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Here is another song that I think is from that same concert and she mentions her age is 13.

Yes, so nice. (The piano player reminds me of Jack Lemmon.)

Jim Winey: Maggies Man Stereophile interview https://www.stereophile.com/interviews/103winey/ Jim Winey tells how he conceived of his speaker design and kept the IP rights (while also inventing the 2 can packaging for La Choy chow mein.)

Happy Independence Day!

Even better than the other one ... Better quality recording, cool guitar solo, not to mention the gams.

I could not hear a difference between an external USB DAC box and the ASUS Xonar card in the same pc at the time but I have better speakers now. Since that you mention it, I will have to do a listening test of that old ASUS Xonar card vs the RPi DAC just for fun.

The audio-specialized storage products appear to be at extraordinarily high prices for a little arguable convenience. A 2TB USB drive is $50, 4TB is about $90, and any pc made since 2014 with easy to use open source software can rip from cd's to lossless FLACs, WAVs, or lossy MP3s (usually at 6x or faster the normal dc playback speed.) Anyone who can understand how to get email online can do it. For playback the pc sound circuitry included on the motherboard can be improved upon with either an add-on internal card or a USB external AD/DA converter. I have had good sound results from both. As I mentioned earlier, the PiFi DAC with a RPi3 can be used to distribute tunes (up to 384kbsampling rate, 112db dynamic range) from a pc hd to hifi systems over wifi with excellent results, too, although it does require some reasonable setup time.

I stream from my digital library (FLAC on hard drives) and internet radio over my wifi using this: And when the source recording is good, it sounds amazing through all my Carver amps. ;^) DAC (PCM5122 chip - 384kHz high sampling rate, 112dB dynamic range) is excellent and for under $100 sounds better than most high end streaming solutions costing hundreds more. In addition it has 4 USB inputs, HDMI output, and can be wired to the network if desired. It can use either volumio or logitech media server for streaming with wifi remote control from a pc, android, or iphone. (It can also drive most headphones.)

OK, the audio isn't the best, but stay tuned. The gymnastics will blow your mind.

From my favorite western

Superb rendition of a fabulous theme.

And a TedX lesson in a cappella singing.

Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) - performed by The Idea of North

Together Again: For the First Time Mel Torme Buddy Rich

Jumaane Smith - The Way You Look Tonight

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My recent experience indicates to me that there are lots of choices and to some extent it will depend on your preference and what you like to hear. All of the comments below are using Carver power amps (m4.0t and m500t unmodified.) I have an Emotiva UMC-1 multi-channel preamp/DAC that was a step up from a previous model Emotiva in playing stereo music (and HT). Listening to the praise here for the C-1, when I saw one for sale locally, I bought it immediately. It was a significant improvement in sound to my ears over the sound of the Emotiva for stereo. A few weeks later I compared it to a Hafler 101 preamp and found the Hafler just a bit sweeter sounding, but in a very close race with the C-1. Then I started listening to tube preamps and comparing them with the C-1 and Hafler. There is a world of difference. For my tastes and preferences of music, tube preamps can be much more pleasant and enjoyable than either the C-1 or the Hafler 101. They tend to be easy to listen to for hours without fatigue and just sound more lifelike and what I have heard called "musical." However, I have also heard one tube preamp that was extremely revealing, but, to me, too harsh to enjoy. Circuit design and specific components used are crucial to the results. The approach best for me is to enjoy this hobby and to listen and compare lots of different gear with many different types of music. And enjoy the process

When I Fall in Love - Renee Olstead and Chris Botti

Hi, MLB, and welcome. I agree with others who note that you have chosen good Carver components to start your journey to musical nirvana. Please post some photos when you get your gear set up to your liking. Don't worry about having to work on your Carver gear; there are numerous experienced Carver tech mavens here to call on.