Recent content by sleepysurf

I use a Wiim Ultra with USB out to a Topping E70 Velvet DAC. Sounds great to me. Fortunately, the Wiim app includes Squeezelite, so it's fully compatible with LMS/Lyrion Music Server (formerly Logitech Music Server, formerly Squeezebox Server). Although the Wiim Home app is very good, I still...

I recently purchased this photography backdrop (from... https://www.lofarisbackdrop.com/collections/photography-backdrops) to cover my 77" TV. Lofaris has hundreds of photo options, available in multiple sizes, and printed on nice microfiber fabric. They're based in China, but the quality is...

ML came through for me again! After some troubleshooting steps, they confirmed the subwoofer plate amp needs to be replaced. Despite my sub being 13 years old, they still stock the part, and are shipping it out with DIY installation instructions. Price was reasonable, all things considered...

I had a similar real world experience, but had superb support from the manufacturer. ~10 yrs ago I decided to purchase a Conrad Johnson Premier 350 amp. They were no longer in production, so I purchased a "lightly used" one from a dealer out West, but it arrived with something rattling...

Here's a ChatGPT chart of global unit sales of LP's, CD's vs. Apple Music and Spotify subscribers! If we could overlay the global number of audiophiles, it would be even more distressing!

Yeah, but new LP's now retail for $30 - $40+ each. I'd like to see a year by year graph of actual numbers of LP's sold. No doubt the numbers are going up, but I'm sure total sold is still a fraction of what they were in their heyday.

True. However, ML will still manufacture custom replacement panels for (most of their) legacy speaker models from 20+ years ago. That degree of support is rare, albeit expensive, but still cheaper than buying a new speaker.

Perhaps you'll consider having one or two rooms with more modest, entry level systems next year! :)

Cycling. Going out for a 30 mi group ride this AM.

Wow! Do you still have time for ice hockey? :rolleyes:

Here's what CoPilot A.I. drew...

Years ago, using XTZ Room Analyzer, I discovered one of my ML Summits (purchased used) had a woofer wired out of phase. The original owner had apparently messed with it. Pic below (left speaker response in blue, vs. right speaker green line)... For over a year I had struggled with speaker...

I'll be there, with a longtime friend coming in from AZ, and many locals from our Suncoast Audiophile Society.

One more point I didn't mention. I use LMS (Lyrion Music Server) running on my office Win 11 laptop for streaming local files (FLAC). Due to a broken ethernet port there (inaccessible for repair) I've had to use a TP Link wireless mesh router there for network access. The Wiim Ultra, in my...

For the past 12+ years, I was using a legacy Squeezebox Touch in my primary setup. It's native DAC was "OK" for casual listening, but I subsequently upgraded to outboard DAC's... first a Benchmark, then Resonessence, and finally a Bel Canto DAC 3.5 MKii (all connected via Coax). I've now...