@whitecamaross
Sorry man. I did not mean to start a debate on guitarists. I try to respect the thread and you, but the music suggestions , were obviously something that I thought stood out , and would be a good "System Test" .The reason for posting was for everyone who reads the thread,to check it out . I only ever bring up something "off topic" , when i think it will benefit everyone .
Most,but not all, was stuff that took me many many years of listening , to find , and "cherry pick" out the songs that I thought stood,above many .
The Stevie Ray Vaughan "Tin Pan Alley" was one that I had sent to you, but until Mr. Decibel mentioned it as one to try , you were unaware of it , even though you actually had it .
I know that I had physically mailed you some music cds and asked you to listen and let me know your thoughts, unfortunately, I never heard back from you about any of it , privately or publicly.Many times i and others have asked you a question or have posted something for you to respond to ,and it just gets ...Ignored.
The big problem with a lot of the songs i mentioned , is that they are not in the database, in Tidal...and so many "Audiophile types " are stuck on TIDAL. Tidal sucks when it come to content , IMO.
Sometimes you just have to go to Youtube , but then again, Therein lies the problem.
Most "audiophile" folks do not have the ability to listen to Youtube on their system, because they have an ""audiophile" Pre-amp, which only takes analog inputs and is 2 channel. I think everyone needs the ability to play something from a computer based system.
In today’s world if you don’t have this capability , then you are missing out... on a lot, IMO. I use a McIntosh MX150. It is good in its own right. It does not compete with a most 2 Channel Pre-amp setups .. I admit this .
I have a PC that runs JRiver Media Center . It will also do anything that you can do from a PC... and that is a lot. Of course a lot of Audiophile types will snub their nose at this , But, I can play DVD-Audio files or DVD music which is usually .MVI files...and all of this can be done in 2 Channel , DTS ...5.1 Surround . etc
I also own a Roku Ultra. .Pandora Plus sounds Fantastic through the Roku (HDMI). can also see anything in 4K that it offers. I had the OPPO UDP-203. It has an HDMI input. It will output 4K.
WC , I know you have a TV between those speakers. I know that you have an OPPO Udp 205.
If you hook up a Roku Ultra in to it, your possibilities are Phenomenal.
The big problem here is that the Ultra Hi-Fi (in most peoples opinion) is all about 2 channel. I am here to tell you that if you have something that takes and HDMI input ,You greatly expand your A/V experience.
PC computer Example .
I have a McCormack DAC-1, that I use for the outdoor pool speakers. I have usb out of my PC (Mainly J-River Media center) to a V-Link2 USB to spdif converter. (usb in and both Coaxial and optical out ) I am testing the following to see which sound better
HDMI out of PC to HDMI l in on McIntosh MX150
Optical out of V-link 2 to Mx150
Coaxial out of V-Link 2 to McCoramck DAC-1 to Analog in of MX150
Optical out of V-link 2 to McCormack DAC-1 to analog in of MX150.
Anyway my whole point is that , I may not be getting that awesome 2 Channel , but I have Awesome sound on 2.0 or 2.1 or 5.1.
I think a lot of people are missing out on a lot with just dedicated 2 channel systems .
Don’t get me wrong , everyone’s high end 2 channel setup is excellent and rewarding in its own right.
This is all the more reason IMO for you to build that Home Theater Room !
Oh , and what i was going to say initially, to WCSS, with all due respect, ..
is that , OP means "Original Poster" not necessarily "Owner of the Pages"
