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| What music or equipment gifts did you get for Christmas this year? @rterlisnerNeither is my wife but she is an Amazon/eBay addict so I just drop things in her shopping cart to give a hint or four! | |
| Newbie Looking for Advice on Streaming Music Totally agree with Willemj hereI upgraded to a $3k DAC that has a very fine volume control AND one set of analog inputs and after listening tests decided I no longer needed my separate McIntosh preamp. Even the majority of cheaper DACs appear to h... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Rattling through my cassette tape drawer tonight and made it a "hair band" night.Use your illusion 1.....GnRCrossroads.......Bon JoviTheater of pain......Motley Crue | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? @asp307 My upgrades were all spaced out, just different things as I could afford or find them. But evaluating each change at a time was a step in the right direction for my tastes.Nordost Heimdal xlr and silver shadow digital( aes and bnc)Very ope... | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? In all honesty EVERYTHING was a big deal this year.Lets seeDiscovered streaming and Tidal via Bluesound Vault 2...checkReplaced my McIntosh preamp with Exogal Comet Plus DAC/Pre..checkReplaced my old Focal speakers with Wilson Witt series1...check... | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? Exogal comet plus DAC/preamp and subsequent insertion of sr black fuse!Woah!Then just last week I built a new rack using 2 inch maple blocks which surprisingly made another large difference. | |
| Newbie Looking for Advice on Streaming Music I thoroughly can recommend Bluesound but depending what you want to do as well, you might want to look at the Vault 2. This can store your entire cd collection on its built in hard drive as well as streaming not only Tidal but most other popular s... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile I would like the op to chime back in if possible with a bit more information like type and model of source, are the room sizes and types of the 2 different systems remotely comparable etc etc. | |
| Musician vs. audiophile Exactly Charles.Indeed one of the members here might listen to the ops rig and not hear "flat" at all!However deep down the only opinion of how it sounds that counts is the ops( and his good lady of course) so if flat and uninvolved to them then a... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile You did not state what power amp? Assuming it is a BAT too but who knows.Now I must state from personal experience and a number of other comments I have read that BAT and Wilson speakers are usually a marriage made in heaven IF everything else is ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Prog rock night.The Astonishing.....Dream TheaterIQ.......IQHeart full of sky.....Mostly Autumn | |
| Zerostat: Old is Gold? @bondmanp For $3 I will throw one in the cart of the wife's next Amazon order! | |
| Full MQA music list. It is not an Aurender issue but a Tidal one and one they are fully aware of!I am awaiting reply from my email to them.Any Tidal app only shows approx 500 titles under masters tab. We know is closer to 5000, and the ones they show are....well lets ... | |
| Recommendations for a phono amp How tight is the budget?I had surprisingly good results from a Cambridge Audio Azur 551p stage,find on eBay lightly used about $75.It worked well enough for me, has no options. Is MM only and no adjustment for cartridge loading or gain but I don’t... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Brickyard road.....Johnny Van ZantFlying high........Blackfoot |