chocaholic
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| Pontus ii and Hi Res @marco1 … monthly rate is $19.95. I purposely signed up for the highest SQ they offer. @bkeske Does your Aries2 indicate the resolution being played? My concern is the Pontus seems to recognize everything as 44.1 x1. Hi res or not. We have a fam... | |
| Candidates for best speakers in the $2000-5000 market Also using PrimaLuna for amplification (Dialogue HP Integrated) and settled on a used pair of Focal Aria 936’s and couldn’t be happier. Well within your budget. SQ has exceeded my expectations and scored well on the WAF scale (wife acceptance fact... | |
| Has anyone been able to define well or measure differences between vinyl and digital? Depends on the quality of the recordings. Way too many variables to make a logical comparison. Cables, cartridges, preamp, setup, room acoustics but mostly, quality of the recordings (or lack thereof). | |
| Recommendations for good sounding streamer Another vote for the BS Node. I have a Denefrips Pontus ii on order and look forward to running the Node through it to see what happens. Mostly I got the DAC for CD sq. I stream Spotify for the same reasons mentioned. Note that you can select you... | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! Mark Isham - That Beautiful Sadness (texture, range and ambiance) Bela Fleck - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (serious bass) | |
| Disappearing Jazz? The Japanese jazz scene is alive and well. And amazing. Check out Hiromi - Alive. Or anything by Junko Onishi. | |
| Gallagher has passed away. If aliens landed, and they were naked, how would we know what not to look at? RIP indeed. | |
| Am I Getting Soft Here? This sentence from MC stood out: “Some weeks later we have them over. Listening room door, eyes bug out.” It can be argued that upgrading equipment isn’t always for pure SQ improvement. His eyes bugged out not his ears. There’s a reason equipmen... | |
| Best sounding CD player I find streaming a less satisfying experience. It’s become a screening session for music I’d like to own and less about simply enjoying the session. It also keeps a device in my hands inviting distraction. Drop a CD in the deck or a record on ... | |
| BOOKSHELF SPEAKER RECOMMENDATION Save some money and find a nice old pair of Castle Acoustics Richmonds and pair them with a small REL sub. Trust me on this. | |
| Sansui AU-717 I’m convinced. The challenge now is finding the “right” guy to do the work. I called Audiolab in Atlanta and was told “a few months” before he could look at it. This after several reviews referencing exceedingly long lead times (up to a year in so... | |
| Sansui AU-717 I found a shop in Atlanta called AudioLab. Will give them a ring and see what they suggest. If anyone knows these guys (or other) would welcome feedback. | |
| Sansui AU-717 Thanks JB…I think I’ll take your advice and leave it alone. I’d hate to mess with it unnecessarily considering its current condition. | |
| Looking for Advice on Focal Speakers I bought a pair of used Aria 936’s and run them with a PrimaLuna HP integrated and am consistently thrilled with their SQ. The PL has no issue with impedance load in Ultralinear (70w) or triode (40w as I recall). If they are within your budget I ... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Anyone remember Justin Wilson? He was an old Cajun that had an entertaining cooking show on TV some years ago. After preparing an elaborate Cajun dish, he was asked…”Justin, what kind of wine would you recommend with that?” His infamous ... |