ghdprentice
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| To Battery Or Not To Battery (12 Volt) I don't think I want that mess in my audio room. My streamer (Aurender W20SE) runs on a battery and looks good. I have heard preamps that operate on batteries, very low noise floor. | |
| Frequently asking to re-login I use all Apple devices now and the code appears and is automatically inserted into the screen regardless of which device I am on: my Mac Studio, MacBook Pro, iPads or iPhone. Last year I had finally reached the end of my tolerance with Microsoft ... | |
| ??? My First Classical Concert,What Can I Expect ??? @dogearedaudio +1 | |
| Used audio market appears to be collapsing There is a documented trend in the US to be paying down credit cards and spending less because of economic uncertainty… it is probably bleeding into the used audio market. | |
| Frequently asking to re-login I noticed Audiogon implemented the Cloudflare security system a week or two ago. That is probably the cause. Hopefully how often you log on will decrease over time. | |
| Real experience - Balanced or Unbalanced between Luxman Pre & Power Amps @photon46 +1 I’ve tried Blue Jeans and they are about the quality of what comes with new components. I don’t know anything about QED. Typically I recommend DHLabs for budget interconnects. But since Luxman is very hot on the top end and lea... | |
| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical @macg19 You bring up an important point about kind of sound. There are many different kinds of sound created by vendors. You may think of them on a continuum from details forward - holographic - sound spectacular to musical - focused on exact ... | |
| Best Cheap DAC Streamer I would go for a Bluesound Streamer. They sound very good for the money, I bought a Bluesound Node for $350 on Amazon, they have some better sounding ones as well. I got it in order to break in an amp so not to use my high end tube gear... It soun... | |
| ??? My First Classical Concert,What Can I Expect ??? I would try not to build it up. Try to enjoy it. Attending a classical concert in an acoustically wonderful 1920's concert hall with a world renowned orchestra can be an incredible experience, assuming you like classical music. The acoustics in ... | |
| ??? How Do You Determine How Far You Can Take An Amp When Choosing Speakers ??? Wow, that is a challenging question. It’s a bit easier if thinking about the beginning of the audio chain, since if you have a poor signal, better components may make it sound worse. But at the speaker end, unless you are under powering the amp, g... | |
| Sonus Faber Il Cremonese Amp Pairing suggestions OP +1 details forward. I recently spent time with a Burmeister 218 and SF Lilium. But with dry detailed dcs front end. Sonic spectacular but it did not sound like music. | |
| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical @awise1961 +1 | |
| Why most $3000 and lower DAC’s sound almost identical I certain;y don’t think DACs under $3K sound the same. They tend to sound more like the technology used in them, but still different. They do tend not to sound as natural as higher priced DACs. Typically not as full sounding with highs hardene... | |
| Integrated all in one for a second system I'd have a look at Linn DSMs. The combination with focal may not be very warm. | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes TCPIP does a great job of transporting bits and checking that they are correct. Your router receives them (or they are caught coming off a CD transport in the case of a CD Player) and adds a bunch of electrical noise... they are processed in a qui... |