Darko's 'Best of 2023'

[@aaronfrench8322]

I personally believe physical CDs are probably the most underrated modern format for listening to music. There’s something about CDs quality, sound, and consistency that I just absolutely love! And yes I still personally still stream via Tidal and Spotify and enjoy vinyl as well, but when I put on a CD, there’s just something different and special there for me!

[@ErwalDeeas]

Just went from a sound bar to a pair of Klipsch The Nines. You are 1,000% percent correct on "don't get a sound bar, get a pair of stereo speakers".

[@andrewbrazier9664]

That's a huge step up 🎶👍

[@dajuice4200]

I went to the fives from a soundbar. It is worth it. Did you hear the sevens?

[@caidNL]

@@dajuice4200 I also went for the fives, with the flat response I'm pretty happy with the result Vs how little space they take up !

[@brunis_m]

Unless you’re married and planning to put them in the living room.

[@dan-sc7fm]

​@@brunis_manother reason not to get married.

[@John-the-Bass]

Yes, I still listen to CD,s. I like the quality

[@2shoestoo]

Cds, vinyl and streaming all day everyday. Retired and always have music playing while doing hobbies.

[@chrisdzak3903]

2023 was the year I discovered Darko. I listened to John and avoided the sound bar, and now I have two systems. Thanks for giving me the directions to find my speakers even though the ones I own are not ones you recommended. It was the knowledge of my own budget/ears that drove my decision. I’ll keep watching for fun now instead of research, though I’ll still buy new stuff.

[@andyvdr]

As one that also struggles with vision issues-glad you made it out the other side. My ‘23 was a long recovery from a motorcycle wreck. Here’s to a positive 2024 for all.

[@mattupload5808]

Thank you, John, for a great year. We appreciate you and your team. All the best for 2024!

[@dirkholl2512]

Thanks for a great wrap up to the year. I kept my full CD collection over the past 32 years and have been adding to it substantially over the past year again after purchasing the Audiolab 7000CDT 😊

[@blairholmesproductionsinc.9432]

Yay John! You’re so right on in the topics you address! Yes- the gear is a huge part of enjoyment and as you’ve said before, looks are important too! As a musician (on the side) the streaming services are dreadful for the artists. I agree that a new model is the answer - and should favor the artist far more than it currently does. My “best of 2023” has your show at the top. Thank you!

[@cardinalfang7725]

Glad your vision sounds like it's improving. I still buy CD's. Between black friday and today I've purchased another 70+. Every release that I would buy still comes out on CD. The day I find it too much of a chore to get up and change a CD is the day I realize I've become a world class lazy ass.

[@pseunok]

in Japan here, still listen to CDs, love the format, good combo between high quality and the whole physical / tactile thing. Anything that i cannot listen on CD, i love burning on a MD

[@claudiomartinez7188]

Darko, personally, when buying the Eversolo A6 this year, it wasn’t because of the touch screen, it was for the big colorful screen. I only used the touch screen for initial setup and sometimes when the unit doesn’t respond from the mobile phone app. Cheers and happy holidays!

[@shunpillay]

Thanks for a great year of videos John. I enjoyed every minute. Hope you have a better 2024.

[@earlfenwick]

Thanks for another great year (for us at least) John. Glad you're doing better. I guess it's about time to Patreon you. 😊

[@gavinhall4112]

Just to say Jon, that I'm ever so grateful for your videos, and the podcasts help keep me company on my frequent and long commute by car. Wishing you and the team every blessing this Christmas, and look forward to whatever you bring us in 2024.

[@noblesavage23]

I bought a place in the Hollywood Hills that was built in 1966 with original "popcorn or cottage cheese" ceilings. The acoustics are outstanding. I would imagine that's why some folks refer to them as acoustic ceilings.

[@danwheetman6914]

All the best John. May the returning Light fill your home and your Heart with music and Joy. Wishing you a Cool Yule and a very Happy New Year.

[@paulkent6846]

Thanks for your end of year review and in fact all your contribution throughout the year. I bought 2 new cd players in 2023, my logic is to own everything up to and including the 1980s on vinyl, but everything from 1990s onwards on cd. You can pick up the older vinyl for ‘reasonable’ prices, but second hand 1990s cds can be bought for less than £5 as opposed to £25+ for the equivalent vinyl. That works for me anyhow. Cheers again.

[@NicolaDiNisio]

Yes, I do have a fully acoustically treated room. Basotect panels, including in the ceiling. Helmholtz resonators (43 Hz node in my room), acoustic carpet (for mids reflections) and finally a sub used to subtract bass. Yes. I. Wrote. Subtract. Bass 😅. The sub is strategically placed and setup to further fight that 43 Hz node I have at my listening position. And it does wonders. I spent many hours with REW and the UMIK 1 to find the best position and tuning. Now I'm really happy with my room and setup. And I can see that by the number of hours I spend listening to my music 😊

[@SMccrate01]

Thanks John for the recommendation of Matthew Halsall - An Ever Changing View! Streaming on Amazon HD and it is right in my wheelhouse, really great weekend afternoon music!

[@AronGunningham]

Merry Christmas Team Darko. Wishing you an all round more comfortable and enjoyable 2024

[@ivantrump4022]

The moment you make streaming ’considerably more expensive’, everyone will just stop paying for it and everyone will pirate all their music.

[@munkienl1]

I read a funny article in the Dutch press today. A Dutch company that made central heating installations went bankrupt. They had an app to control the heating. That app stopped working. The heating system can't be controlled manually... Same thing with the hip Van Moof electric bikes. My CDP was made in 1988 and it still gets the job done. And it has a PLAY button which still works. My turntable was made in the early 1970's.

[@kojo_agyei]

We truly appreciate your work, Darko!!!

[@axelviarhilmarsson6317]

Yes I play mainly CDs - followed the LP flow and bought some 200 records in 1/2 years. But found very quickly that it was not justified (for me) to justify the LP playing (via my old Technics SL-10 with the original MC pickup) instead of CDs - the CDs are so handy, easy, and "longer" then the LP /dont have to be turning a record every 20 min/. Bought very good CD player (Yamaha CD-S2100) and amplifier (Yamaha A-S2200) and I have to listen to all my CDs again - the "sound stage" is just so nice now, better than my previous system. Playing this via my old faithfool Sonus Faber loudspeakers with a large Sonus Faber subwoofer (3x10 inch). Thanks for your streaming Darko.

[@tallpaull9367]

I love streaming and never dealing with CD’s anymore.

[@adamhindle9215]

Room treatment. Yes, definitely. I have homemade sound diffusers behind the speakers and a diffuser/absorber behind the listening position. The system itself sits on an isolated wall shelf, and the speakers are isolated from the floor. Lots of experimentation and a much improved response. As said, it's amazing to see so many expensive systems in bad rooms.

[@mikegalgano4567]

Thanks to you and your crew for entertaining videos. Merry Christmas and hopefully you can leave your eye problems in 2023. Cheers & Happy New Year 🎉

[@JohnJones-wo1bc]

I am very pleased to hear that you are on the mend, John. I wish you all the best for 2024.

[@bpalpha]

I buy and listen to a lot of CDs. I probably purchased nearly a hundred compact discs this year alone. All were obtained from second hand shops for around $1.60us to $4. I buy any decent vinyl albums I can find as well, but only brought home around twenty records this year. Still trying to thrift a single tray CD player with digital output which has been frustrating! Some of my best pickups this year were a still in the wrap virgin copy of Emmylou Harris Thirteen on vinyl (from 1986! Original pressing!) and Stevie Wonder's double album set Original Musiquarium I. I really did buy too many cds, but my favorite picks were Patty Griffin's American Kid and Adele 21. Thanks for a great year of reviews!

[@RedSinter]

Yes, I DO AND I'M NOT STOPPING!

[@adsph]

First John I hope your eye is on its way to a full recovery. This was a good year in that I dove back into hifi. Fully. Your channel, website, and pod cast have provided much to me. In particular streaming. Streaming was new to me this year. Then dac’s, oh my. You have helped me navigate it all. Thank you so much.

[@celtic-audiophile]

2023 was the best ever year for jazz. A number of major audiophile series Blue Note and Tone Poet, Verve, etc and so many small labels, I bought about 400 new albums.

[@chrishamilton5960]

I definitely have a fully treated media room. It makes a massive difference. My home office where my two channel system is located is also treated but to a lesser extent.

[@sonicmainliner]

After owning a bluesound powernode for a while I can confidently say that if the app is good, you will never miss having to touch the equipment to do something

[@barrymiller3385]

I tend to use cds mainly for classical music now. It is not always easy to find a particular recording on streaming services. But when I buy a cd now I tend to rip it straight away and play it off a hard drive attached to my streamer.

[@PepperKingsley]

Thanks for a year of great videos! I appreciate your approach to equipment reviews, composition of shots and tasteful presentation. Well done sir!

[@turboplopp]

Best episode EVER! Thanks for speaking out on streaming and room acoustics, couldn't agree more!

[@stevelabrecque]

My room is fully treated with panels I purchased from Acoustimac (not a sales pitch, but for people who may not know where to find them). My listening space is a large finished area over my garage. I have 22 panels spaced along the walls, and 4 suspended above my listening position. In terms of return for the moneyt, I believe spending a $1000 on room treatment is a far better decision than spending that same money on new speakers or a new power amp etc. I'm 60 now and only implemented proper room treatment about 4 years ago. I can honestly say that if I had discovered the benefits of acoustic room treatment earlier in my life, I would have spent far, far less money chasing sound impriovements that were simply not achievable in those untreated spaces.

[@peevonb7070]

I’ve always enjoyed your channel as a pro live mixer and system engineer. Because it reflects very much the same as we ambition to do. Your way of describing a very peculiar feeling is second to none. That is the reason I follow this channel. I’ve invested much time in making 120k to 500k systems work in the room they are at, and most importantly select the right system to do so. And me typing this has very much to do with the fact that audiophile mindsets are in parallel with audio engineering. But yet we don’t often cross reference, ideals and emotion. And I believe in the very core we aim and learn for the very same thing. I’d love to have you over and show you how pro live environments are suited to serve everyone’s needs in the room and connect it to what you might want in your own listening space. Most of all, we scale it up a bunch, where the details become more apparent. How do you still get that connection you did not know you craved. So yeah, let’s break that wall and learn from each other and build some bridges that might facilitate. Always welcome, feel free to contact me.

[@simplereef4854]

I hope you feel better after your procedure. Always a fan of your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@daniel7actitud]

Hi Darko. I just bought my first (active) Hi-Fi speakers, Kef LSX II plus KC62 subwoofer. I think the next step will be acoustic treatment of the walls, when I can afford it, you know this is an expensive hobby. Thank you for your videos, they help me a lot to learn about this fantastic world of audio.

[@GoldenLion137]

Yes I still play and love CD’s. So thank you for reviewing players/transports. One thing - please remember to say if a player is hapless or not. It would be appreciated. Thanks

[@thomaskirst9095]

I have acoustically treated my listening room. It had a larger impact on the sound of the music than any other change (power conditioning, cables, speaker stands, network components) I've made outside of the 'core' Source ---> Amplification itself. The best ROI for finishing a system.

[@janwillemkuilenburg7561]

O YES, I have ‘room treatment’ , like furniture with soft textiles, curtains, a carpet, plants, furniture with stuff on top, etc. It is big, like 5.20 m wide x 12.00 m long x 2.90 m high. At the rear wall is a big void to the upper floor and halfway a big void to the lower floor. The acoustics are amazing and I am happy that no further treatments are needed.

[@osliverpool]

I've acoustically treated my room, with a mix of diffusers and absorbers on walls and ceiling - all pieces I built myself. And I think it makes a big difference to definition and spaciousness, and less harshness - and also, I can play music a fair bit louder now without it sounding too loud.

[@philr9753]

...Yes! I listen to CDs. 👍

[@gebo1103]

I’m an old fashioned guy (well, a tribute to my age), but I’m very open to the technology of our days. I play CDs, Vinyls, and I stream music. However, my favorites are my vinyl records. When you look at the cover of an album, read the informations about the musicians and the recording, and look at the photographs... and then placing the LP on your player and „preparing“ it for the playback - you feel a connection to this music you won’t get by streaming it. CDs are a bit inbetween. Definitely more comfortable to handle than vinyl, but still with that little booklet about the recording - and it’s music you can touch and hold in your hand before playing it. Sound quality? Not really a matter of the source you are getting your music from, but much more a matter of how good a recording is mixed and mastered. My humble opinion.

[@leewilcox4044]

John I really enjoyed your series on room acoustics. Having an Anthem amp with Anthem Room Correction, I was familiar with DSP and its help with room nodes and bass issues. But your videos brought RT60 times or "echo" into my audio vocabulary. Thank you. I don't use physical room correction yet in either of my two hifi rooms. My first room has the Anthem in a highly damped room, so doesn't have much echo anyway, but does have bass issues which the Anthem helps with. I would however consider room treatment behind my listening position in future if my sofa was again near to the wall, as I do know that my own listening position's proximity to the wall does affect clarity. My second room however I'm sat almost in the centre with the speakers in a nearfield position, so the acoustics are absolutely superb in this space "out of the box" so to speak. No need for DSP or room correction and I get a superb sound there with my simple Quad Vena II and Ruark Epilogue II system which I just adore. I tend not to have dedicated spaces, but would definitely consider some room treatment in the future. Oh and I do still play CD's - albums that are "keepers" I don't want falling off my streaming service any day soon. If your 2023 has been lean, one genre of music that in my opinion just gets better and better with more and more superb artists reaching their peak is movie scores and soundtracks. Michael Giacchino (Rogue One), Martin Phipps (The Crown, War and Peace), John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon films, Solo A Star Wars Story), James Newton Howard (Signs, The Village), Hans Zimmer are absolute geniuses who churn out prolific rates of emotionally engaging "audiophile catnip", let alone the back catalogue of John Williams, John Barry et al. Check out the Blurays from the Danish National Symphony Orchestra: Galaxymphony, Galaxymphony II, Agents are Forever and Hollywood Gala. Also available on streaming services. I do agree with you too about touchscreens and streamers. In my nearfield set-up my main interface and source is a laptop on a desk: and I love interacting with Tidal and Qobuz this way. In my other room I have a Wiim Pro and use my iPhone or iPad as controller. I wouldn't want to use a touchscreen as a control, stooped over my hifi rack. I do wish you, your eyes and your colleagues a safe and happy 2024.

[@gobig1977]

John, please please give us even more electronic music! Love your channel and the content you provide. Such a gem and you are awesome!

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

those should be taken as previews, should buy ones from your faves

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

its bcs youll notice/wow more from the differences it/they make

[@josephramos7979]

Semi-Retired mode too. Rediscovering my cds and vinyl, everything seems new. I use a streaming service just to have something on my phone when I'm out and about. Still figuring out if I need a DAP for hi-res. Also,, great job this year. Ive looked forward to your videos all year.

[@TPQ1235]

No room correction, yet John. It’s on the list. Hopefully in 2024. Mine is a very small room and I sit very close to my speakers out of necessity. I mostly listen to classical and jazz music featuring piano.

[@danstewart9506]

With me , your music attitude is great ! At 73 years old , I listen to mostly electronic even though I still have vinyl from my purchase in 60s ! I listen to Tidal cd quality !

[@gbacks8841]

CDs are fundamental to my system. Love them!

[@donaldcadoret4653]

I play CD's and stream from Qobuz, John. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I love all that you do.

[@johnricketts4732]

Hi John, always enjoy your videos and am delighted your eyesight is getting better.

[@stevepadmore7138]

Viagra Boys, EVO150 and now Matthew Halsall - thanks very much for sharing your thoughts and music taste in 2023. Merry Christmas.

[@snapea]

I still buy CDs. Streaming is great for discovery and portable audio, but I like to have something physical and support record shop, labels and artists. My 'listening room' is a small single 'bedroom' (without bed) so controls on hifi components are within easy reach and used more than phone apps. Room treatment is outside my budget and to be honest for my near field listening I'm not exactly noticing any problem. Keep up the good work in 2024 John. It's good to hear from a hifi reviewer who's not just into the 'boomer-friendly' stuff.

[@Kenny-Somafunk]

Fully treated 34m2 room with £2.5k of GIK treatment with PEQ applied through Roon after REW/umik mic sweeps, iMac/Roon core to Cambridge Audio CXNv2 streamer to Dynaudio LYD 48 3 way Active Monitors and Dynaudio 18s subwoofer. no need for a CD player and my room sounds perfect with an RT38/dry for my choice of electronic/techno.

[@clintsheesley8449]

I only use physical source material. Vinyl, CD and cassette. I'll never stop because I don't want to.

[@janokero]

I have CDs, and I am keeping them, I am coming back to listening to music after a period where I got married, had a child, lived at rented places, with father in law taking care of him after mother in law passed away suddenly, now in spring will be 2 years that we have our own house and I did come accross my CD colection when unpacking boxes. And when we moved in I was lookong forward to get back to my music and to start buying new music, as I stopped about 13 years ago when my daughter was born. But Then Streaming services cought my attention, and Tidal lossless quality is really good deal. We pay family membership monthly less than price of 1 CD and almost unlimited resource of CD quality music. So I purchased streamer for my old stereo and showed my wife and daughter how to use it. I also bought little streaming amp and 2-hand speakers for kitchen, paired living room with kitchen and we are having a blast at home. So I guess what I am saying is that I am not giving up my CDs, but I fell for the convenience and sheer variety of streaming, also very favourable pricing.

[@alwynralphs8433]

great vids John, hope the eye gets even better this year. well done for all the hard work team darko.

[@kferrandCRB]

I’ve only been watching this channel a few months and I’m in no way a hardcore audiophile it I must say I really enjoy the videos - thanks!

[@BobbyBass-x6i]

Glad you’re feeling and seeing better. Thanks for the videos this year. To answer your questions I don’t have a fully treated room for my 2.2 music listening room. I Have an acoustic tile ceiling and heavy carpet on the floor. The walls are covered with pictures and sports memorabilia so I do get wall reflections. The room opens up behind my listening chair so no reflections or need for treatment behind me. My Arendal 1723 towers sound great in the room. Best I auditioned over the years. I bought a Rotel RCD 1572 MKII CD player and got back to listening to and buying CDs again this year. I use a Bluesound Node to stream into my Rotel preamp with a better DAC. Stream with Qobuz. Agree the bargain of about $12 a month is a deal for the consumer. Don’t go for powered speakers anymore due to amp issues over time. Passive speakers and preamp and amp for me. Use Sonos Beam 2 with mini subs for my 2 TVs. The family is happy and the sound is okay when I occasionally stream music through them.

[@olek6567]

Thank for what you are doing ! You asked for answers so now turn for my duty for a good content :) 1. I dont have any treatment, its complicated from style perspective, to be honest those panels mostly are ugly 2. Cd 💿 is best format for me , the end 3. Dont like screens on hifi, i like to use on mobile/ipad and i use remote hub to run IR signals from app 4. Dont like streaming beacuse of way they treats musicians. Thanks :)

[@geepee280]

Keep up the good work John, very informative and well presented, have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay well, Peace.

[@meneer_kooi4466]

And I too think that streaming has to change in a world where it, for most people, is the main way of experiencing music. Musicians should get compensated fairly on all platforms and I would happily pay more if this would support the artists! :)

[@Spleen250]

Merci à toi!!!!

[@ChrisWoodbury2015]

Love your work Merry Christmas 👍

[@LongBlackLimousine]

I love my Eversolo Dmp-a6. Love having the album cover displayed while playing. Great channel❤❤

[@chrisfrank9288]

Happy new year to the Darko Audio team!

[@danilaros]

Hi. Welcome to Portugal🙂 And keep going with fantastic work!

[@atishaysingh5114]

Great Job Darko... Merry Christmas, Happy New Year... Happy Holidays...😊

[@igorjane]

Hi!! Of course we play cds at home, we have a good collection which is still growing ❤️ we use normally a cd transport, the Audiolab 6000cdt. Merry xmas!! 🎄🥂

[@ej20tscully]

Thanks for your free content over the year. Love the channel.

[@asan1050]

Thank you for posting.

[@shughy1]

Merry Christmas to you all and hope the next year is kinder to your health, keep it up 👍

[@kurtcleveland3539]

Room treatments are hugely important as you say. I have extensive stuff including corner bass traps, absorbers/diffusors, etc. Using REW and USB microphone you could easily measure differences such as reverb time and frequency response. Fortunately I also have a DSP-based LMS (loudspeaker management system) that allows very fine tuning of many aspects of sound including subwoofer integration. I would say it's impossible to "fix" these sound issues without some method of measuring RT60, FR, etc. Very happy with the results.

[@58markmc]

No room treatment. I've been married for 42 years-that's why I'm still married.

[@darrensworkshop6783]

I only use streaming to find new music then buy the CD and fully listen.

[@boballard6040]

I'm in a small 10' x 11' room. I hung up (4) 4' x 2' x2" foam wrapped panels which really helped the acoustics. I still listen to cd's (in my car as well) and vinyl.

[@lokerola]

Yep, I have a small basement listening room and treatment is critical. I have diffusors and sound absorbers on all walls and a few on the ceiling. I love the sound.

[@rotaks1]

I am not a fan of headphone listening but I bought a FiiO R7 after your reviews. The haptics of the R7 has me addicted to the device and I am appreciating headphones now! So, thanks.

[@adrianrorvik7488]

Thank you John. Room treatment was the biggest upgrade to my system and to my listening pleasure. Cds, sometimes, but just with a Blu- Ray player and nice coax out. Streaming? When one can stream the likes of Radio Paradise in FLAC for free, Tidal et al have a hard act to follow, so to say they are too cheap is perhaps irrelevant to the facts of the situation. Touch screens? A phone app or a mini keyboard work for me.

[@TheKizersoze13]

Those Kefs are what I was looking at after I treat my small room.

[@dan-sc7fm]

Yes, I did a lot of research into home acoustics and treated all six surfaces. I went the DIY route by constructing fifteen 2'x4'x7"thick acoustical boxes. Total cost, including floor treatment, was aprox. 2000. dollars. Worth every penny. Huge difference.

[@BobMetcalf]

I have treated my room and it has been a challenge. My room is 15' wide and about 25' long. However, the stereo is set up at one end, so the space is 12' by 15', the 15' being at the end of the long wall. So the listening space is actually three-sided. Anyway, I have Artnovian bass traps behind the speakers on the front wall, Artnovian absorption panels on the right wall, and an acoustic curtain on the full wall behind the listening position. In measuring tests, I have a very quiet space. The sound is awesome, clean and clear, with great bass. As far as CDs go, that is all I listen to. With a great player, like my Bryston BCD3, it would be pretty hard to beat (given the price).

[@superpeca]

Errr actually, 20$ earbuds are not shit anymore :) it's a lovely time to enjoy music on a budget... Love the work John, keep it up!

[@paulgyro]

Your comments on rum acoustics are spot on! The room is about 50% of the overall sound.

[@4p-is-3]

A glass of rum is the best upgrade to any system.

[@danny_davis]

I got rid of all of my albums, CDs, and cassettes in 2004, shortly after I acquired my first iPod. As a truck/lorry driver, portability was/is my primary focus. 🚛😀

[@franciskwok3515]

Still happily buying and listening to CDs. Whole room treatments are quite expensive.

[@sap1281]

I got back into cds this year. I have Amazon HD streaming and was never really satisfied with the sound quality. I tried 3 different streaming devices with the same results. Something seemed wrong. I thought it was my system even though I have decent equipment. Then I compared (supposedly) HD and Ultra HD songs from Amazon to the same songs on cds that I own. It was night and day difference. The cds sounded better. Not just a little bit better. A lot better. Now I use the streaming to see if I like an album then go buy the cd.

[@marceloarenas5486]

Everything you've said: 100% agreed!!

[@dirkdesmet4333]

My listening room (mancave my wife calls it :-) ) had a acoustic perforated stretch ceiling with acoustic foam behind, the walls are covered with acoustic perforated wooden panels (nano perforation) , there is some Petacoustics panels in Pet and there are curtains and thick carpets. it makes a tremendoes difference...

[@johnpischedda6951]

Hi John ! Good call on Mathew Halsall ! His Gondwana record label was my favourite discovery this year. Could be the antidote for those who FEAR Jazz!

[@mrdarryljones1]

Love your content! I can’t afford much so my dongle DAC, my amp and my speakers are all I can afford! No room treatments, no streaming anything, no subscriptions, just SoundCloud! I’m even at a loss on how to ship my stand mount Elacs to my new Caribbean home. I think I’m a Boomer (next birthday I’m 60) but my love for EDM is much like yours! Unfortunately though, I don’t thinks your “Barking Madness” has anything to do with anything other than you! 😂” Keep up the great work for ‘24 and I’m glad your eye is on the mend; cheers! 👍🏾

[@wesleyfletcher4643]

I have a room that is treated because it was a studio for pro bands, it is now home to my theater and 13 channel music. My stereo listening and reading room is not, however the room has a vaulted ceiling and is open floor plan.

[@estudiopmf]

In relation to your comment about CDs, I still listen to them on a regular basis, in the last two years I have purchased more than ever. In the early 80s I had a big vinyl collection but I sold it (regrettably) to fund my university studies, I moved to cassette tapes for a while which I never really liked, so when cd’s appeared I took to the format with enthusiasm. Easier to store, better sound quality and in many cases the album art and design was still important. I recently added a Marantz cd50n to my set up and it’s great, it has a nice sounding dac (in my system), with digital inputs too, so I stream through that using Qobuz too through Roon. As a matter of interest, the cd50n has just shown up in Roon as Roon ready, (but uncertified) so I guess Heos will soon have Roon ready status. Thanks for your entertaining channel and best wishes for new year!

[@stuartneil8682]

Wishing you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year John. I’m Looking forward to your videos next year. 🎉

[@lwdp74]

Music is a joy ride for all to enjoy, including the creators. It feels good to sing! Live could be the most involving. Some people find that the more resolving the copy gets, the closer we get to experiencing the artists joy. When I find music I like, I buy a copy and add it to my library in a modified Mac Mini Server, CDs and downloads. And everyone else does it differently! I suppose I gravitate towards reviews that benefit my preferences.