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baylinor

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Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
Ditto, I also said all I have to say because unlike some, I don't like to bad mouth other folks' equipment over mine. Over and out.  
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
@tlcocks  I really appreciate all the info you have provided and am happy you are so pleased with this in your system. Looking at their website, it is undeniable that the advantages of this unit are multiple over others. But, as quoted in their w... 
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
@wsrrsw  You made my point real well. No remote on a EQ unit is worthless in my listening room setup. Since the ones who are  pushing the Charter Oak don't post their systems, I imagine they must be sitting at a desk by their EQ unit doing their ... 
Accuphase or Leben for heavy metal
Neither. Parasound Halo A21+ 300 W x 2 @ 8 ohms 500 W x 2 @ 4 ohms  
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
No remote on the Charter Oak makes it an impossibility for my setup. Hence the Loki Max.  
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
And if you need to improve well recorded albums, you need to improve your listening room and system first.  
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
Agreed, in worst case scenarios, I use my Schiit loki max and it does a great job on poorly recorded albums.  
Anyone listen to entire albums?
I'm retired, so absolutey. Listening to the entire album, or entire side in case of vinyl is the best way to get the message of the artist on a particular album. At least that applies to all artists worthy of that word. However nowadays many pop a... 
Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?
Every song should sound as good as the quality of the recording allows. Meaning a poorly recorded album will sound as good as it can but it will never equal the sound of a high quality recorded one. To try to achieve similar results from poorly an... 
Audiogon Seller Communication
That 's not only on audiogon, it can happen anywhere as mentioned by others here. Even respectable audio companies. It happened to me. The real red flag to me, is as soon as you post your experience, the seller holds a long conversation with you. ... 
How you know your system is improving?
@bluethinker  This has all the signs of someone jumping in the deep end of the pool before they learned how to swim. If I were you, the main thing I would force myself to do going forward is changing only one item in your system at a time. That w... 
Great network streamers with only USB outputs
I have a Innuos zenith mk3 connected to Gustard X26 PRO via USB. The Gustard RR and A26 models also have USB. Excellent simple connection.  
What if a high end speaker measures really badly?
Measurements... It's not the size, it's how you use it.    
Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why?
Look at my LHY SW-10 ethernet switch, it will show you better how I can feed the optical isolation bundle into it and the feeding comes out cleaned up into an ethernet output. It may seem complicated at first, but really isn't.  
Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why?
It is not a toslink connection, it is simply a way to get rid of interference caused by the metal elements of ethernet cables before it reaches the ethernet switch. The connection from my streamer to dac is still usb.