable DDC @magon "Regarding reliability with ChiFi, I have a Gustard x20 pro. The display has paritally failed. I also read some threads online about similar display failures in their headphone amps or preamps, and in the case of a headphone amp, a failur... | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid @smodtactical Sorry. Should have done my research before starting to type. | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid @smodtactical If you believe that video, then why are you even here? (If your post was facetious then please disregard my previous comment.) | |
| Roy Thomas Baker has passed away Definitely one of the greats. So much good music benefited from his "decorating of the cake". Rest in peace Roy. The world will listen to you forever. | |
| You can't hear dialogue because it doesn't matter Dealing with centre channel speaker issues and muddy dialog is bad enough, but add in foreign accents and I am reduced to needing subtitles, even when everyone is speaking English. |