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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    I think the Pacers get the winner of Knicks-Sixers regardless, Steve.
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    I'm unashamedly an Indy homer, but I agree. Still, it's been fascinating to see what the right coach (Carlisle) can do with what he has to work with. There's a lot of talk about the Bucks' shorthandedness, especially without Giannis and now Dame, but the Pacers took four out of five regular...
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    Sub Selection: How do I begin?

    I ended up getting a single pre-owned REL S/5 back about three months ago. It's been interesting: even though I have the crossover set to 35 Hz, its interaction with my room and main speakers gives it a significant impact on overall sound upto maybe 500 Hz. It's taken a long time and adjustments...
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    "FWIW in the 12 games played so far the home team is 12-0" Well, the Pacers wrecked that last night. You were right a few months ago, Steve, when you said the Pacers are a year away, but their youth and fearlessness are causing everyone problems already. Last night they made the Bucks look old...
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    Does Analog EQ belong in State of the Art Systems?

    I don't have a state-of-the-art system. Mine is worth about $40k, but it makes me happy and it pleases critical listeners, some of whom have systems that cost 3-5 times the retail value of mine. I have been listening to recorded music seriously for almost 50 years, and I'm not as naive as I wish...
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    Another take on the Schiit Loki Max

    I recently bought a Schiit Loki Max EQ and I'm very smitten by it in the short time I've had it in my system. My assessment is that the Loki Max is a highly effective sound quality solution for many of those who who have constraints on their listening spaces and budgets. I'm quite sure that...
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    The bartender said "We don't serve tachyons in here." A tachyon walks into a bar.
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    The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you

    In order of purchase: '69 Triumph GT6+ '71 Mustang Mach 1 '74 Lotus Europa '79 Mazda RX7 '78 Audi Fox GTI '79 BMW 320i '85 Merkur XR4Ti '84 Jeep Cherokee '82 Porsche 928S (Euro) '91 Cadillac STS '92 Nissan Pathfinder '57 Austin Healey 100-6 '00 Audi A6 '96 Toyota Land Cruiser '04 Subaru...
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    Help me replace my digital player/vault

    Ah. Sorry...I guess I have some updating to do. I no longer have the M32; I replaced it with a Modwright KWH 225i. Because of that, I'm now using an Okto Research dac8 Stereo DAC, rather than the M32's internal DAC. I sold the miniDSP. (Irrelevant to this question, I also upgraded my analog...
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    Help me replace my digital player/vault

    Hello, All. I'm thinking about replacing my oldest current component, my NAD M50.2 digital player/vault, which I've had since 2017. The M50.2 stores my digital music files on a 2TB internal low-speed spinning drive with a mirrored backup and incorporates a high resolution network music player...
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    Clearaudio Performance DC with Tracer Arm

    I'm under no delusions that my new-to-me Clearaudio Performance DC table with Clearaudio Tracer arm is state-of-the-art, but I'm a bit surprised by how big a step up it is from my previous rig. Since I returned to vinyl about six or seven years ago I've had a Rega P3 and a P6. I learned a lot...
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    What is the best 5U4G ?

    re: Sophia Aqua II 274B I freely admit to being a newcomer to tubes. I have a Modwright KWH 225i hybrid integrated amp that came with a pair of JJ E88CC triodes (upgraded to 1960s-era Holland Amperex 6DJ8s) in the preamp section and a Modwright PH 9.0XT phono stage that employs a Russian 5AR4...
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    What is the best 5U4G ?

    I have the Aqua II.
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    What is the best 5U4G ?

    Just another vote of confidence for the Sophia Electric 274B. I use one in the power supply for my Modwright PH 9.0XT phono stage, and I was shocked at how much of a positive difference it made, particularly in un-muddying the upper-mids (compared to the stock Russian 5AR4). Very nice indeed.
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    Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

    You know, I understand and appreciate the point, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I enjoy sound as well as music. I've seen many people here state that a congested or harsh-sounding reproduction interferes with their enjoyment of a well-regarded composition and/or performance, so the honest...
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    Ethernet Switch for only one component?

    I run Roon ROCK on a dedicated NUC and use a NAD M50.2 server/player as the endpoint. I could connect them both via Ethernet cable to the two ports on my eero router, but the sound is better when I connect the eero to a switch and then also plug in both the NUC and the NAD to the switch. There...
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    What's a great kick-drum track?

    Thanks for all those suggestions. Very helpful, and you introduced me to some cool new music, too!
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    What's a great kick-drum track?

    What's a great track with well-recorded isolated or dominant kick drum? I want to mess around with positioning and balancing my speakers to first get the sound I want from kick, then bring in vocals and other instruments and make adjustments as necessary. I'm looking for a great kick sound like...
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    5 way system, horns and more. From the beginning to now

    This thread has been a joy to read (and view!). So many people call hifi a "hobby," when for most of us it's akin to trying different food combinations at a restaurant. You not only cook the food but farm your own ingredients! You seem to have an excellent balance between the adventure of the...
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    Roon vs eero: One Solution

    I've suffered through an ongoing war between Roon and my eero mesh network. It seems that every time there's a power or internet interruption or a software update they stop talking to each other. It often takes a few days of unplugging, re-plugging, restarting, disconnecting firewalls...
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    Sound & Music

    I'm so happy right now. I've had a quiet afternoon with the house to myself, and I just finished listening to all four sides of Newvelle's new pressing of Ron Horton's "A Prayer for Andrew." It was glorious, and it was one of those rare times when I wouldn't change anything. I've just realized...
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    System for Under US$10,000 MSRP

    The KEF LS50 Meta is an outstanding "apartment speaker" for the money and their size and design integrates well into multi-use living spaces. At $1600 a pair, that leaves plenty of room in the budget for the other components.
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    I am going to build a highly modded NUC - I need recommendations and have some questions

    Hi, Xymox. Any progress? Thanks!
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    Tube Rolling a PS? Much of a difference?

    Hi. I'm pretty much a tube novice, but I'm very happy with my Modwright KWH 225i integrated hybrid amp and my Modwright PH 9.0XT tube phono stage. The PH 9.0XT uses two 6C45s and two 6922s in the phono stage itself, and a single 5AR4 rectifier in the separate power supply, which is connected via...
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    The Pacers advanced their ascendancy by at least a year by trading for Pascal Siakam yesterday. This does a lot, and not just offensively. The key is re-signing him after this season, but reports indicate he's already intimated that he'll be happy to do that. Now, with Haliburton, Turner, and...
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    Audiophile Hearing Aids

    I've had my Widex Moment 440 hearing aids for three months now, and I have my final "free" hearing check and setup adjustment next week. I am fairly sure that what I'm hearing when I listen to music isn't "natural," but it's been decades that my hearing has been losing its high frequencies, so...
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    He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable

    To me, this isn't really a story about passion, love of music, or even audiophilia: rather it's about selfishness and self-centeredness. We all have to determine how much of our lives we want to live for ourselves, and how much we will live for others. While there is wide variation in peoples'...
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    Looking for a long-distance trip vehicle. Suggestions?

    Good point, Jack, and the answer is yes. I used to own a Land Cruiser (uh, maybe 20 years ago...) and I loved its complete competency in just about every area. I'm just not sure that I wouldn't be paying for much more off-road capability than I need.
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    I was there tonight. Haliburton's injury sucked all of the air out of the room for the following five minutes, but then the Pacers decided to get fierce instead of limp away and thy exploded for 44 points in Q3. This group of young players doesn't know that they're supposed to crack when their...
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    Looking for a long-distance trip vehicle. Suggestions?

    Hi, All. I'm the OP; thanks for the replies! I'm certainly not opposed to electric, although one form or another of hybrid might suit my needs better. I really like the style and character of the Mercedes GLS, but its reliability reputation among owners is not very good according to the various...

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