I have 11 audio forums in my 'Audio' bookmark on my browser. I follow and contribute to 4 or 5 including this forum. The remaining forums seem to get little traffic and new posts are few and far between.
ASR has a lot of traffic and it has become my #1 goto place. There is another forum I used to frequent all the time because I bought one of their DACs, but I started pulling my hair out over the cult following relating to cords, fuses, up-sampling, break-in, power conditioners, etc. Always the same OPs, always predictable what you read. Very close minded group, however, very helpful many times so I give credit where it is due,
I value @Amir's measurements when doing an analysis, and although it would be at the top of my list when making a choice, I really shy away from 'golden airs' and the 'special people' that can hear dead people and tell me they hear things I don't.
My saving grace is that I am not in the market for upgrades. I am quite comfortable where I'm at. I always wanted a reel-to-reel for nostalgist reasons and just bought a brand new (never used) 4-channel Teac 3340S 15 IPS 10.5" that I hope to put a Qobuz album on then transfer to my Aurender music server.
Cheers all from Canada
Rob
ASR has a lot of traffic and it has become my #1 goto place. There is another forum I used to frequent all the time because I bought one of their DACs, but I started pulling my hair out over the cult following relating to cords, fuses, up-sampling, break-in, power conditioners, etc. Always the same OPs, always predictable what you read. Very close minded group, however, very helpful many times so I give credit where it is due,
I value @Amir's measurements when doing an analysis, and although it would be at the top of my list when making a choice, I really shy away from 'golden airs' and the 'special people' that can hear dead people and tell me they hear things I don't.
My saving grace is that I am not in the market for upgrades. I am quite comfortable where I'm at. I always wanted a reel-to-reel for nostalgist reasons and just bought a brand new (never used) 4-channel Teac 3340S 15 IPS 10.5" that I hope to put a Qobuz album on then transfer to my Aurender music server.
Cheers all from Canada
Rob