djohnson54

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High End Audio and Your hearing as you get older
Unsound, I do believe we hear things differently as our hearing diminishes. The balance of the sound would almost have to change some but, with our ears and brain being more sensitive to the midrange frequencies, it may not affect our hearing as m... 
Squeezebox Touch or Sonos ZonePlayer
Kal,Yes we agree. Sometimes previous posts haven't been "approved" yet. Actually I think 24/176.4 is downsampled to 24/88.2.Nice review BTW. I am also thrilled with mine. I am open to the fact that it might not be the best solution for everyone th... 
Squeezebox Touch or Sonos ZonePlayer
I have no experience with the Sonos but the Touch does NOT downsample anything 24/96 or lower. I would imagine that the use of an external DAC would pretty much negate MOST of the sound quality differences between the two. 
Great songs and artists who virtually own them?
Angel from Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt 
Squeezebox hard to see?
Well my Touch is about 12 feet away from my listening chair and not readable (by me) from there. It's really only an issue when I've got Pandora or Slacker playing and I want to know what's on. Sometimes I can recognize the album art but I do find... 
Anyone got and album database for iPhone?
Take a look at this one. I don't have any experience with it though.http://www.collectorz.com/music/ 
A major disconnect between the audiophile magazine
Howard, I understand why some of you colleagues feel that way. The economy has hastened an already shrinking market and they (and you) are being squeezed. The irony is that there is a huge untapped market out there for all of this equipment. The w... 
A major disconnect between the audiophile magazine
Coming from someone who has bought some equipment new but most of it used - in a way the buyers of used equipment actually perform (indirectly) a service for the dealers. Some people will always want the latest and greatest. Does it really matter ... 
Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures
I'll "third" Swampwalker's and Pubul57's McCormack suggestion. Mine make terrific music with a DNA 0.5 Deluxe. 
nad left channel goes out
Jean,It certainly sounds like you did the right thing and, yes, the balance control should control the sound in reverse. Just to confirm - you did only switch the cables in one place - the inputs to the amp?Dick 
nad left channel goes out
No apologies necessary; I should have been clearer. Switch the left and right channels either on the amp or at the outputs from the preamp (but not both - just whichever is easier to get to). The idea being that the left channel from the preamp is... 
nad left channel goes out
Switch the left and right cables between the 2400 and the 1600. If the problem moves to the right channel, it's the 1600. If not, it's the 2400.Dick 
Help buying fullrange speakers for $1500
Vandersteen 2ce Signature II's. There's a pair listed now for $1500. These definitely would be considered "high-end" speakers though not as glamorous as some.No relation to the seller. 
Gapless ripping and playback
That's been my experience but there are far more possibilities out there and I certainly don't have time to try them all. Keep your ears open as things are changing rapidly in this area. One good place to check is the Computer Audiophile website: ... 
Mark Knopfler live recordings
Rwwear,When I went to the site and selected one to purchase, it told me that they were "not available for sale in your country."