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| What are your top three favorite classical compositions? Bach Goldberg variations, Elgar enigma variations, Beethoven’s seventh Symphony | |
| What was the first CD with great drums?? Planet Drum | |
| Why is everyone so down on MQA? It is superfluous. It was worthwhile when bandwidth was very limited and I think that was the approach MQA was taking. I do not want to stream lossy files | |
| Four Hour Tube Amp Warm-Up My experience mirrors Tablejockey | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Walken You are not too old. Streaming is incredibly convenient and a way to easily discover new music You do not have to spend $8000 to get a decent set up. I would heartily recommend a one box solution that has a dac and streamer in it like a ... | |
| Experience with Black Cat and/or Triode lab Wires I recommend triode wire labs products without hesitation or reservation. I have never heard that their product offerings are geared towards low power amps or high efficiency speakers. I would email or call Triode wire labs and the owner Pete will ... | |
| Help optimizing my streaming setup Fiber-optic cable with converter boxes works well for me | |
| Springsteen. Only the Strong Survive I think it’s a decent album and I enjoy Bruce’s voice very much. Hearing his renditions made me want to relisten to all those originals, that I knew so well | |
| Where does "MidFi" differ from "HiFi" or "LOFI"? I would enjoy hearing the audio science review crowd responses | |
| Kt120 Vs kt90 Sound characteristics Have you considered contacting rogue to ask them what the sonic profiles would be on those two tubes? I have a PrimaLuna Integrated and use KT 150 power tubes. I did try KT 120s and found them to be too clinical for my taste | |
| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. Tony Bennett and Bill Evans duet album | |
| Power conditioner vs use of a audio grade outlet? Hubbell 5362 works well for me. Great grip and solid construction | |
| KT 150 failure That KT 150 went microphonic. I have been running KT 150s for three years and they still are cranking away and sounding good to my ears. I think a lot of power tube life depends on the circuit design and how hard they are driven | |
| Bob Carver tube amps Agree with those saying avoid Carver | |
| Does an Audioquest Niagra 1200 limit amplifier dynamics? My experience was the same as no noise and agree with his post completely |