vanson1
Responses from vanson1
| 'Anthem Room Software Anthem ARC is very good. I use their preamp only and run multiple amplifiers to the speakers. My listening room has a wall of glass on one side and it is still able to get an almost flat curve. Works for two channel and home theater. | |
| Buyer Dispute Return the speakers, get your money back, move on. | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC Bluesound is great with a wired either net connection, good external DAC and decent cables. I could not say one is better than the other compared to the U1. Sounds maybe a bit different but not better. | |
| Slow used market right now? Look at the stock market. Everybody is holding on and hoping. What goes up also goes down. | |
| Do different streamers really sound different when using an external DAC I am using the BS 2i with a MQA DAC. Sounds fantastic and don't plan to upgrade the streamer for now. Spend time reading music reviews and exploring new (to me at least) albums and artists. I find the quality of the recording makes a huge di... | |
| Paypal Changes for 2022 If you are mailed to 1099k form you can claim zero profit and be done with it. What is interesting is that this new rule also has a requirement for the payment app to collect the users EIN or SS#. This part is still being flushed out but expe... | |
| Paypal Changes for 2022 Yes they will report and send you a 1099k but for personal items you most likely bought it for a similar price or maybe even more so no gain, no tax. Notice how Amazon and Ebay now charge the buyer sales tax? This was not the case before but ste... | |
| Heat in class A equipment Thanks to all for their opinions and very useful perspectives. I did have my components in a cabinet with open back and front and nothing is stacked. I can now stop thinking about this matter . Thanks to everyone. | |
| Heat in class A equipment Hi fiesta Yes in F hey are warm but not too hot to touch. Over 120 F starts getting really warm to the touch | |
| Heat in class A equipment Hi XCool I do like that cooling device and at only 25db you can't hear that at all. Hi Millercarbon I have seen many of your posts and they are always well thought out. Not sure about your comment about IR thermometers but they have lots of u... | |
| Heat in class A equipment I did start measuring with a IR thermometer and with the equipment on at low volume for about an hour I was getting these readings. Mc452 was about 94 at the heatsink and 89 at the center. JC5 was 102 at the heatsink and 92 at the center. As... | |
| Heat in class A equipment That might be true for some but i have owned my McIntosh MC2300 for over 30 years! Just my oldest item but i know what you mean. | |
| Heat in class A equipment At least they are being honest | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit Hi SOIX For the sake of not getting into a brand discussion as everyone on this forum likes what they own better than anything else, I will only say that you should buy one that has the features you need. The software that is used to operate it i... | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit I used to use a dongle and when I switched to a hard wired streamer the sound quality drastically improved. I have used Qubuz, tidal, radio paradise, Spotify. TuneIn and they all sound very good. Just as good as the CD. Tidal and Qubu... |