yoyoyaya
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| Full range speaker recommendation Sonus Faber Lumina Vs should work well in that space. If you want to keep a form factor similar to the ATCs, Spendor Classic 2/3s will be fuller sounding than the ATC's. Lastly, as a total alternative, it's worth giving consideration to Magnepan... | |
| Roon Nucleus as a Streamer Roon is completely unnecessary if one just wants to listen to a few songs on Tidal or Qobuz. Roon has four main advantages. 1 it is a fabulous source of information on music and on the relationships between different musician and their recorded ou... | |
| I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd I would turn around - I'm obviously at the wrong place. | |
| What are we objectivists missing? Measurements have been getting better but they are still imperfect. Aggregate measurements of complex systems (the whole) are not necessarily fully reflective of the parts. One can measure down to component level and see differences which don't n... | |
| Point of diminishing returns for a Network Streamers? @abreryclark, if you like Roon I would stick with using a computer of some kind as your streamer. | |
| Volume Control Too Sensitive +1 newbee @onehorsepony, regarding your post above, did you listen to the combination of pre and power before you purchased it? If so, was the mismatch between the two components not obvious at that point? Not being presumptive on the specifics ... | |
| Politics and Music Al Stewart is outstanding when it comes to writing about politics/history. Personally, I prefer when the issue is approached more from an observational/narrative perspective than a didactic one. | |
| Soundstage and image height, does it exist? Image height is a function of the reproduction chain, loudspeakers in particular. If it was simply a matter of saying that there is no vertical information encoded in stereo recordings then the resultant sound stage would be non existent in the ve... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media @bkeske, congratulations on your Audiolab transport purchase. CD still has a lot going for it and it takes significant work to better CD quality from a streaming system. While I am getting excellent results from high resolution streaming, I have n... | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media Without a large existing CD collection, spending money on a transport is hard to justify. I do have the latter, but I have stopped buying CDs. I stream using Qobuz/Roon, and if I really like a recording, I buy it (in High Rez if possible). With th... | |
| What's the heaviest speaker you've ever owned? What's the tallest? Wilson Maxx - 107kg each - 235lbs. | |
| Concerning high end audio names in new cars About four years ago, I entirely gave up listening to audio of any kind when I drive. Driving is much more enjoyable without distraction. | |
| Warm Tube Amp(s) to Tame Hyper-Accurate Speakers? @alphonsodamato - Is there any possibility of having your Spendor dealer loan you a pair of Classic 2/3's for comparison purposes. That will quickly tell you if the speakers are the issue. | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding Most of Paul Simon's post-Simon and Garfunkel output doesn't move me. As for Graceland, I never much liked the recording/production either. | |
| Focal Sopra, Kanta, Aria @onehorsepony - I think if you don't like the sound of the D2's, you probably won't like the D4's any more. I would not describe the 802 D2s as bright - I owned a pair for a few years. However, they do have a slightly "processed" sound and, if any... |