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March 4, 2022, 12:25 PM
Thread: Lumin P1 vs. X1
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Re: Lumin P1 vs. X1
The better comparison might be the P1 against the MSB Discrete.
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December 19, 2021, 11:24 AM
Thread: Best War movie
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Re: Best War movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
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November 16, 2020, 10:54 AM
Thread: Anyone with Simaudio experience
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Re: Anyone with Simaudio experience
Thanks to Mike, I have the Simaudio 390, which easily lives up to all of its rave reviews and awards. I can't speak to Sim's higher-priced models other than to point to the law of diminishing...
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October 7, 2020, 07:17 PM
Thread: Esoteric N-01XD
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Re: Esoteric N-01XD
MSB vs EMM vs Esoteric would be an interesting comparison.
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October 6, 2020, 01:22 PM
Thread: NEW Bryston Preamp, Streamer, DAC
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Re: NEW Bryston Preamp, Streamer, DAC
A little more than the Simaudio 390, which comes standard with the phono and HDMI functionality, and also has WiFi capability.
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October 4, 2020, 11:28 AM
Thread: NEW Bryston Preamp, Streamer, DAC
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Re: NEW Bryston Preamp, Streamer, DAC
It looks a lot like the Simaudio 390, which is amazing. Especially for the money.
Thanks again Mike for making that happen. -
September 17, 2020, 03:50 PM
Thread: Announcing the NEW Aurender N20
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Re: Announcing the NEW Aurender N20
That’s what they always tell me.
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September 17, 2020, 03:47 PM
Thread: Announcing the NEW Aurender N20
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Re: Announcing the NEW Aurender N20
I’m not a techie, so please bear with me. Does “each of the two ... sleds accommodates a[n] ... 8TB SSD” mean that the N20 can accommodate up to 16 TB of internal storage? But the customer has to...
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June 18, 2020, 10:03 AM
Thread: Whispers of a Magico M9 Coming Soon?
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Re: Whispers of a Magico M9 Coming Soon?
I was already friends with Mike at the time, and I can attest to this. In fact, I believe Mike’s exact words were: “I would NEVER start an audio business.”
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May 27, 2020, 01:51 PM
Thread: Magico and class D amp
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Re: Magico and class D amp
Aren’t the Luxman and Naim units analog only?
The Exasound Playpoint DM is also very good, but you’d still need to add an amp.
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May 27, 2020, 09:07 AM
Thread: Magico and class D amp
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Re: Magico and class D amp
If you want to consider non-Canadian brands, I doubt anything can touch the Boulder 866 for anywhere near its price, although that's probably more than you'd like to spend. $15,000 with the DAC? ...
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May 27, 2020, 08:29 AM
Thread: Magico and class D amp
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Re: Magico and class D amp
If you'd like to save money, Anthem (another underrated Canadian brand) has their STR integrated on sale at the moment. Class A Stereophile rated, DAC included, runs cool, and has room correction. ...
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May 22, 2020, 06:13 PM
Thread: Internet Radio.. favorites?
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Re: Internet Radio.. favorites?
Depends on what you like.
For Jazz and Blues:
1. WBGO (128 kbps): shows I like include Blues Break (weekdays 2:00 to 4:00 pm (all times Eastern)); Portraits in Blue (Friday 8:00 to 9:00 pm);... -
April 25, 2020, 12:26 PM
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Aoife O'Donovan - Livestream Saturday 4/25 6pm PT/9pm ET
She's a terrific singer, often featured on "Live From Here" on NPR.
Which I only listen to when the cable is out and I can't get Fox News, Rush, Laura, etc.
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April 18, 2020, 06:28 PM
Thread: John Prine, R.I.P.
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Re: John Prine, R.I.P.
Excellent memorial show on this week’s American Routes.
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April 8, 2020, 08:38 AM
Thread: John Prine, R.I.P.
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Re: John Prine, R.I.P.
This one really hurts, especially because his last album was so good. And it had been too long since the prior one.
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March 26, 2020, 09:45 AM
Thread: Roon, is it just me?
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Re: Roon, is it just me?
Further to all these helpful messages about how Roon problems are probably the power supply, cables, or some other user-created issue, my faulty Nucleus Plus finally went back to Roon for a...
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March 12, 2020, 01:39 PM
Thread: Roon, is it just me?
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Re: Roon, is it just me?
I can't really speak to subjective assessments like "caring" or "good". The person responding to my issues on their support site has been courteous, but my Trabant's issues continue, unresolved. ...
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March 12, 2020, 12:44 PM
Thread: Roon, is it just me?
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Re: Roon, is it just me?
Let's divide this between software and hardware, especially for those of you running Roon on "NUC"s and other machines.
For software, I think Roon seems to work fairly well, and it sounds very... -
December 12, 2019, 09:04 AM
Thread: Magico A5 Official Release
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Re: Magico A5 Official Release
The A5 is approximately 1" taller, 1" wider and 3" deeper than the A3.
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November 24, 2019, 10:12 AM
Thread: Magico M3 vs Focal....
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Re: Magico M3 vs Focal....
PM sent.
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November 18, 2019, 05:33 PM
Thread: Magico M3 vs Focal....
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Re: Magico M3 vs Focal....
Speaking of which, my room is almost the same size as Redphu's, and the M2s are working perfectly for me.
But Mike has greater experience with all of these speakers in different size rooms, so I... -
August 27, 2019, 01:53 PM
Thread: Borresen Acoustics Loudspeakers
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Re: Borresen Acoustics Loudspeakers
As an ex-Raidho owner, I have some insight into, and experience with, much of the controversy surrounding Raidho, including, among other things, engineered bass emphasis, pricing, and sales tactics. ...
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August 8, 2019, 08:17 AM
Thread: Gryphon Essence amp & preamp
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Re: Gryphon Essence amp & preamp
Gorgeous.
I love the trickle down effect.
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August 6, 2019, 03:06 PM
Thread: There are amps, and there is...
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Re: There are amps, and there is...
Well, I would trade in my "dry Swiss amp", but I'm pretty sure I could only afford one power cord.
Plus, it weighs more than my wife and I put together.
Although, to be fair, I don't think...
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Thank you for making me feel less tech challenged.:whew: FYI, The 866 works great as a straight, no nonsense integrated with DAC.
Boulder 866 app