jdoris
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| Great female voices I have been listening an awful lot to Amanda Shires, Carrying Lightening. Don't know if her's is a great voice, but it is a lovely record. The album's gem, perhaps, is "Detroit or Buffalo," a cover of Barbara Keith, who is also very worth checking... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. "I guess it all comes down to what you consider recent. DSD came out about 16 years ago (I think 1999)."News to me! Live and learn, I guess. Zd542, could you name some of the 1999 DSD units that were in commercial production? Would you consider an... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. Zd542:I was speaking loosely. I should have said "things change at intervals of 1 to 1+n days, and often quite quickly."The recent introduction of DSD is one such example. If one bought a megabuck DAC w/o DSD, and then really liked DSD, one might ... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. I use a Sonore exD, which I really enjoy. 1300 MSRP; got mine much cheaper used. Sonically comparable to the PSA Perfect Wave Mk 2 it replaced.In generally, I now lean away from spending a lot on a DAC. Differences in upgrades are often quite incr... | |
| Great female voices Julie Miller +1Definitely mannered, but if you listen to female vocal driven Americana, "Broken Things," is an excellent choice.A very different off the beaten path voice is Shannon McNally | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? I wonder if you need to listen more; that's a pretty diverse group of speakers! For example, I think the HT3 tends much more to the cool and the Cremona more to the warm; I don't see them as celebrating the same sonic virtues, though from your des... | |
| Is Vinyl Worth It "But I would say if you can't hear the difference, just keep your iPhone and ear buds in, you don't need to be spending big bucks on audio gear."Often, where there's an abundance of abuse, there's a shortage of evidence. | |
| Help - new house - new setup? Don't think of your room as a problem, think of it as an opportunity to try some stupid big speakers. :)I like a couple of Douglas' suggestions: the Montanas and the Legacy Whispers.If I had a huge space, I might very well do Montanas. There's a l... | |
| Is Vinyl Worth It Although I have not lived with vinyl since my teenage record player days, I have listened to numerous megabuck vinyl rigs at shows (as much as 500k), and heard some of these rigs with vinyl and digital, and though the vinyl often sounded very nice... | |
| What's best bookshelf speaker for an 8x10 room? North Creek is another vendor, like Guru, who voices speakers to work close to boundaries, often a very useful attribute in small spaces. They are very good. | |
| Bob Weir documentary on Netflix Mateored, you have my permission to continue not being a huge fan of the band. :) | |
| Hostility from manufacturers Yes, Klaus very generously supports used buyers of his fine amps. | |
| How important is a good rack? Keep the reports of careful ABs indicating dramatic differences coming! ;)John | |
| How important is a good rack? Thanks Dougdeacon, that's helpful; I can certainly see why racking matters for turntables.I'd be very interested to hear accounts of people doing serious ABs comparing a "merely competent" rack (say like my homebrew rod and block) with a SOTA rack... | |
| How important is a good rack? Once you reach the threshold of isolation sufficient to keep your TT (or CDP) from skipping with light room vibrations, I wonder.I'd expect to see a very gentle slope for increasing returns on expenditure for racks.My own rack is brass rod and but... |