Hello from Kentucky, USA

Hi,
I am a new member, name is Rob. Live in a small time in central Kentucky. Known for Bourbon and horses. My 2 strictly two channel (no HT) set up is:

Tidal ---(cat 6)--->NAD CSI ---(coax)--->RME ADI-2 FS dac/pre ---(rca)--->2wpc 45 tube amp --->(mogami cables)---> Heresy IV's

Small room (16'x15' converted bedroom upstairs), listen at low volume levels - mostly acoustic guitar, instrumentals, vocals. Interested in adding a subwoofer someday. Limited knowledge, limited experience and even more limited budget. I do love listening to music though. A lot. It's my number one (maybe only one) past-time.

Some of my new found artists whose music is outstandingly recorded: Pat Matheny, Bill Frissel, Martin Tallstrom. Always searching Tidal for supremely recorded albums. I can listen to most any music, and have...as long as it is recorded well.

Glad to be here and learn from the experts.
 
Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell... everyone's invited. I much prefer analog replay. Still got the cassettes from 30-40 years ago!
I can't understand why people dismiss analog replay because of hiss, reduced bandwidth, crackle & pop and mistracking of the analog media 😉
 
A valid point, picoWS! My wife and I still have many cassettes and LP's from the 1970's. We kept them because we wanted to replay them. About a month ago, I bought an 1980's SONY CD play and matching cassette deck. I was excited to be able to buy it a very reasonable price. I can't wait to replay all the old tracks we have. It will be a lot of fun and joy. Hope you are doing terrific, in Italy (?). Would love to visit someday.