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February 4, 2024, 08:55 PM
Thread: Too Much Music
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Re: Too Much Music
With 2800 albums I’d be lost without Roon. They are almost entirely jazz, and with so many artists playing on each other’s recordings I need Roon’s capability to cross-reference. I will play...
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February 4, 2024, 08:32 PM
Thread: What's your office system?
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Re: What's your office system?
LUMIN m1 streaming amp with DeVore 3xl standmounts! Running it as a Roon endpoint currently, enjoying it quite a lot.
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October 16, 2023, 07:05 AM
Thread: Which speakers??
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Re: Which speakers??
Good point, thanks. In the UK it is Elite Audio.
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October 11, 2023, 02:16 PM
Thread: Which speakers??
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Re: Which speakers??
I am really enjoying my new Revival Audio Atalante 3 stand mounts, great price for the performance and could be a good match for your Exposure (they sure are for my Sugden). They are a new company...
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September 20, 2022, 04:57 PM
Thread: Roon 2.0 update or wait?
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Re: Roon 2.0 update or wait?
Love the new Arc app, have a lot of ripped jazz CDs that are not available on streaming services and can now access my entire Roon library in the car, walking the dog, while cycling, at my son’s...
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July 15, 2022, 03:25 PM
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Re: Active Speakers - will this time be different?
Of course it’s the core of our hobby and a lot of fun looking for synergy among swappable components. But… the idea of matched-by-design amplification and drivers, allowing designers to take the...
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February 3, 2022, 09:30 AM
Thread: jazz sabbath
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Re: jazz sabbath
Thanks so much for this, was a big Sabbath fan in HS now nearly exclusively jazz but the line connecting the two is clear! Another you might like is an organ trio/groove treatment of the Sabbath...
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January 21, 2022, 06:50 PM
Thread: What are you listening to tonight ?
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Re: What are you listening to tonight ?
Francesco Diodati Need Something Strong
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January 18, 2022, 07:00 PM
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Re: Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "?
Question: my switch is used to connect a streamer (Metrum ambre) and a SGC sonictransporter (Roon core) to my router - so it comes into play for both “internet” streaming (e.g tidal through Roon) and...
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November 10, 2021, 03:49 PM
Thread: Metrum Acoustics Bankrupt
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Re: Metrum Acoustics Bankrupt
And within the Metrum brand I'm still enjoying my Onyx DAC upgraded with DAC3 chips from Metrum (Cees says they are based on his Sonnet Morpheus and provide 95% of its performance) fed with I2S from...
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February 15, 2021, 09:09 PM
Thread: What are you listening to tonight ?
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Re: What are you listening to tonight ?
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January 19, 2021, 06:21 PM
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Re: ampCamp amp -- a surprisingly beguiling amp
Thanks for the update, I also have the Almarro, which I swapped out during the summer with a red wine audio amp to reduce the heat. I love the red wine amps, but putting the Almarro back in service...
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December 3, 2020, 08:57 PM
Thread: Blue Note Reissues
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Re: Blue Note Reissues
Yes, the ones I have don’t have the gatefold (some tone poet ones don’t either actually), cover isn’t as thick or glossy, different sleeves too but still great sound quality in 180g vinyl, perhaps a...
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May 1, 2020, 05:37 PM
Thread: What are you listening to tonight ?
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Re: What are you listening to tonight ?
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Aaron Parks Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man
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April 30, 2020, 05:58 AM
Thread: Metrum Acoustics Bankrupt
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Re: Metrum Acoustics Bankrupt
That’s a shame. I owned 4 Metrum DACs starting with the octave, and still own their baby ambre streamer. Their gear is very reliable and well built, sounds great, and in their heyday they were very...
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April 30, 2020, 05:58 AM
Thread: Metrum Acoustics Bankrupt
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Re: Metrum Acoustics Bankrupt
That’s a shame. I owned 4 Metrum DACs starting with the octave, and still own their baby ambre streamer. Their gear is very reliable and well built, sounds great, and in their heyday they were very...
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April 12, 2020, 03:05 PM
Thread: Pictures of your room
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Re: Pictures of your room
Have to jump in on the Almarro bandwagon, here’s where the music happens... In good health everyone.
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March 29, 2020, 09:38 AM
Thread: Support NYC musicians!
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Support NYC musicians!
Great musicians live-streaming performances from their homes, donations welcome:
https://www.livefromourlivingrooms.com/
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March 11, 2020, 06:35 PM
Thread: Roon, is it just me?
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Re: Roon, is it just me?
I often have to reboot my sonictransporter after a Roon update because the Tidal login won’t work until I do!
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February 9, 2020, 06:08 PM
Thread: Styles of Jazz Music
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Agreed, she is also very good on the Esbjorn Svensson tribute album by Iiro Rantala
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December 1, 2019, 06:21 PM
Thread: roon core options
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Re: roon core options
Sonictransporter i5 bought used, external 2TB USB drive with 1200+ flac rips, even using Roon DSP rarely taxes cores more than 3%, sounds great and more stable than my previous windows 10 setup, the...
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March 18, 2019, 06:25 PM
Thread: Do you prefer SS or tube? Why?
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Re: Do you prefer SS or tube? Why?
Going from SS to tubes at the moment, enjoy tweaking the sound characteristics by rolling tubes, different flavors from the same amp! As has been said, many circuits are designed to minimize wear on...
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Re: Beer!
@shadowfax that is an awesome collection, but I don’t see any Foam in that pile! Foam has to be among the best new brewers in a competitive VT market. I spend a lot of time in Burlington so I am...
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November 4, 2018, 05:36 PM
Thread: Roy Hargrove Has Passed Away
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Re: Roy Hargrove Has Passed Away
Roy was a breath of fresh air among the young lions of the early 90s! I was fortunate enough to be living in Greenwich village at that time and my wife and I frequented the village vanguard often to...
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March 11, 2018, 08:32 PM
Thread: XLR interconnect suggestions?
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Re: XLR interconnect suggestions?
That was a great review, thanks. Many tout the importance of double-blind but few have the perseverance to actually go through with it! I have a question, I am about to get a DAC with balanced...
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