total111
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| If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be? Mytek Manhattan II | |
| Ethernet Speaker and interconnects you can discuss, but for data cables?? There are specs. Running an out of spec cable and claiming it sounds better…?!?! this is entirely adequate https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/data-cables/index.htm unless people... | |
| Ethernet Speaker and interconnects you can discuss, but for data cables?? There are specs. Running an out of spec cable and claiming it sounds better…?!?! this is entirely adequate https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/data-cables/index.htm unless people... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS Any Tocaro. Not just high sensitivity but they „excite aiir“ rather than pump air. Always wonder if you see membranes moving. Even at ear shattering loudness they hardly move. But just „explode“ at low levels. Tocaro from Germany. No marketin... | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? When I grew up, the word “concert” was strictly for classical music. A Kiss “concert” was rather a headbanging party. I saw Bb king, Cher, Sting and other big names live. But yeah, still going regularly to the Dallas Symphony. Pinchas Zukerman... | |
| What preamp with both line stage and phono? Crimson 710 !! | |
| Blown away by new Crimson 880 Amplifier and 710 Preamp! I had for years a DNM PA3s which eventually broke (I did not do the cap upgrade in time) and got the Crimson 640eIV and was surprised how much better the 640s were. Much more slam without loosing the fine details, speed and resolution. I have als... | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) @whart did you ever see the wind mill farms in west TX....as far as the eye can see unreliable but expensive power generation .... | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) I like my Torus TOT. Yes, it is also a isolation device to reduce noise... | |
| Music server recommendations needed. Nobody mentioned Rose which has a couple of nice options. SACD? No straightforward (legal) solution... Only Qobuz? I still prefer my local library, but why not have both? Last, I believe in the 2 PC setup with a minimalist and quiet endpoint. A... | |
| Power cord upgrade For kicks try a diy solid core with hospital grade Hubble and Marino iec in Europe use a 3x1.5mm solid and in US a 16awg (for source or 14awg for amps) synergy? These are the cables in your wall you might be amazed…. | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response All speakers sound sluggish/lazzy/slow/fat to me. And a boomer bass. Yes, some sound “nice” but fake. Only Tocaro speakers fit the bill and the only speaker I’m willing to pay more than $100. I have the 50F which is the top model and costs ~35k. 1... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? @mikhailark "The issue is in pure digital,"... music will ALWAYS be translated into analog...your ears cant consume flac file @dogberry not sure how good an analogy a printer is, but using a computer, we are not aware imho, that we ONLY work in t... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? Dear IT guys claiming bits are bits a) yes, I work for IBM too ;-) b) yes bits are bits, agree c) Agree, lots of snake oil with $1000 LAN cables...but thats nothing new in our hobby d) And its not all Linux ;-) my windows server 2019 sounds be... | |
| DSD coming to Qobuz streaming? nice, would be ironic if this https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/sandy-lam-dsd-collection-sandy-lam/0888880402783 would not be offered as DSD ;-) |