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| JBL L112 L-100, L-112, L-166, L-300. All classics. I’ve owned all but the 112s. I fully restored the 100s and sold em. I still own the 166s and 300s. I’m sure the new L-100s are fine but they’ll never be classics. If you want to spend that kind of coin on... | |
| Lumin X1 dont see many virtual audiogon systems with this? I’ve got a T2 (direct to my amps) and will likely upgrade to an X1 (or its successor) eventually. I don’t find the X1s limitations to be problematic. I stream exclusively. I need a streamer and a DAC. I don’t ever plan to go back to physical medi... | |
| Lumin vs Bricasti Volume Control @rsf507 sorry, what is 401b? An inward dive pike? Sorry, that's the best my google-fu could come up with... | |
| Lumin vs Bricasti Volume Control @nosualc how far down the rabbit hole will you fall? I suppose, that is indeed the question. Feeling pretty deep already, although once you're in past the swimsuit area, a little deeper into the pool doesn't matter much. 😀 | |
| Lumin vs Bricasti Volume Control I just installed an Sbooster on my T2. I consider it to be a tweak. A bit of a leap of faith that makes some sense on paper, but am unsure if it'll be worth roughly another 10% investment. I will leave it on for a week or so to let it break-in bef... | |
| How critical is streamer hardware to SQ when it feeds a good DAC? I don't know Audiotroy, have never purchased anything from him, and have no vested interest whatsoever in his business or life. Audiotroy's got an opinion, based on his experiences which are certainly more broad and well founded than 90% of the d... | |
| Lumin vs Bricasti Volume Control I've no experience with Bricasti, but I have a Lumin T2 (nearly 2 years now). Recently I experimented with the T2 direct to amp (no pre), and much preferred the result. No contest. Changing the volume with the app (via either the Lumin app or the... | |
| McIntosh Preamps I have a C2600 with that amp. I bought it as a demo for a fairly reasonable price. A C2500 or C2700 would also work nicely. All are relatively new and commonly available. | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? Hmm, Synergistic Research threatening legal action on an internet forum because you get your undies in a bunch...Another name to add to my "Even if they have the best product in the world, they'll never see a red cent from me." list.Just like the ... | |
| Drummers Talking About Drumming ZERO credibility.Not even a passing mention of Neal Peart. Arguably the GOAT of rock drummers, certainly in the top 3. Undermines the entire show. | |
| Speakers Damaged via FedEx, A Neverending Love Story My experience is that they will deny any claims multiple times, no matter how clearly they are at fault. I think this is calculated (they employ actuaries after all) and effective, because most folks eventually just give up and go away.Contact you... | |
| Suggestions for Minn/St Paul HiFi Stops? Retail/Manufacturers/Private Homes https://hifi-sound.com/ should be on your list. Great people. Nice space.https://www.minneapolishifi.com/ is another to consider. Not a typical retailer in that it's by appointment only. Good guys, nice space. They have Magico's on demo (A3, S5M2,... | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? My personal opinion is that the internet (and social media especially) has empowered those whose personality disorders would have previously held them shunned.Said another way, everybody has a poisonous uncle or neighbor that everybody knows to av... | |
| Want to remove grille from Soundbar but scared! Removing speaker’s grille will shorten its life due to sensitive drivers exposed to dustI wouldn’t worry about that. At all.IMO the only thing the grilles really protect against is the curious fingers of toddlers and perhaps some protection from c... | |
| Another New Lumin User Your Lumin T2 "magically" became available as an endpoint from within the Tidal app because Tidal Connect was included in a recent Lumin firmware update. You can use this from the Tidal app on your desktop/laptop or mobile devices.The Lumin app it... |