rhanson739
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| Magnepan 3.6R tweeter replacement - Any suggestion It IS holiday time here in the U.S., so perhaps they've just been busy.At the risk of sounding silly, have you checked the 2.5A fuse for the affected tweeter? I can't tell you how many times I thought I had blown a tweeter (on my old 2.2/Rs), only... | |
| TIDAL Lossless Streaming Service Signed up with Tidal yesterday, running the OS X app off my Mac Mini to a Directstream DAC.I'm impressed. Not quite as good quality as my library, but certainly satisfactory+, and I've already found and heard a wide variety of new music that makes... | |
| Mac mini v server Mitch,Glad you brought that up.I neglected to mention that I use an Empirical Audio Short Block to knock out the power leg of the USB cable. It makes a difference. | |
| Mac mini v server I'm running a 201x (can't recall exactly) Mac Mini that was modified for a linear PSU by Mojo audio. It made a HUGE difference in quality of sound.The PSU has a split cable; one fixed cable powers the Mini, the other removable cable powers a 4TB A... | |
| Tinnitus ~Tinnitus is made worse by caffeine and alcohol... dammitall.Timrhu mentioned driving with earplugs. Working past my aversion to most things Bose, I recently bought some Bose QuietComfort 20i noise-canceling headphones. They are, in a word, outsta... | |
| Tinnitus Shortly after I got involved in higher-end, I had my hearing tested because I thought there were issues. Yup. High frequencies on the left ear ain't what they used to be.Someone suggested to me that left-side weakness was due to us, in our younger... | |
| Bluepearl Can't help you much with the rock/metal aspect, but I have a fairly new pair of 2wq subs, and I love them, especially with the variable crossover -- which came in handy. Different settings, different responses.Playing blues, rock (not metal), orch... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream I recently installed the 1.2.1firmware on the DS and find the results to be remarkable. It really is a different DAC now, better than before by far. | |
| Pinback a band that needs your attention Meh...While not disappointed, neither am I impressed. Thanks for the heads-up, though. | |
| Best HiRes/lossless format and why? There's a lot of information out there already.I chose AIFF because it's uncompressed. While ALAC, WAV, and AIFF are all 'lossless' formats, I figure there's less system overhead when it doesn't have to decompress ALAC. If I have a special album, ... | |
| Followup-Magnepan 1.7s in a 10x13' dedicated room? Brownsfan -Thanks for your post; I found it very helpful.I upgraded not long ago from old 3.3/Rs to Maggie 3.7. Along the way, I wound up replacing my entire system and treating the challenging room.I'm still dealing with 'brightness' issues. In t... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Yes, Charles1dad -"... to each their own."I was stunned when I brought a demo unit home, a highly vaunted preamp worth $13K or so.It clobbered the music. We tried and tried to like it, but simply couldn't listen for more than 1/2 hour.This was run... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Ozzy said, "I posted my actual experience with dealing with Steve."Actually, no. You were having a terse conversation with Steve within this otherwise useful thread. I don't believe that you objectively reported on your experiences for the benefit... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD FWIW, I've worked with Steve for a couple of years now, and have always found him responsive, fair, and above all, very knowledgeable. Are we best buds? No. Do I appreciate his insights and presence? Absolutely. | |
| Transparent Cable Upgrade? After trying various ICs, a local dealer loaned me a set of Reference MM2 interconnects in order to try a tubed preamp.Hated the preamp, but loved the TAs enough to buy a set. They fixed a lot of things wrong.Worth it? I don't know. I cringed when... |