frozentundra

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100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
@mofimadness    nice list !!!!    did you know Styx is not in the rock & roll hall of fame !     bridge of sigh’s.      Classic    jeff  
All ARC vs All Pass Labs vs All CJ system compare
@jjss49  That makes sense !   Are output the tubes the primary “ tube sounding “ device ? Or , will input tubes offer the same “ tube sounding” , if mated with a solid state amp of the “manufacturer “ Jeff    
All ARC vs All Pass Labs vs All CJ system compare
@roxy54  Your response has struck me wrong  Pretty snarky all the way around I asked because, I wanted to know  I did not know that you ruled & were all knowing  Jeff ps: yes ,I can spell               
I was happy with my system for 30 years; now I need a new amp...and more?
@drbeechwood  doc, you have a dilemma  going from Older stuff to newer stuff is an big difference  you will find the new stuff much brighter with the 70-80’s albums  I went threw the same thing 10 years ago when rotel CD player went bad  I wen... 
Pro-ject vs Rega
Quintel@ I have the SL and Project Classic Very happy good details & on the side of warm  Project is a solid design & good arm  never adjusted a throng after purchase  my guess is you can’t go wrong with either  I compared project t... 
A rookie with 10K, seeking advise
@llid2  also , Read the Recommended Lists of the hIFi magazines  And buy a Stereophile magazine subscription!  they ratings also give you a price range to help in putting your money down   jeff  
A rookie with 10K, seeking advise
@llid2  Lots of good comments; 1) you are in the learning stage  2) take you’re time  3) you need to hear to find out what you like  4) go to a big city and listen to multiple setups  5) or/preferred  -Find an audio buddy and go to a Audio S... 
Luxman D-10X Follow up
@billstevenson  one of my audio buddies in town has the Luxman dac  he has had a bunch of dac’s in rotation to try over the last year  he picked the Luxman and it sounds very nice I have a question on your phone pre from CJ , what sq do the SU... 
Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed?
Robert1976   per my previous response make sure you do the easy stuff, first  tonal balance is a big thing and easy to do with Roon dsp so, is converting files to dsd , in roon i tried playback design dac in my system and was astounded how s... 
Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed?
Frozen1976 you said a mouthful I’ve fought the rock issue of brightness since I had Thiel Speakers ,very revealing , and metal tweeters The more revealing your speakers with all solid state, especially , the rock becomes tough to accept. You h... 
Cornwall 4 vs JBL horn under $10,000
Tooth i finally got hearings aids  I’ve got 60% hearing loss, above 1000 hz and tinnitus  live with it , is my answer  I love answering phone thru my hearing aids i smell things lots better, kinda like a dog I just went to AXPONA and enjoyed... 
Cornwall 4 vs JBL horn under $10,000
Tooth look into Volti speakers ……. jeff  
Will upsampling of new DAC make lossy sound as good as Lossless
Mcgrif104 I would agree with your logic  With all the digital…..Does a recording actually resemble the original ?  Soix polishing a turd …….. lol  
Will upsampling of new DAC make lossy sound as good as Lossless
Fuzztone nope, not crappin you  I run a Chord Qutest thru Roon   I ran on mp3 files in my library, and then compared it to the streaming version in Qubuz .   I was pretty dumbfounded as to which I liked better Give it a shot, granted,  I’m an ... 
Every day I see another turntable recommendation...
J-wall Im interested in your upgrade path on turntable and cartridge  an upgraded cartridge and a little better TT goes a long way  but, I’m most interested in your sq difference between the solid state musical surroundings phono and Allnic pho...