We're in business.
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@Jolly said in We're in business.:
Didn't Onkyo bite the dust recently?
Yes.
https://www.lbtechreviews.com/news/hi-fi/onkyo-has-gone-bankrupt
Which is timely since that was the audio receiver I tried setting up in my basement but didn't work well with Zone 2 (nor was it user friendly) so I returned it and went with an Amazon Link Amp.
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I am anxiously waiting for the new Porcupine Tree album on vinyl to arrive.
It was released last Friday and I do have the MP3s and the FLAC files. I listened to it on my big system using the Foobar2000 App on the PC through Bluetooth to a Topping Dx3 Pro DAC to my AKitiKA Pre-amp and amp combo, out to the Klipsch RF-7 Towers and twin 12" Klipsch subwoofers.
It's like the band is right there in living room. The bass drum shakes, rattles and rolls your bones.
The FLAC files sound incredibly good. I will be doing a side by side with the Vinyl when it arrives.
I am at the the point of needing a new stylus. I have well over 1,000 hours of listening on the Nagaoka MP150. The stylus for the MP150 is not cheap and I think I might just spend a little more go for a Boron cantilevered, MP200 stylus this time around. Just waiting to find a good deal on one. I broke my Grado Opus3 cantilever and the only thing Grado has is a replacement discount program. So, no cheap and easy fix for that one. Still deciding on what to do about that one. The discount is significant. They are offering a $500 discount on their $1500 cartridge. That's the top of line in the series. They have 4 levels of pricing starting at $180 for a replacement Opus 3.
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I am anxiously waiting for the new Porcupine Tree album on vinyl to arrive.
It was released last Friday and I do have the MP3s and the FLAC files. I listened to it on my big system using the Foobar2000 App on the PC through Bluetooth to a Topping Dx3 Pro DAC to my AKitiKA Pre-amp and amp combo, out to the Klipsch RF-7 Towers and twin 12" Klipsch subwoofers.
It's like the band is right there in living room. The bass drum shakes, rattles and rolls your bones.
The FLAC files sound incredibly good. I will be doing a side by side with the Vinyl when it arrives.
I am at the the point of needing a new stylus. I have well over 1,000 hours of listening on the Nagaoka MP150. The stylus for the MP150 is not cheap and I think I might just spend a little more go for a Boron cantilevered, MP200 stylus this time around. Just waiting to find a good deal on one. I broke my Grado Opus3 cantilever and the only thing Grado has is a replacement discount program. So, no cheap and easy fix for that one. Still deciding on what to do about that one. The discount is significant. They are offering a $500 discount on their $1500 cartridge. That's the top of line in the series. They have 4 levels of pricing starting at $180 for a replacement Opus 3.
@mark said in We're in business.:
The FLAC files sound incredibly good. I will be doing a side by side with the Vinyl when it arrives.
Please report on what you find! Still trying to navigate the greater world that is the vinyl soundscape.
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@mark said in We're in business.:
The FLAC files sound incredibly good. I will be doing a side by side with the Vinyl when it arrives.
Please report on what you find! Still trying to navigate the greater world that is the vinyl soundscape.
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@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
Please love yourself.
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@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
@Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
Do you see a difference? If so, what?
Selection? Quality?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K I have a dealer now.
I went to a record store and picked up a few new ones:Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston
Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
Iron Maiden - SenjutsuThe guy there said he'd be getting a few more Maiden albums on Thursday if I wanted to stop by.
And by the way, is it any fucking wonder vinyl's still sticking around? Here's what you get when you download Maiden's newest album on Spotify:
Here's the vinyl version:
Didn't intend on it, but ended up listening to all 3 records back to back.
Really glad Bruce is back; his voice seems to be like it used to be.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
Do you see a difference? If so, what?
Selection? Quality?
@George-K said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
Do you see a difference? If so, what?
Selection? Quality?
Quality, no, but selection? Definitely. Spotify has more. But, they can and do pull albums at any moment. Usually only happens with fringe stuff but it's still pretty bullshit.
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Did you get a free mullet with that album?
@jon-nyc said in We're in business.:
Did you get a free mullet with that album?
No but I did get a sleeveless tour shirt and a coupon for a barbed wire tattoo.
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I am anxiously waiting for the new Porcupine Tree album on vinyl to arrive.
It was released last Friday and I do have the MP3s and the FLAC files. I listened to it on my big system using the Foobar2000 App on the PC through Bluetooth to a Topping Dx3 Pro DAC to my AKitiKA Pre-amp and amp combo, out to the Klipsch RF-7 Towers and twin 12" Klipsch subwoofers.
It's like the band is right there in living room. The bass drum shakes, rattles and rolls your bones.
The FLAC files sound incredibly good. I will be doing a side by side with the Vinyl when it arrives.
I am at the the point of needing a new stylus. I have well over 1,000 hours of listening on the Nagaoka MP150. The stylus for the MP150 is not cheap and I think I might just spend a little more go for a Boron cantilevered, MP200 stylus this time around. Just waiting to find a good deal on one. I broke my Grado Opus3 cantilever and the only thing Grado has is a replacement discount program. So, no cheap and easy fix for that one. Still deciding on what to do about that one. The discount is significant. They are offering a $500 discount on their $1500 cartridge. That's the top of line in the series. They have 4 levels of pricing starting at $180 for a replacement Opus 3.
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@Aqua-Letifer love, love, love the album art. That's the part I miss most about buying physical media.
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@Aqua-Letifer love, love, love the album art. That's the part I miss most about buying physical media.
@xenon said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer love, love, love the album art. That's the part I miss most about buying physical media.
Yes, and going from LPs to CDs was quite the shock. There was something special about reaching into the pocket of an LP and pulling out a book about the album/artist.
Somehow, a 5 1/5 "booklet" wasn't quite the same.
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@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
@Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
I'll check it out!
But holy shit, look what I found. Just seems wrong to even try to play this with my shitass setup, but I'm going to have to give it a go.
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@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer said in We're in business.:
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer what streaming service(s) do you use?
For audio? Both Spotify and Apple Music.
I'll check it out!
But holy shit, look what I found. Just seems wrong to even try to play this with my shitass setup, but I'm going to have to give it a go.
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@Aqua-Letifer Very cool! How did it sound?
@mark said in We're in business.:
@Aqua-Letifer Very cool! How did it sound?
Like all the others: a lot better than Spotify. But, I also don't have a 5-speaker surround sound system, so unfortunately it can't achieve its true potential.
