jaytor
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| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar @spacecadet65 - I used to live in the Boston area (Carlisle) and shopped at Goodwin's (when they were in Harvard square before their fire, and then in Alan's apartment - I moved out of the area before he opened his new store in Waltham) and at Nat... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar @audiokinesis - I think PAP has a slight advantage in that it requires the consumer to put in a fair amount of their own effort to put the speakers together, and the speakers themselves require a larger than average listening environment, so custo... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar @millercarbon - If you are legitimately in the market to buy a new car and have narrowed your choice down to a few models that will satisfy your budget, needs and desires, then, no, I don't think you're stealing from the dealer. Doing a test drive... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar @mr_m - Yes, I agree. I don't even think it is fair to the dealer (whether brick and mortar or ecomm) to take (or purchase) 2, 3 or more products home knowing ahead of time that you're going to return one or more. I won't ask for a home demo unles... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar I guess I didn't do a very good job in my original post explaining what I was getting at. I have nothing against dealers. I have worked with a number of dealers over the years that I really liked and got a lot of value from.My concern is that this... | |
| Alternatives to Brick and Mortar I'm glad to hear that you have several stores that are thriving. I think there are areas in the country where this is possible. I am not saying it saves the consumer money. I don't mean to be confrontational, but it's not just about saving the con... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... @73max, @divertiti - I think I have experienced the same thing. The first couple times this happened, I had assumed it was a bad file being streamed and I just skipped past it. After recently reading this thread, I decided to look at what was play... | |
| Threshold, Levinson, Bryston, Krell, ?others? used amps You might also consider Parasound. They have been offering excellent value for a long time. One thing to keep in mind, is that the older the amp is, the more likely it will be that the capacitors are reaching the end of their useful life. If the a... | |
| Digital music files quality? A couple of examples and where in the song you are hearing the problems may allow others to try to reproduce. I have sometimes noticed a difference between Tidal vs Qobuz vs RIP from CD or download, but I have assumed that this is a difference in ... | |
| the air dielectric @dweller - I think it is sulfer hexafluoride that is commonly used as an electrical dielectric. It would seem this would be a better choice than air since it would prevent oxidation of conductors, but would require that the cables be completely se... | |
| DAC choices -- help me cross the line A friend brought his Border Patrol DAC over a few months ago. At the time, I was using a Schiit Yggdrasil A2. The Border Patrol was smooth sounding, a bit laid back, and more forgiving than the Yggy. On my system, I preferred the Yggy with it's pu... | |
| Choice between 2 speaker cable types. Over the years, I've tried a lot of different speakers cables ranging from the original Monster Cable to $6K MIT cables and many in between. As others have stated, there are no absolutes and a cable that works well in one system won't necessarily ... | |
| Why would I need Roon? I agree that Spotify offers a better UI than Tidal and Qobuz. Since I can't access my Roon library from my phone, I usually use Spotify with Apple Carplay in the car. I also find it good for finding new music, although Roon Radio has gotten extrem... | |
| Why would I need Roon? I am using a Bryston BDP-2 as a Roon endpoint, connected to my Roon ROCK via ethernet (with an EtherRegen in between), and AES/EBU connection to my Denafrips Terminator. I did not hear a difference between Roon and Manic Moose, but far prefer Roon... | |
| Why would I need Roon? The Node2i works as a Roon endpoint, so no need to get ride of it. You will need some device to run Roon core if you decide to go that way. This can run on a Mac/PC on the same network, or a dedicated music server. I use a dedicated Intel NUC runn... |