vonhelmholtz
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| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs @fredrik222 Perhaps, from a technical perspective we want to know if error checking of the transported digital file is different from error checking with live streams. | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs @gkelly Your post confuses me. You state that you are frugal, but seem to be interested in spending more money should purchase improve the sound vs streaming. A good place to start is for you to post (on your profile) your full system down to al... | |
| 300b lovers Is Spatial Audio coming out with more efficient speakers? | |
| McIntosh MA12000 is it worth upgrading to. I like my MA12000, but use it with external DAC and phono stage. I’ve never used the tone controls and don’t understand their inclusion. I assume that properly selected separates might provide better sound, but not sure this is true within the M... | |
| Stream Apple Music at 192khz through C49 DAC You would probably fare better on an Apple forum. … condo +1 .. no 192kHz | |
| Audio Research Dog Nice woofer.. | |
| Audio Research filing for bankruptcy? The name has value, so it will continue, but the company’s value to those on this board is up in the air. | |
| Help! Is my new McIntosh MA12000 broken? Mine is 100% quiet. I did not have a good experience with Macintosh service when the DAC went out. The factory response was really pitiful. I finally had the DAC module replaced by my dealer. | |
| Can a better power cable make a difference if NOT plugged directly into an outlet? I’m impressed with those with the ears, discrimination, money and time to test each component comparing various power cords. My approach was to stay with the latest technology from a major power equipment manufacturer. I bought into the idea that ... | |
| Just Getting Back Into Audio and Need Help I did the same thing a bit over a year ago. I rationalized that I wanted as much as possible in an integrated amp. I was going to save on cables..etc. So, I prioritized hearing the integrated and speakers together. I then proceeded to put together... | |
| Star in your lane @secretguy If it is Paul at PS Audio, he makes no secret that he is on a learning curve, but he is also a salesman and marketer. Love to hear more about your background..sounds like you’ve had an interesting life in music. | |
| Please rank these amps @ideal8592 Just curious…why so many speakers? What qualities play into your idea of best? | |
| Music Server Advice I have a barely used Gen 10 NUC that I need to sell. Yesterday I cancelled Roon. I agree that the Roon app is far superior to Conductor, but as you go up the Aurender line the sound improves and for me it is about the music presentation. After all... | |
| A Different "Analog" Question Analog watches for years, five years or so with a Garmin Fenix and recently Apple Ultra. Wow, I now leave my phone at home and workout to music, podcasts and audiobooks. As mentioned above, for older folks lots of health parameters, but no hard ... | |
| Audio Research REF 6 to REF 6SE upgrade. Shunyata recently had a major price increase on many of their cables. They had been producing cables for previous couple of years on old stock, but faced large increases in price when sourcing the wire. Hard to imagine, but specialty electronic ... |