polkalover

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Are You a Swifty?
As Paul Simon once wrote “ever generation throws their hero up the pop chart” and Billy Joel says “ and so it goes”  
Streamer/DAC combinations
My 2 cents- upgrade the power cord to the node and invest in the DAC. The node is just the server!  
Turntable Isolation
Solid Tech - feet of silence will solve your problems- worth every penny!  
Best Covers
Dancing in the streets - jagger n Bowie silent version - hysterical     
What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another?
The perception of better is directly correlated to the level of vices used and the time of day!  In other words after a couple of beverages/pokes and when the sun goes down, everything sounds better!  
Your Not-So-Obvious Best Fidelity LPs
Telarc- ravels bolero CBS Masterworks - most recordings are phenomenal- a standout is Leonard Bernstein playing Coplands rodeo- dynamic range is crazy jethro tull aqualung Steve Wilson mix  herbie Hancock - empyrean isles- blue note reissue Pa... 
Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips?
Tip- build and tweak your system to your liking, not someone else’s!    
Going from MM to MC
Soundsmith has some of the best and are well grounded from vibration and interference!   
Tweak Pink Himalayan Salt Lamps.
I use 2. I also put a grill on top of my amp and use 2 ribeyes!  Not only does it sound great it smells great too!  Merry Xmas   
Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One.
Just one?  Pink Floyd - wish you were here.  The title has my sentiments. The music has every emotion. Back up- Radiohead- OK Computer   
What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound?
I am also struggling with this conundrum, but I gotta side with this response from a different forum.... ": If someone is selling a product with faulty/inadequate power cables, I'm pretty sure there would be recalls and/or lawsuits. Rather th... 
Help settle a streaming argument!
@cleeds its not a belief system when its digital.  its like saying records sound better than cd's .  technically they can't but many believe they do.  that's a belief.  just because every says it -  doesn't make it true.    
Help settle a streaming argument!
@arafiq in the digital domain the sound signature is done by the dac.  if you serve the same file from a node or a $20K aurender and bypass the internal dacs of each there should be no sound change.  the only explanation I can give would be a bett... 
Help settle a streaming argument!
+2 carlsbad2 and mteetank - in addition to the more pointed question which was lost in generalization of it sounds better - the why it sounds better has not been established.   notwithstanding of maybe a better power supply!  it still stands to as... 
Help settle a streaming argument!
@baylinor  - your condescending answer will be dismissed!  arrogance does not equate to knowledge or intelligence!