kingbarbuda
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| Whats playing on your system today? Not necessarily in this order. All vinyl:Pat Metheny: 80/81Stan Getz and JJ Johnson: Live at the Opera HouseMcCoy Tyner: New York ReunionKeith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen: My SongPat Metheny Group: American Garage | |
| Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile? It is a very enjoyable time to be an audiophile. There is really something for everyone and every budget. I started listening to music back in the late 60’s on a Panasonic AM radio with a single earphone listening to the AM top 40 hits as I was go... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** If you want a basically turn key no muss no fuss vinyl starter system, I suggest U Turn Audio, which is what I did. You can configure the turntable on the web. I suggest having a separate phono preamp and not one built in. So you can order either ... | |
| Cable Company Contracts Most cable companies like Comcast Xfinity try to sell bundles I think most people don’t need, since more and more people rely on their cell phones instead of getting a home phone line the companies try to bundle you into. My advice is to cut the c... | |
| Need DAC/Streaming Advice This is a pretty robust and enjoyable discussion. I have a Bryston BDA-3 feeding a Bryston 17B3 feeding two Bryston 4B3 monoblocks feeding a pair of Magnepan 1.7i Speakers. Given the above what would be the best streamer of the following: NAD Mast... | |
| DAC Upgrade For what it’s worth, since DAC choice is very subjective as is the choice of most equipment, my reference DAC is the Schiit Yggy. It is as you described in what you are searching for. I am in process of comparing the following additions to my coll... | |
| What area or country do you live in ? Northern Crooked County, Chicago suburbs!I am not going to mention anything about the weather... | |
| Budget phono stage under $100, cheap but refined, does it exist? Just so happens I am selling a U-Turn Audio Pluto Phono Preamp here: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9a29j-u-turn-pluto-phono-preamp-phono | |
| Aurender vs. Roon Can we take a little more of a deeper dive into the benefits of adding a Roon Nucleus to a home with many Sonos devices outside of my listening room, but with an NAD Masters Series M50.2 and a Blusound Node 2i in the listening room? I have a smart... | |
| beginner seperate system Jeff, welcome to the rabbit hole of audiophilia! I think a lot is possible in building a system on a budget. You will need to become very familiar with Schiit Audio and their products, because, as stated already, they make great stuff, and great s... |