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    manicm replied to the thread We've built a gold-standard hi-fi system that delivers sweet streams aplenty – and looks good, too.
    At this level cables are unimportant. Having said that I get affordable Audioquest cabling for peace of mind. But the rest is just nonsense.
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    manicm posted the thread Music sales in Hi-Fi.
    Everything wrong with figures, and WHF is incapable of casting an analytical or critical eye. John Darko was right when he said even...
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    manicm replied to the thread Dirac - we need to talk.
    Bass management is mostly relevant if you're using a subwoofer. This has only been a trend in the last 5 years, so I'm not into fads...
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    manicm reacted to matthewpianist's post in the thread ambient/background noise with Like Like.
    There's very little you can do unless you are one of the tiny minority who can afford to have a dedicated listening room that can be...
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    manicm replied to the thread Dirac - we need to talk.
    Thousands? Surely can't be all NAD Master Series owners. I added some hyperbole, but at least a few suggested that, regardless of your...
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    manicm posted the thread Dirac - we need to talk in Hi-Fi.
    My fear is an increasing number of manufacturers like Bluesound, Onkyo, NAD etc will make Dirac ready equipment, where in their vanilla...
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    manicm replied to the thread Audiophile witch hunt or basic common sense?.
    It will never happen. DSD recording equipment is very expensive, and to master it requires DSD-PCM-DSD conversion anyway. DSD hardware...
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    manicm reacted to RTHerringbone's post in the thread Tidal with Like Like.
    It's definitely interesting. Have tested it more with my wife this evening and our general view is that there are some tracks where we...
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    manicm reacted to RTHerringbone's post in the thread Tidal with Like Like.
    Yep and I've done the obvious things like checking that Spotify and Tidal are set to their highest streaming quality. I've got four...
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    manicm replied to the thread Tidal.
    I am assuming you've connected your WiiM Mini via optical to the Marantz?
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    manicm reacted to RTHerringbone's post in the thread Tidal with Like Like.
    It just makes me question my sanity and wonder where the bottlenecks are in my experience. If I can't easily discern a difference (and...
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    manicm reacted to RoA's post in the thread Hifi Huff with Like Like.
    Ogg Vorbis has a good reputation for code when streaming but as you say, it is not Hi-Res. I have started to make jokes about Spotify...
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    manicm replied to the thread Will it look ok?.
    CA looks and colour have hardly changed over the decades. Worry about something else - like your nose and ear hairs sticking out.
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    manicm replied to the thread Tidal.
    It's still a minefield for the average user. If you're using recent Sonos equipment, for example, Apple Music would be the way to go. If...
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    manicm replied to the thread Tidal.
    I can definitely tell you this - Spotify at max settings sounds better than Tidal at its highest compressed (Low) setting, even though...
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