dougsat

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What are you streaming tonight?
Big_gregToo bad Qobuz only has the 3 songs. I’m a Tidal guy and Tidal has the whole album.However the 3 songs on the Tiny Desk Concert are my favorites anyway.enjoy  
Bluesound Node 2i
From the Bluesound tech support -“The NODE and other Bluesound Players are designed to be always on and always ready. They will go into Stand By on their own when idle for >15 minutes consuming less than 3W as required by EU Green initiatives.P... 
Music bleeding at zero volume
@three_easy_payments “so condescending. Sheesh”Agreed - what’s with the (perceived) axe to grind attitude? 
What are you streaming tonight?
@big_greg +1 on the Haley Williams album.The Tiny Desk Concert is worth checking out too -https://youtu.be/ZknTE5DPlAA 
Tune of the Day
Hayley Williams  “Taken”Link is from a Tiny Desk concert.https://youtu.be/ZknTE5DPlAACatchy Pop tune that is so far out of my usual listening fare, it actually surprised me.  
Audiophile Grade RCA Input Suggestions?
How can you tell if it is just the RCA connectors that seems to be shorted and not actually in the electronics passed the connector itself? 
I was literally minutes from purchasing the Special 40's...
I was wondering the same thing" What speaker did you buy?" 
BlueSound Stinks(!), anyone?
Also (if no one mentioned this) if you are a Tidal users, Tidal now has a feature called Tidal Connect. You can run the Tidal interface and play the music through your Node 2i. This is great for me since I am used to the Tidal UI and it keeps on i... 
Rega IO integrated amp
I wish it had a preamp out in case you want to use it down the line with a beefier amp, other than that I’m sure it sounds great.  
New Dynaudio Heritage Special..?..!
7K for a small monitor speaker is way over my budget.I’ve owned a few entry level Dyns and appreciate Dynaudios in general. But 7K? I guess if one buys them and keeps and enjoys them for a very long time...Makes the LS50 Meta seem like a bargain. 
Bi-wiring B&W 607 Suggestions
CANARE 4S11 Yes very good cable for the money.  
Whats your favourite track to play to the non hi-fi visitor?
Birds - by Dominique Fils-AiméIf you are not familiar with this one I urge you to check it out. 
What Do You Think?
Magnepan LRS for $650 (60 day in home trial).when you’re ready.☺️ 
Magnepan + live music = 🔥
Magnepans don’t always meet expectations right away.It usually take a while to get the room positioning right.Use masking tape to mark out the position when you’re gaining on it. Also the room size and shape is more of a factor than most speakers.... 
Equipment purchase that made you want to get off the Merry Go Round (good or Bad)
“So what does that mean? You are keeping the speakers you don't like? Or you are keeping your old speakers? “Sent the speakers back that I auditioned, decided that my current setup is just fine.Staying put with what I have (old speakers / current ...