toro3
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| Do clothes make the man? How can one determine if swapping vacuum tubes results in better sound, without trying all sorts of alternatives? For me at least, that’s the allure of tube rolling. I find it interesting to hear the variations. Beyond that, who seeks to b... | |
| The Best Music You Have Ever Heard? Tough question, but my four are tied to a time that I was soul searching while attempting to process demons in my back pocket. Spent roughly 1.5 years in a small town in South Korea on the southern peninsula. On the weekends when not working I’d... | |
| late to streaming, recommendations? I read through this thread pretty quickly and might have missed it--but I didn't seen one mention of Roon. And that's the part of this equation that I can't wrap my mind around. Does everyone here stream via individual providers' apps (ie, Qobuz ... | |
| LG vs. Sony 65” OLED I’ve had both LG G and C models for the past twelve years, which have been rock solid with ink-like blacks. In between, we had a Sony XBR LED which had poor blacks and a user interface that seemed dated compared to LG’s. I’ve heard great things ab... | |
| 1st Impression, Join the Forum? @pindac you type eloquently. Agree with what you said, especially concerning portable audio where I think a good portion of future audiophiles are going in this somewhat unreachable market and hobby some of us take for granted. As for this forum,... | |
| 1st Impression, Join the Forum? My first impression of these forums is there are a lot of fake audiophiles who don't really know anything about this hobby or the science of sound in general. Many folks simply fall back on marketing jargon and spew ignorance like expensive speak... | |
| Items from audiophile's estate, list and photos link provided; helpful advice appreciated! @foxwaves also consider interest already voiced here since we know the context. The fees are a little higher here, unfortunately. Direct links to your listings on this thread may be beneficial. US Audio Mart would also be encouraged before eBay.... | |
| Items from audiophile's estate, list and photos link provided; helpful advice appreciated! @foxwaves There’s quite a bit of good gear on those lists. I’m also going to presume that the gear had been taken care of if he was a former audio reviewer. Reading the “Audio Letter” it looks like you arrived at a little over $13,000 for everythi... | |
| REL Classic 98 Sounds like OP is leaning a certain direction and has been in contact with REL. Here’s my $0.02 with dual 98s: Preaching to the choir here, but as a reminder for future readers interested in the down-firing Classic series: don’t ignore your floo... | |
| Do you buy new, used or new or used gear? Typically research for months and then often wait for years when purchasing used - saving and waiting for the right deal. Main system is roughly 90% used. HT system is used and refurbished. | |
| Is Budget Audiophile an oxymoron? To answer the title, I don’t think “budget audiophile” is an oxymoron. A few years back I sold some speakers to a guy who wanted a demo with his gear at his residence. I took a trip, demoed the speakers and then listened to his budget home theat... | |
| Does the Devore Fidelity Orangutan 0/96 speaker play rich and full bodied at 50 Decibels Agree with others - 50 dB seems pretty low. For low-level listening I always thought that crossover-less, single-driver speakers (perhaps from Omega Speaker Systems) and a SET or small push/pull amp would be ideal. You’d have point-source imaging... | |
| What one change to your room, system, or setup made the biggest improvement? Only problem was that the new room sounded horrible. What finally changed it for me was purchasing two corner bass traps from ATS Acoustics and placed them on the front wall corners behind the speakers. Best $600-700 I ever spent. There was an i... | |
| I built a music discovery app for Tidal and Qobuz users. A lot has changed since launch. Sent another tough artist and sub-genre at your platform this evening - curated Tidal playlist that integrated into Roon was flawless, as well as the results. Being a former Tower Records employee whose worth was measured by your recommendations... | |
| I built a music discovery app for Tidal and Qobuz users. A lot has changed since launch. Pretty awesome, Alessandro. I was able to create a Tidal playlist from a rather obscure Russian band to test its limitations - the results were more than impressive given the genre (Post-Punk, Dark Wave) and artist exposure, which is very much non... |