Tír Na HiFi

All yours, Derek.

I can't justify taking it, but for a very long time I wanted an Audiolab 8000A SO MUCH! It was *the* desirable amp upgrade when I was getting into this hobby, and everything about it appealed to me. Deep down I'm still sorry I never had one.

JS Bach: Mass in B minor I recently engaged in a listening project of the following versions of the JS Bach Mass in B minor in my collection [listed by conductor in alphabetical order]: Bruggen - Glossa [CD] Fasolis - Brilliant [CD] Gardiner - Archiv [CD] Gardiner - SDG [CD] Harnoncourt: Telefunken...

Ah Fergus, I was thinking of you only the other day and wondering how you were. Delighted to see you back!

I have a question about the site .. I have just posted in the "Classical/What are you Listening Two" thread. I include a link to a website (discogs) and a link to a picture (amazon). Neither is immediately visible. When I click on the site link it works but when I click on the image nothi...

Funny, I was just wondering about one of these myself. I'm not sure if I'm particularly sensitive or my TT is acting up, but I'm finding speed instability a real problem with vinyl listening at the moment. I wondered how effective this might be.

My WiFi router. The fact that I now have a world of recorded music throughout history at my immediate disposal in at least CD quality boggles my mind.

I'm very close to buying a Wiim Pro to replace my Chromecast Audio. The main reason for this replacement is that the Chromecast can't do gapless, and listening to Rachmaninoff's Paganini Variations yesterday was downright painful. Firstly, for the cheaper streamers, the advice (not surprisingly) is ...

All very interesting, thank you.

That's interesting, Georgi. What do you think the Mac Mini brings that the Bluesound lacks? I have an older Node that I like well enough, but I often wonder if I could do better. Reality is that most of my home listening happens via Chromecast Audio while in the kitchen or eating dinner. My major co...