jond
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| I would love some suggestions on great acoustic... +1 David Grisman as an added bonus his stuff is well recorded. Also +1 Rodrigo y Grabiela awesome stuff. I would also add Tony Rice to your list.Bela Fleck as well either with the Flecktones or solo. | |
| Herron VTPH-2A / Origin Live Conqueror / Koetsu Black Goldline Awesome! Very well written and fun to read and remember women have better hearing than we do. Congratulations on your new analog front end and new room! Sounds like a very nice system and you're blessed with a supportive wife with great ears. Hap... | |
| Audiogon’s transaction fees @saelectric agreed I checked several parts of the site and you cannot see fees without creating a listing. There should be more transparency and info available. | |
| Which of these integrated amps are warm sounding? I would have to say since you can demo the amps don't solicit opinions walk in and audition with an open mind and use your ears. Also you have an Atoll integrated and there is another model on the list, do you think it will sound warmer than what ... | |
| Some Amplification Recommendations Browsing through the SS listings a few things jumped out:This looks like a great deal and PBN has an excellent rep for SS power amps.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis99b6j-sierra-audio-whitney-mosfet-power-amplifier-solid-stateA pair of monobl... | |
| Best audio companies and dealers @jafant The Music Room is in Morrison CO and has an excellent reputation. | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming @whart + 1 million the original mastering quality trumps everything, It is order of magnitude larger differentiator than anything else in the playback chain. | |
| Big Red Supers, the Electronic Crossover, and HF "Equaliser" Units - Can You Help Id? A google search led me to this description, I know nothing personally: Audiomarketing Ltd. (manufacturing for Audio Techniques) a 604-based speaker system called Big Reds.Big Reds are not to be confused with Tannoy Red's. Audiomarketing's Big Re... | |
| So I have a DAC; now what Player should I look at? There are a number of Auralic Aries showing up here in the $800-1000 range I use it's little brother, the Aries Mini. It's a very useful device functions great and does everything the aforementioned Node does, with better sound quality. At least ... | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? I would have to agree with Frank accurate tone and timbre is a must and what I look for first. I don't really care that much about a holographic image and my small room and cramped setup make its pretty impossible anyway. I do like a solid center ... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming @georgehifi You misunderstood me I was simply saying a CD player of the exalted quality of your Linn CD12 would sound better than any download not to mention many other CD players. | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming @georgehifi "Why is the Linn CD12 sounding better than their downloads?" Perhaps because you're playing your CDs on a $20K CD player with practically legendary stature? | |
| News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below Bump bump bump I signed up for Qobuz email alerts two years ago I've never gotten one. And now October 2018 is "sometime early" 2019. At this point I won't believe it's coming until it's here. | |
| Delay in DAC receiving signal from CD player Craig of course using the analog outputs and inputs will work fine but it's not really resolving your problem. If you want to be able to use the DAC in the Outlaw receiver you need to figure it out. Do you have an alternative transport you can con... | |
| News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below I love that the crux of the update is....."soon". :) |