travelinjack
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| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? The bedroom set up is: Yamaha WXA-50 which cost around $550 and Focal Chorus 706 which cost around $600 here in Vietnam. They sound very good in the bedroom. | |
| Starting Over and I need your help @simao is right, that 6.5 watts is not doing you any favors. A decent integrated amplifier like a Yamaha A-S701 or the Schiit separates or the Schiit integrated amplifier or similar that get you at least 100 good watts. A decent DAC and maybe a su... | |
| What was the most expensive record that you ever bought ? Criminal record by far the most expensive. | |
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| When Was The Audio Golden Age? Today is the current peak with computer modeling, testing, measurements, and materials engineering plus the ability to analyze and compare results quickly has improved so many manufacturing practices. The improvements in fuel efficiency and horse... | |
| You can't afford a Lambo Veneno, so get this.. So weird. Might be the only Lamborghini associated thing that won't be in the repair shop every other month. | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. Some of my favorites have already been listed. I would add Dire Straits - Dire Straits Miles Davis - Kind of Blue Guy Clark - Dublin Blues John Prine - John Prine Peter Tosh - Equal Rights Run The Jewels - RTJ4 | |
| Subwoofer for music only ? B-stock SVS SB-1000 Pro could be a way to get two. Or a single B-stock SB-2000Pro. These new Pro versions have an app that allows you to adjust the bass using a graphic equalizer | |
| A great video on an artist you may not be aware of. Participants include Elvis Costello. I saw him more than a few times at Merlefest, Magnolia fest, Suwanee, and others often with Donna The Buffalo or others. @wharfy I would add Darrell Scott and Tim O'Brien to the list also. Damn I loved Guy Clark. | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? Ripped all my CDs to the NAS and still listen almost exclusively to whole albums. | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations The Philharmonic BMR Monitor is really nice but you'd have to pre-order the June/July 2024 batch to get them. Others not mentioned to consider MoFi PointSource 8, KLH Model 5, and Wharfedale Linton. | |
| first & last system If you like the Kef sound then consider the LS60 which are powered and have streaming through their app. You won't need an amp and DAC. | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama SLAPP suits have always been popular with those people/businesses that could not rebut criticism with legitimate claims or evidence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation Strategic lawsuits against p... | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? 1987 Yamaha AX-500 integrated amp |