pokee1016
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| My Music Hall CD 25 just died Also, consider a Wiim with an outboard dac. Even the wiim Pro plus has an ex ellent DAC on board. One thing people tend to overlook is that some of us still ha e a huge CD collection. Mark my words, CD's are worth pennies now but there will ba a C... | |
| My Music Hall CD 25 just died I'll take it off your hands. I do that kind of work all the time, problem is it can take more than a few hours and you'll be in it for more than you can find something much better these days but I'm 58, I got a shop full of projects and I love th... | |
| Visual Confirmation Bias Speaker placement is the most crucial. I get that everyone these days is trying to turn their listening room into a studio level reference response environment but I've always tried to adapt to the environment a best as possible. You can fully enj... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear I have a few but to narrow it down: Al Stewart- Past Present and Future. This is an earlier stage album when Jimmy Page was still doing guitar work and Alan Parsons was entering the frame and it's rich in historical reference and just incredible e... | |
| is this the greatest live band of all time? Easy., Queen. I have to admit there are a lot of others. Dead, Allman Brothers, Zappa, Zeppelin, Bob Marley. I've seen a ton but Queen ruled them all on stage | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? Of course cables make a difference. If some people can't hear it they should be grateful to be able to put the money towards something else. All cables make a difference including digital cables. Sometimes it really is trivial, Sometimes drama... | |
| Mid Range Streamer DAC recommendation help requested! I'm just going to throw this out there. The Topping E30 DAC (with remote and volume control option) has completely transformed my listening experience and my system. Strong words, I know but I stand by it. Not to mention the stupid price of $129. ... | |
| Accuracy vs. musicality Ultimately it's all about the music. That's where it begins and ends. Accuracy should, in theory get you closer to the music but I've seen people get lost on that journey because the sum of all parts doesn't come out sounding the way it should. Wh... | |
| Is the Eico HF 81 really that good? I'm not sure if it's bad etiquette to comment on a thread that has been sleeping for over 5 years but having recently acquired an HF-81 which I am currently restoring I thought I should share some of my experiences. A little background: I have bee... | |
| ELAC B6 tweak I used the 940c on a whim. I had them laying around. The thing about the B6 is that it is, after all, a "budget" speaker and the cabinet is rather unimpressive- no internal bracing, nothing fancy etc.apart from the binding posts which are nice. I ... | |
| CD players = dead? I have been reading a lot of reviewers lately re-discovering CD playback after getting used to streaming DACs and they all say that they're surprised at how much more solid the CD's sound (depending on the quality of CD of course) so no, not dead.... | |
| Question for tube aficionados If the CJ uses any 12AU7's try NOS RCA 5963. These are always a serious upgrade from your new stock 12au7's and they're a plug and play replacement. Highly recommended. | |
| Onkyo A-9010 This integrated caused a fuss when What Hi-Fi gave it 5 stars and raved about it a few years ago. It was quite the endorsement and I understand why. It has the classic Onkyo sound signature which I can only describe as sunlight shimmering on dark ... | |
| Paper Based Speaker Cone Question It may be considered a matter of preference but I myself often prefer paper cone material for its organic sound. I know that sounds like I'm a vegan or something but paper cones can do some things better than other material. Poly cones, kevlar, et... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? You may think at first that you're hearing a more transparent signal but a preamp properly matches the impedance between stages and provides more muscle (better dynamics) in the long run if it's a fairly good pre which it sounds like you have. You... |