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Physical era — CDs/vinyl sold for ~$15–$25. Artists often got 10–25% (sometimes much more on direct sales), so a decent-selling album could earn real money. Streaming era — Pay is per stream (~$0.003–$0.008 per play on average). A track needs tens or hundreds of thousands of streams to generate...

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Congratulations on your new speakers - enjoy them.

I can't deny it, but this is only one of many aspects we are exposed to (like friend opinions, reviews, commercials, and so on) that contribute to the final decision.

Sad news, loved his voice.

Congrats!

Mostly digital, but when I want to elevate the fun, vinyl.

MSB’s workmanship, fit, and finish set a benchmark for the industry.

I’m sure the Sentinel is a great DAC. At that price, and in that company, it has to be. That said, my experience so far is simple. To my ears, and for me, no DAC I’ve heard (full Reference Atlantic stack inclouded) has truly surpassed the analogue experience. Not in 2023. Not in 2024, and not...

VU meters can be gorgeous when they suit the design. Just look at Dagostino, Luxman, McIntosh, Western Electric and others. The problem here is that this particular VU meter shape clashes with Constellation's otherwise elegant chassis. It feels like a design accident that got glued onto an...

You can see the video on Magico Instagram, and monoandstereo. It might be also on their Facebook account, but I don't have one.

I guess they are coming up...

I only herd the Grimm MU1 in real world (MU2 only at shows) at a friend room that was acoustically treated, it’s good, very good but I preferred the MSB sound as it more organic and more close to my turntable experience. When considering today DAC's, the Wadex, Atlantis reference is far a head...