chocaholic
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| Mcintosh pre amp pricing Like a Rolex, Mac may be the cheapest audio product you can own. Buy what you want and relax. Prices aren’t going down. | |
| Thank Heavens For The Internet World Used/ Pre-Owned High End Audio Market!!!! Of course it’s left us with precious few HiFi shops to visit, listen to equipment and chat with others eyeball to eyeball. None, in fact, within hundreds of miles from here. In general, I agree with the OP but miss having 2 or 3 shops in town lik... | |
| New streamer Since you’re keeping your Node, why not install a LPS and see what you think before spending thousands? Cost is minimal. I added a Teddy Pardo LPS to mine and am quite impressed. | |
| He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. @uncledemp Very well written and thought provoking post. Here’s hoping 2024 brings you much joy to balance things in your favor. It’s what we could all use. | |
| Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!! @thecarpathian Thank you sir. It seems some find things for which they themselves may be guilty ; - ) @mclinnguy Long ago I learned what “assume” actually does. So I try to avoid that. | |
| Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!! @ghdprentice Have been at it for 5 decades my friend. Have learned much along the way. Including the disconnect between cost and perceptable performance (different doesn’t always = better) and that price tag is meaningless. Have had mega-buck gear... | |
| Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!! Respectfully….confirmation bias is a powerful aphrodisiac. Enjoy your improved system. What matters is how you feel about what you’re hearing. Nothing more. | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed Word of caution. Be careful chasing a sonic characteristic that does not exist on the recording. Nuff said. | |
| Lowest priced MC thats better than a Premium MM? You may want to consider a Hana ML. Read some reviews. Available new around $1200. | |
| Tidal FLAC vs. Qobuz I have F208’s also…using stereo REL subs with them. Don’t want to hijack your thread but are the Studio 2’s profoundly better? | |
| Tidal FLAC vs. Qobuz So far no one has answered his question. And I’m not sure I know the answer but I don’t think you should be using Bluetooth at all regardless of streaming source. Via the BluOS app you control Qobuz or Tidal by selecting them within the app. And ... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises You need to use a subsonic filter. Many of us use them. They operate below human hearing and will solve your problem. @stereo5 was kind enough to offer you one to try. You should do it as your next step and potentially save yourself a lot of grie... | |
| Does the streamer effect sound quality @2psyop …you nailed it! I do not consider myself an audiophile as I simply don’t hear many of the things others here do. But I do hear profound differences between good and bad recordings, regardless of media type. For example, I enjoy music stre... | |
| Cost Incurred to Achieve a Vinyl LP Replay Some albums sound incredibly good. Most any Patricia Barber albums for example. Most do not. You can spend your life savings and it will not improve a bad recording. If you have albums that give you chills, save your money trying to get the same r... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described Considering the poor and insulting response from the seller, it seems possible that the speakers were, in fact, damaged prior to shipping. Packing poorly makes it easy to blame the shipper or buyer for the damage. The more I get to know people... |