1extreme
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| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. What is it with you audiophiles always seeking that "one great thing, that Holy Grail". NO! There is no single album just as there is no single end all audio component. | |
| Anyone else suffering with Qobuz tonight It's 2023/2024. By now even the least computer savvy and nontechnical should realize that just within your own home their are many levels of interconnectivity that can be the reason for apps to malfunction or run slow and that is even before you g... | |
| Review of TEAC NT-505 @toro3 You got a great deal at $500 especially if the ethernet connection works because that is the achilles heel / point of failure of many TN-505’s including mine. If that happens you have to use an external streamer. I use a Bluesound. Check t... | |
| Review of TEAC NT-505 I have also been researching streamer/DACs for a second system but have become very suspicious of the "flavor of the month" DACs that keep popping up. They all seem to follow a pattern. Made in Asia. Well known audio reviewers all start reviewing ... | |
| Review of TEAC NT-505 They are in two different DAC price and build quality levels. Apples and oranges. While I haven’t compared my NT-505 with the E30ii I can say that the NT-505 punches way above its weight class. I think I paid about $1,500 for mine new and I see th... | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? NO! Because it is NEVER the THEORY that is the waste of money. It is always the application / implementation of the flawed theory that is a waste of money. Notice that all these other posters with multi-paragraph theories aren't wasting one dime o... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? To me if it sounds beautiful it is beautiful. | |
| Does someone’s opinion affect your opinion? Opinions given about the best products should be seriously discounted because anyone with audio experience under their belt should know that there are so many variables that no one solution will be best for even a minority of people. Opinions abo... | |
| First Tube amp suggestions @tritube When tubophiles wax on about how tubes completely changed their lives, brought them to a state of inner narvana and even made them better looking, you really need to dig into what systems they had prior or what they are comparing the tu... | |
| First Tube amp suggestions If you were a friend and asked me I would tell you that you should NOT go down the tube path yet. You have so much more to explore with hi-end solid state components that you haven't even approached great solid state sound. Solid state gets better... | |
| Parasound vs Coda @ghdprentice There's definitely something about those blue Mcintosh meters that doctors just love. | |
| MHDT Orchid with WE 396A Unbalanced I own the Orchid DAC and use it regularly. The GE JAN 5670W tube is the standard tube that came with the DAC. The WE 396A was an upgrade tube option that a few years ago cost about $75 but I noticed now this tube is selling for 2x to 3x times th... | |
| How Long Is Too Long? That's what she said. | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? This is audio conspiracy theory to the max. The thought that well known audio manufactures' business model is to fool their customers so that they will buy a product they won't like and have to trade up sooner is borderline paranoia. THE PROBLEM: ... | |
| STREAMER The 1’s and 0’s don’t pass through the power cord. An upgraded power cord will only have a noticeable effect over an inadequate power cord that does not deliver adequate power to a power hungry component like an amplifier. Streamers are not power ... |