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March 15, 2024, 10:34 AM
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Re: Returning to the Roots of Musical Enjoyment
After using Roon and HQP for years and upsampling all the music to 512 DSD, I have no qualms admitting that I enjoy the simplicity of Spotify even though it has lower resolution. But as I noted in my...
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March 15, 2024, 07:57 AM
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Re: Returning to the Roots of Musical Enjoyment
It does explain my need to make changes, but the acoustics of the new room is actually much better than my old dedicated music room. After the move, I have been making changes one device at a time....
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March 14, 2024, 05:53 PM
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Re: Returning to the Roots of Musical Enjoyment
Yes, I recently moved to a smaller place. I have been eliminating and/or switching to equipment of smaller size.
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March 14, 2024, 01:32 PM
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Re: Returning to the Roots of Musical Enjoyment
That saying about the best camera being the one you've got with you? It's spot on, and it totally applies to music too, like your thing with the JBL Party Box in the car. You pointed out how...
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March 14, 2024, 11:29 AM
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Returning to the Roots of Musical Enjoyment
Returning to the Roots of Musical Enjoyment
My journey with music has been a lifelong affair, spanning decades and evolving through various formats - from LPs and cassettes to CDs, bypassing the... -
March 9, 2024, 10:43 AM
Thread: Better cd SQ
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Re: Better cd SQ
This may be a minority opinion. I would not bother with the DAC. Whatever changes you make to the DAC is not going to affect the sound that much. Since you indicated that you have $2k to spend, I...
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March 6, 2024, 07:26 PM
Thread: Qobuz connect, is this still in the works?
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Re: Qobuz connect, is this still in the works?
I have become addicted to Spotify and its great playlist selections. Spotify-Connect is fantastic .
I am content to the point that I don't miss Qobuz at all. Keeping it because of Roon, but that... -
February 27, 2024, 09:38 PM
Thread: Harbeth NLE - going active
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Re: Harbeth NLE - going active
Lets see active, DSP, x times the price.
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February 16, 2024, 11:31 AM
Thread: Cord Cutting Options
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Re: Cord Cutting Options
The premise for cord cutting is that many folks don't need that many channels and believe that they can do better by subscribing to streamed services piecemeal.
However, If an individual needs to... -
February 11, 2024, 04:14 PM
Thread: Most effective way to remove jitter
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Re: Most effective way to remove jitter
TL;DR? Jitter is no longer a boogeyman
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February 7, 2024, 09:29 AM
Thread: Too Much Music
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Re: Too Much Music
Just a moment...
The link above may help.
A paid subscription to Spotify may be needed. I use a phone or a tablet to run the Spotify App. From the App I can select any speaker or device that... -
February 4, 2024, 01:49 PM
Thread: Too Much Music
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Re: Too Much Music
Agree with Roon radio. It is a good way to listen to new music similar to the one you already like.
Another option (much better than Roon radio IMO) is Spotify. I subscribe to Qobuz and I am a... -
February 1, 2024, 06:26 PM
Thread: DAC Comparison not going well
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Re: DAC Comparison not going well
I have actually digitized a few of my LPs as an experiment. I then used software to name each track and to eliminate the pops and clicks. Loved the results. Digital has never sounded more analog than...
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January 31, 2024, 06:06 PM
Thread: DAC Comparison not going well
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Re: DAC Comparison not going well
The thing is that you are comparing apples and oranges. What you like about your tapes includes hiss, wow and flutter, and, potential limitations in frequency response (depending on recording speed...
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January 28, 2024, 01:07 PM
Thread: DAC Comparison not going well
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Re: DAC Comparison not going well
Here is how a professional music producer uses both analog tape and digital in his recordings. He takes advantage of tape compression and hiss to create a certain vibe and then converts everything to...
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January 26, 2024, 02:11 PM
Thread: On the future of Roon...
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Re: On the future of Roon...
What you are describing is precisely the problem with (audiophile-style) digital streaming: it is too complicated for the regular audiophile.
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January 22, 2024, 02:10 PM
Thread: On the future of Roon...
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Hi Randy, I realize that you are not an Apple fan. That's ok.
I have been experimenting with Apple, Sonos, and Spotify lately. Here is what I found:
Apple Music Classical: This product/app is... -
January 22, 2024, 01:26 PM
Thread: Taiko Audio Olympus Music Server
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Re: Taiko Audio Olympus Music Server
You obviously missed my point. What I said that what the company is doing is it akin to paying for a subscription. Many companies have moved toward a subscription model where you pay X every year (as...
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January 22, 2024, 11:18 AM
Thread: Taiko Audio Olympus Music Server
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Re: Taiko Audio Olympus Music Server
This is a subscription model in disguise.
Product 1 MSRP $100
Buy P1. Pay $100.
Product 2 MSRP $200
Buy P2. Pay $100 plus trade in for $100
Product 3 MSRP $300
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January 22, 2024, 10:47 AM
Thread: On the future of Roon...
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Re: On the future of Roon...
Your experience is a good example of the problem with home computer-based streaming. Most folks want to just turn the system on and listen to music. They do not want to have to worry about any...
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January 17, 2024, 11:18 PM
Thread: On the future of Roon...
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Re: On the future of Roon...
Here you Go:
Roon Ready Intro - YouTube -
January 17, 2024, 02:11 PM
Thread: On the future of Roon...
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Re: On the future of Roon...
Roon Ready Intro - YouTube
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January 16, 2024, 09:07 PM
Thread: On the future of Roon...
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Re: On the future of Roon...
Check out the Roon Community board. I dont have access to it now.
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January 16, 2024, 11:56 AM
Thread: The Real Cost of a $1 million Stereo
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Re: The Real Cost of a $1 million Stereo
Yes, food for thought.
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January 16, 2024, 11:52 AM
Thread: On the future of Roon...
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Re: On the future of Roon...
For every Aurender user that claims that the Conductor App sounds better than Roon, there are MANY others that prefer Roon for the combination of sound, friendlier GUI, and unsurpassed capability for...
Yes...it makes for a BIG improvement. Every demo I've heard where at Altaira was in the system, folks listened, and then the Altaira(s) were removed, and folks immediately demanded the Altaira be put...
Altaira or Gemini CGS on...