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| Some thoughts on ASR and the reviews Glad to see Amir-ASR here. Takes some guts given how he gets bashed around in here. I like ASR and think there’s valuable info there. In addition to reviews, Amir’s general write ups on digital audio are very good. HDMI was eye opening. Thanks, Am... | |
| Please help with Roon server/core issue Hi Nadine- Interesting post and cool to see all the folks weighing to help. Roon changed my music listening life for the reasons you mention and more. A great product when it’s working, which, fortunately, is most of the time. When I’ve needed su... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) In answer to the question, Yes! I have always been proud of putting together good sounding systems for comparatively low $$$. I have rarely bought new equipment, kept current thru the audio press, but, most importantly, as a musician I know what ... | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear A little different perspective. I have bought almost all of my audio components used. I’m the second owner of an MC352 that I use to drive Quad 63s. When I moved on to Sound Lab electrostatics, I bought two MC2500s, each bridged to mono 1000 watts... | |
| Beatles CD box set +1 on the 2009 remastered box set. Very well done IMO | |
| Modding the PS Audio Directstream DAC MK1 and MK2 Do both the MKI and MKII use the same software and firmware? | |
| Thank Heavens For The Internet World Used/ Pre-Owned High End Audio Market!!!! Totally agree to both the availability of good used higher end gear and the unfortunate demise of brick-and-mortar. My audio budget has always been limited so I’ve bought very few pieces new. Some of my best finds were in pawn shops. I joined ... | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! Enjoying this post everyone. I don’t cycle gear much, tending to get gear that sounds good to me on a limited budget and listen to it for a long time. But sticking with the “greatest hi-end purchase” question, it was buying a pair of Quad ESL 63s... | |
| Speaker placement Quandary Great thread! Good resources, suggestions. I saw an intriguing suggestion a couple years ago about setting your system up diagonally in the room. So instead of facing a wall from the listening position, you face a corner. I can’t try this for tec... | |
| Tidal or Qobuz Tried Qobuz first. I listen to a lot jazz and they were missing some classic, obvious recordings. Cancelled Qobuz and went with Tidal. Much better catalog of the music I listen to. Both Qobuz and Tidal sound good to me. | |
| Roon Aquisition: Will This Help Or Hamper? We’ll see what happens at annual budget time when Roon audio engineering leadership meets corporate finance. Roon is an engineering-driven company. If Harmon is just buying technology, we’ll see some personnel changes at Roon pretty fast. If Harm... | |
| Anthem STR pre and power amplifier Congrats on your purchase! The full HT pass thru sealed the deal for me. I use the STR preamp for two channel listening and a Marantz pre/pro for HT. Have been very pleased with ARC. My room is problematic and ARC has helped me make significant ... | |
| Roon and Streaming Services You can choose the source at album level by selecting version. I went from Qobuz to Tidal. The Qobuz version was still showing but couldn’t play. | |
| Redundant Internet ATT put fiber in my back yard a few years ago. Internet has been very stable. Had a couple of short late-night outages that I think were maintenance. I run a late schedule. If I’d been working “normal” hours I might not have seen it. Unlike my Sp... | |
| Anthem AVM-70 8K Am using an Anthem STR preamp with HT pass through to an older Marantz 7.1 prepro (7102?) for TV/Movies. My room is odd and there is little I can do acoustically, so I need DSP help. Short story is that I tried Audessey on the Marantz, didn’t like... |