dougthebiker

Responses from dougthebiker

Are advances in technology making speakers better?
I probably missed it above since this is a really long string, but the open baffle speaker is a technology that’s now getting a lot of focus from a few really good designers.  Steve Guttenberg, New Record Day and Thomas and Stereo on YouTube have ... 
What selections do you play when showing off your system to others?
Bruce Hornsby’s cover of Madman Across the Water live on his Intersections album.  Incredibly well recorded and performed. Chris Isaac - Heart Shaped World  Dominique Fils-Aime - Birds Frederick Fennell, Dallas Winds - Trittico   
Am I Getting Soft Here?
We’ll said, grislybutter.  
Am I Getting Soft Here?
In my experience, there's a very loose relationship between SQ and $ spent.  Recently listened to the system of a member of the local audio club. Poor guy spent probably $500k on his system and I have hugely better SQ in my sub-$50k system.  I wo... 
Snake oil of the year?
Tough to judge by the picture of your system, but you might be several thousand dollars away from the ehternet switch being the weak link in the chain.  And for free, you could improve your sound by experimenting with speaker placement in your ro... 
Solid state to tube
If you want no tube hassles, go for a model that uses 300B’s.  The new Western Electrics come with a 5 year warranty.  They are $1,500 a pair, but well worth it IMO in terms of SQ.  
Pass labs upgrade path
I haven’t sprung for the Townsend platforms yet, but @millercarbon was definitely right about the Nobsound springs. Big improvement under my speakers and they are crazy cheap.  I’d prefer that no one tries to ban anyone with good advice.  It’s h... 
Aurender N20
If you really want to torture yourself, go over to the Roon Community website where they get hot under the collar telling you bits are bits and you don’t even need a streamer.  Just go directly from a Nuc running Roon into your DAC! And since the... 
Experienced only: What have you done with room correction?
Best thing I ever did for room response was move my sub about 4’ BEHIND my listening position.  Suggested by Paul McGowan of PS Audio.   It really works!  
USB cables conducor - help
@lalitk is correct  
Streamers/DACs
I agree with @jerryg123  Don’t depend on anything but an independent DAC.  Even in a great amp or streamer.  DACS get radically better every year. I run a NUC server with an Innuos streamer and I have never heard anyone’s system at any price sou... 
The Beatles Revolver
Check out the Beatles Love LP.  I think Giles was involved in that and the SQ is great.  It is a total re-engineering of the originals, but I like the fresh take.  
Streamed music sounds awful in my system and I don't know why ....
You’re getting a wide variety of advice here, some good and some bad. with the price of the rest of your system, it would be a gigantic waste to keep an ordinary PC in the chain.  I’ve found that Roon running on a separate dedicated server (like... 
Router for Audio Streaming
BTW, if you believe Audio Science Review, you should be switching to lamp cord for your speakers and snapping up used Radio Shack interconnects. Seriously, the guy doesn't want to admit he doesn't know which variables to measure or at what scale.  
Router for Audio Streaming
Not really.