Recent content by 2FarGone

That’s the problem - it’s ALL cool, but there’s way too much of all of it to deal with. That particular piece is in his basement. I’ve little doubt that he’d sell it.

….now that he’s gone. Unbelievable. You wouldn’t believe how much of this stuff this guy had, and the corresponding stress he put on his son trying to figure out WTF to do with all this crap. Do your Swedish death cleaning, folks. Your kids will thank you..

I remember Mytrycrafts very well. Quite a piece of work. :rolleyes:

While I agree that such a position betrays ignorance on the part of those who deny the efficacy of components such as ICs, PCs, dacs (and even amps? Are you kidding?) to those who actually have considerable real-world experience and who recognize just how myopic that entire ideology really is, I...

While I largely agree with you, I would suggest that by the time you reach this market, the primary criteria for value has long ago abandoned any kind of rational price/performance ratio. I suspect that it’s all about status in that crowd, and that quality doesn’t lend itself to a reasonable...

I just put it on. I like it. (y)

These people appear to be far more interested in promoting the propaganda of their ideology than in building a great stereo. If they want to worship at that altar of mediocrity that’s their right, but they have no reasonable expectation that those of us who really appreciate good sound will join...

Excellent suggestion. There are many classical stations that offer a wide variety of exposure to music of different composers from different eras. ABC Classic 2 in Australia (all music, no talk), King FM Classical in Seattle, MPR Classical, and probably many more that I’m not aware of. Just let...

For what it’s worth, I believe it to be in the best interest of anyone involved in this hobby to encourage new people to get involved with it. Without an influx of new blood, any pursuit is doomed to die off, but as it declines the resources available to those still involved with it will...

I have horns in both of my systems, and in my experience the dac has always been the most likely culprit for the kind of edginess you’re describing. All too many times I’ve blamed the wrong element for some deficiency in my system, only to discover too late that I had dumped something I should...

So the fiber was installed today, so it’s now fiber all the way up to the modem, Ethernet cable to the router and thence to the SmoothLan filter and into the Directstream. I do indeed perceive an improvement - it’s a bit more articulate, with a slightly better sense of space and presence...

Great to hear! (y) 🙏

I don’t dispute what you’re saying here, but my years in tech support taught me a few things of use. Probably foremost among them was the realization that, if I could develop an adequate understanding of the factors involved in any given process, I could safely jump a few steps in solving any...

Initially I can just connect to an ethernet port on the router I would think, but I wonder if there might be some benefit to using a fiber jack and fiber cable to a switch to convert back to Ethernet and thence to the Directstream. I wonder if having fiber service to the house might render the...

It’s a nice place to be. Congrats!