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| Power Conditioner: Isotek, Audioquest or other? I'd like to hear from members who have gone with the Audioquest 1200 unit. I like the way it's non-sacrificial where my PS Audio is sacrificial. | |
| Best smooth vocal jazz albums with flugelhorn/ trumpet/ saxophone accompaniment Chris Botti | |
| John Prine hospitalized with COVID-19 last I heard he's out of ICU and headed in the right direction | |
| Power Conditioners---old electrics in my house. Blues....I installed an Audioquest Powerquest 2 for the same reasons you described. It's worked out well so far and I didn't spend a ton of money. | |
| John Prine hospitalized with COVID-19 sad news. JP is so frail. I'm hoping for the best. he's one of my most favorite musicians and a cultural icon to many | |
| Power Conditioner: Isotek, Audioquest or other? Coto,I’m using the Powerquest 2 as cost effective protection for my modem, router and Small Green Computer I5 Roon server. My other gear is connected to a PS Audio Dectet. When adding the Powerquest I couldn’t really hear any sonic changes but jus... | |
| Tube amplifier bias current question... JSS49, answering #1; yes that has been my experience with manual biasing designs, "tube drift" | |
| Can speakers sound worse during break-in period? it took hundreds of hours for my von Schweikerts to settle in....when I first listened I was alarmed but stayed the course. | |
| The Orb......Metallic Spheres Baclagg thanks, I like ambient "house" music. have you tried Shpongle??? | |
| Are aftermarket power cords required to be UL / CE approved? +1 Fundsgon | |
| Basic Digital questions Fuzz, loved your comment #4, last sentence....my thoughts also. | |
| Question about Tone Controls + Equalizers If you use Roon, you can modify your digital signal to your taste. I enjoy upsampling to DSD 512. However, you need the right hardware to accomplish this. Some like the DSD mode and others do not. We all have different ears and taste. | |
| Basic Digital questions John, Lalitk gave you solid advice. You need a streamer to mate with your DAC and that physically connects with your audio hardware (amp). Wired ethernet cabling connection is always better IMO. I use Roon software interface to manage my Qobuz str... | |
| Is it all worth it? Uber,I was a very early adopter of computer audio and only stream my music now. I enjoy Roon greatly. You described why I "stream" my audio. With my gear, music sounds very acceptable to me. I figure analogue people enjoy all the fuss and rituals ... | |
| Lumin U1 vs Lumin U1 mini + sbooster? I own a Lumin T2 and do not feel a need for an outboard dac. Using the T2 with an outboard dac defeats the design purpose. I went from a MacMini to the Lumin....the change was stunning and obvious to me, something I liked. However, everyone's ear... |