blainer55
Responses from blainer55
| BlueSound Stinks(!), anyone? Your story is so much different than ours.We started with a Node 2i, hooked up to my (ahem) Marantz AV receiver. Control was great through my PC, my Android phone, and my wife's ipad. My wife, not as much of a techie, really liked it. Then we adde... | |
| Think fast: What would you take? A friend here in north bay San Francisco lost his home a few years ago. He said he wished he'd taken Christmas ornaments with him. I had original family artwork and heirlooms packed up, but we were fine. So scary, so hard to figure things out on... | |
| Built a DIY butcher block and iron pipe rack over the weekend Home Depot has butcher blocks at reasonable prices. I did something similar for a garage workbench. My wife thought it overkill, I thought it awesome. And easy. | |
| Need helpful recommendations for next two purchases I recently jumped into streaming with a Node 2i and a Tidal prescription. Got my wife on board when we figured out the Node can 'tune' (stream) local radio stations as well. The learning curve was pretty easy - I'm controlling with a computer, or ... | |
| Amp Pairing for Aerial Acoustics 6Ts. Rega Brio?It fits the compact, simple, and moderate pricing criteria. But I don't have specifics on match to your sweet speakers. | |
| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system To me, speakers have the biggest impact and variation on sound. So, about 1/2 on speakers, then work out the rest from there. | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: You shop for a new house and the first thing you look at is how and where to set up the sound system...and if there is a suitable room. | |
| Best small, desktop speakers, $500 or under (new or used) I have a pair of powered studio speakers on my desktop next to the monitor. Adam Audio A5xThese were highly recommended by my son. He is a professional musician who uses these for mixing...and sheer enjoyment. I have not been disappointed! Used th... | |
| Diminishing Returns For me the KEF R series, Focal ARIA, and Revel Performa series tend to hit a sweet spot for value nirvana. Or PSB Synchrony used. | |
| 10K system Hmm...thinking what I might wantSpeakers: Focal Aria / Revel Performa / Kef R7 (R700) floorstandersSubs: 2 JL Audio E110Integrated amp: Parasound HaloStreamer: Bluesound Node 2iHave fun! | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age I would do what Kren0006 suggested. I'm almost to retirement, and I just got my first streamer and HI res streaming service. Now I wonder why I waited so long! I can get music however I want it: Playlists, albums, genres, etc. Half your money ... | |
| Suggestions for $2k budget I recently saw new Martin Logan 60XTi's in that price range. I really liked them in a store demo, but I think a new model is coming.But then I got some used KEF R700's for a bit less. I really like the sound and imaging of these. I believe the ... | |
| Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin come to mind - limited by the number of albums they put out. I do have a 20 disc collection of Grateful Dead... | |
| It happened again tonight Saw the Wall in a large format theater in San Francisco when it was new. Great sound system, Wild video. Ah...the days... | |
| Should I be able to hear a 4Hz difference in my speakers? And how much music is really down in the 30 Hz? Some experience with live sound suggests less than we think.But I really like my speakers that can hit 20Hz, margin for the music that gets close. |