yakbob
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| The Most Digital Recording You Ever Heard @anotherbob It's best to not feed the beta troll, and rest easy knowing you're living a better life. Imagine this forum being so critical to your existence you spend the equivalent of 11 weeks worth of time (24/7) posting nonsense. | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point You'll get a ton of different suggestions on this one.Here's mine...head over to audiokarma and search for the Musical Paradise MP-D2 threads. Mk2 version is the sweet spot generational-ly in my opinion. | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? @dabel, we could start by looking how other (audio) forums handle it. Most of which have a stronger and more supportive communities. I’m not saying they’re perfect, but are generally a far cry from the old men yelling at rap music, or digital, or ... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? Your analog components retail at approximately $6000 (TT, Cart, and phono pre), and you're comparing the sound to a $550 CD player. Assuming your analog equipment upgrade path resulted in better sound (a 9), why would your digital front end be any... | |
| Could The Music Room biz model be duplicated? A second TMR? I've had very positive dealings with TMR. They were quick to resolve a minor issue with an amp i purchased from them and their pricing (with the expected retail markup) is reasonable, unlike Skifi. Skifi charge "we're close to Manhattan" sky high ... | |
| AV123 Strata Mini's or Klipsch Forte 3 or 4 The Forte would be different, that's for sure.I have a pair of the Strata Minis in my office system. They are a tremendous bargain under the right conditions ( smaller room, less dense recordings, and medium to lower volume). They're pretty laid b... | |
| Why does a dent to a tweeter not affect sound quality? Whether the damage presents an audible difference or not, sellers of these damaged listings should expect to bear the depreciation, just as if they had any other damage (dinged corners, scratches, cat torn grills, surround dry rot, etc.) If it did... | |
| DAC finalist please help @boucher, the audio note line certainly has a lot of loyal fans and I've read nothing but positive reviews on their sound quality, but they're severely limited where connectivity or usability are concerned. | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. I’m surprised no one has mentioned the Decware ZRock. Seems like a more cost efficient way to low level listening than a speaker swap. | |
| Replacement for CJ MF2200 Depends on where your priorities are. I always look for value, and usually find that in pre-owned gear. But, it does come with more risk. You're safer with brands that still offer support like those I mentioned, or with something like a McIntosh w... | |
| Replacement for CJ MF2200 I owned the mf2250 which I believe was the model that followed the mf2200.Amps that replaced my 2250 that i feel were better performers and fit your description include the Pass XA30.5 and Jeff Rowland Model 2.An SMC upgraded Mccormack DNA 1.0 mig... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I've purchased a bunch of tubes and more recently a PrimaLuna Evo 300 power amp from Upscale. Every interaction has been excellent. One of the stock EL34s gave up a week into ownership (bad tube). I had a new tube at my door within 2 days, and I'... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna "How is it possible for someone to call your system "deficient" if they haven't heard it?"@lostinseattle , the whole reason this forum exists is for members to crap on other's system choices while simultaneously touting the unreachable nirvana tha... | |
| Older vs. newer REL subs I have a REL 212/se in my main system. It was the easiest one to seamlessly integrate, and definitely the smoothest and most tuneful sub I've owned...for music (I've had pairs of SVS and HSU sealed subs in the past). If the 212 is indicative of t... | |
| Musical Paradise MP-D2 MK3 DAC I have the mk2 version. I’m under the impression it could be modded to mk3 status with a board swap, but honestly the performance is so good, I don’t feel the need. If my Mk2 died today, the Mk3 would be at the top of the list for replacement. Mod... |