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| Equipment insurance coverage Try Lloyds. I think they'll insure anything for the right price. | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? The Bros Landreth Sierra Hull | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? The JBL 4329P is an all in one including speakers. $4500. | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing +1 LTA MZ2 or Velo. Or they have a full preamp if you need more inputs. | |
| Which Schitt Audio Equalizer operates as a loudness switch for low level listening An EQ can help your situation. A "Loudness" button generally adds a lot of bass and a little treble, creating a "smiley face" curve. The equalizer will let you add some additional high end if that pleases your ears. The Lokius should be fine for t... | |
| Top 10 Live Albums A new one in my list: Emmylou Harris at The Ryman. Great performance, great set list, and it sounds like The Ryman. You can really hear the room. | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Linear Tube Audio MZ2. I bought it used for a great price and got lucky to boot. It's one of the last ones built and the circuitry is closer to the MZ3. Just a beautiful sounding piece. Bryston 3B Cubed. An upgrade to my Parasound A23+. SVS PB2... | |
| The need for variety and endless search for new details Another perspective is that "variety" = "novelty" and it applies to music and gear. We become aware of something new and want to experience it rather than repeat an experience we've already had. But it's a trap! Occasionally the New Thing is worth... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre The Bryston 14B3 is worth a look. | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? I have a Bill Frissell playlist I'd like to share with you. I have it for Quboz or Amazon. If you have either, give me an address to send it to. | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? I'm in the same boat. Most jazz is just too busy and complex for me to enjoy. I like jazz ballads best. Simple and soulful music is my thing. Like you, I found Bill Frissell and Pat Matheny to be the most listenable. While both do their share of... | |
| Streamers and software Have you tried transferring from Amazon to Quboz again? When I first switched, Quboz lost my playlists. I used Soundiz to transfer again. Then some went missing again. But after the third time, I haven't lost anything. There were a couple of updat... | |
| After 20 years, in the market for a power amp +1 for Parasound. I recently replaced my A23+ with a Bryston 3b Cubed. One reason I didn't move up to a JC5 was the weight. At 35lbs the Bryston is much easier to deal with for my old muscles. Even the 4B cubed is only 45 lbs. Hard to find another... | |
| My high pass filter experiment and a couple of questions I've been engaged in that experiment for a few months now. I bought a balanced HPF from Marchand. It filters below 80hz and is very effective at creating space for the sub to fill. I was quite pleased with the low end. However, I had issues in o... | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? I have a radio/streaming station that plays the music I favor and curates very well. I hear new songs I like and listen further on Quboz. I often run into that dilemma and just put on a playlist. Sometimes that leads to listening to more from a p... |