falconquest
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| Looking for a particular amp This amp will control your bass and has great sound overall.....https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis995ij-plinius-sb-301-mkii-solid-state | |
| The awakening... @n80When I was young my parents had an old RCA Victor, Victrola. The bottom was filled with 78's. Every once in a while we would crank it up (literally) and put on one of the records. There was classical for sure and I could swear some Count Basie... | |
| The awakening... I guess I have been rather fortunate in my life. I have hiked the Inca trail through the Sungate to Machu Picchu, climbed Huayna Picchu, stared in amazement at the stones of Sacsayhuaman, spent a wind blown night in Monteverde, stared into the aby... | |
| A problem with AC Power you may not have considered. https://www.furmanpower.com/product/20a-prestige-symmetrically-balanced-power-conditioner-P-2400%20I...and listen to this from the man who ought to know a thing or two about audio system power. I'm not pushing the product but to me the information... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? I believe the achievement of the "holographic" image you refer to is fully a function of the manor in which the music was recorded. There is a passage at the very end of season two Game of Thrones program where all of a sudden a crow calls out fr... | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? I saw Diana live last summer and thought her show was so-so. I do like her style and certainly enjoy her "Live in Paris" CD. Unfortunately her show sounded like all the musicians were just going through their paces. nothing stood out. She did not ... | |
| Which DAC: Benchmark, Mytek, Audio Mirror, Holo Audio, Mojo Audio? I can't speak to your current dac but I use the Holo Audio Spring Level 3 dac and it sounds very organic to me. I'm very pleased with it. I have also heard good things about the Denafrips dacs. Each are R2R designs. | |
| Good CD player vs. Transport and DAC @lupinthe3rd stated, " IMO all digital sources sound equally good through a quality DAC. Claiming that one digital source sounds different from another is bogus. It's just a bitstream. No need for a Mark Levinson CD transport, just find a $100 ... | |
| Audiophile x 5 months. It's too bad but there is very little in the way of FM radio that is worth listening to. Mostly college stations that play something other than the stuff every other station is playing. I would never bother to buy a tuner. I grew up listening to ... | |
| If you could only keep 5 record albums, what would they be? Hmmm, tough one but here is my list.....Genesis - The LambGenesis - FoxtrotPatricia Barber - Cafe BlueThe Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock & RollRobin Trower - Bridge of Sighs | |
| Discovering I may have the cleanest AC power in USA I have posted this many times but here is a good explanation of AC power quality......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITkuBgFtTjs | |
| What is the best song you are hearing? Gotta echo dweller. I recently discovered the Nils Lofgren Acoustic Live disc. The tracks "some must dream" and "Keith don't go" really display his talents. An excellent high quality recording! | |
| Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...? What if they gave an insider forum.........and nobody came?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPNDBEuKCdY | |
| What are you going to buy / download this season? @n80. Thanks, that's good to hear. I usually research through the Steve Hoffman forum and it has proven to be a very good resource. | |
| Clean Power without the drawbacks of Conditioning Filtering. Advice? Here you go......https://www.audioquest.com/ac-power/ac-power-conditioners/niagara-1000Garth Powell spent years at Furman. |