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  1. johan.pretorius

    Playlists to share

    70 short trips... Thanks for sharing :-)
  2. johan.pretorius

    Tidal Passthrough MQA setting

    Time will tell, will update here.
  3. johan.pretorius

    Tidal Passthrough MQA setting

    Thank you - I also received the following reply in another forum (confirming what you've said):
  4. johan.pretorius

    Tidal Passthrough MQA setting

    For those using Tidal with a DAC that doesn't support MQA, what is your preferred "Passthrough MQA" setting? From my understanding, if it is set to true (on), the Tidal application will not decode Master/MQA tracks. What are the benefits of disabling decoding, if any? ps - this is not a...
  5. johan.pretorius

    Stax Stores Legit?

    They are legit, for sure. Best Service - Best Advice - Stax Online Store - Stax There is one in a shopping centre close to my house, I've seen some in JHb as well. Stax | Woodlands | Technology
  6. johan.pretorius

    RIP

    NYT Spotify playlist - Christine McVie’s 12 Essential Songs
  7. johan.pretorius

    Iconic products - those gems that passed through your life

    The most iconic products in my collection must be these two Thorens siblings: TD135 / II and TD 124 / II Some "side by side" photos, showing the similarities and differences in design: The TD135 / II And the TD 124 / II with an SME 3012 tonearm Finally, a Tandberg TCD 440A...
  8. johan.pretorius

    Consequences of pirating

    And hardly anybody here watches DStv in any event (based on some of the posts and replies)...
  9. johan.pretorius

    RIP

    Irene Cara died, aged 63. Best known for title tracks of Fame and Flashdance.
  10. johan.pretorius

    Books that you think everyone should read (note the limits)

    Just a couple from the top of my head... Tom Sharpe - Riotous Assembly John Irving - The World According to Garp Milan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being Breyten Breytenbach - Die Ongedanste Dans: Gevangenisgedigte, 1975-1983 Work related Clem Sunter - The world and South Africa in...
  11. johan.pretorius

    What kind of Audiophile are you?

    Finally found some time to read through the original post in detail, here are my responses... For some context, I listen to vinyl, cassette tape, CD as well as streaming 1. Are you the type that, only insists on listening to what are passed off as high rez recordings. Example I demoed some...
  12. johan.pretorius

    Joke for the day

  13. johan.pretorius

    Whats on the TT...

  14. johan.pretorius

    Meaning of Music

    Thank you for reminding me as to why I haven't penned my own thoughts on the topic.
  15. johan.pretorius

    Anyone playing MQA files on TIDAL?

    Ignore my first response, I see you have checked the settings.
  16. johan.pretorius

    Ry Cooder

    I know, running out of excuses not to come through. But time (and money) is not always on my side...
  17. johan.pretorius

    Ry Cooder

    No, I don't have it on any physical media. But, *gasp*, it's available on Tidal - I'll have a listen, and perhaps record it on a cassette.
  18. johan.pretorius

    Qobuz registration

    Thank you for the offer, I've sent you a message (aka conversation).
  19. johan.pretorius

    Wanting to hear what the African continent plays and sings!

    I wasn't sure whether your are into jazz, but now we know :-) Just to clarify the Qobuz issue (and thank you for replying on my post about registration): once you have registered an account, it can be used here. But one cannot use a South African address or credit card for the initial...
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