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| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid I'm running a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers with a Krell KSA 300S amp. They were about $9000 in the mid 90's. I've been to 3 audio shows and I've found that my system holds up to pretty much anything costing under 6 figures. I've heard speakers that ... | |
| Music server recommendations needed. I have a collection of 4000+ CDs that I ripped to uncompressed FLAC. I'm going to focus on the ripping process because you may not have realized how many hours it will take to rip your library. My main goal was to rip as quickly as I could with t... | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? Do you have a CD player? If you do it is a worthwhile exercise to compare the sound of a CD to the streamed equivalent. Just make sure the CD and the strreaming version are the same. I'm using an ASUS ROG gaming laptop as my streamer and running ... | |
| new member, some questions, need help please Regarding your general question of whether or not speakers from 30 years ago still hold up today I can lend a perspective. I have a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers powered by a Krell KSA 300s that date from the mid 90's. I've been to 3 audio shows and ... | |
| What Power Amplifier Should I Buy? I have two suggestions. 1. If you haven't already, try running your Revels full range and let the subwoofer just handle the lowest frequencies. You will need to set its crossover low - around 40 Hz to achieve this and don't run your Revels run th... | |
| When I listen to my system....... I'm going to use a couple of car analogies. If I am taking a scenic drive it is much more enjoyable in a clean Lexus than a rusty Yugo with dirty windows. It's the same scenery but the experience of driving a nice car is, for me, much better. I c... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade I doubt that a new CD player will sound less bright than your Rega. CD players have a flat frequency response and from that standpoint they sound very similar to one another. I think what you are hearing is a rolled-off high frequency response fr... | |
| Is Recording quality the real culprit? In my experience all recordings sound better on a good system than a poor system. | |
| Jay’s Audio CD Transport @no_regrets The color difference is very subtle - essentially it is black. You have to see it in bright light to notice any difference in shade. I probably shouldn't have mentioned it but I did in case you are completely OCD about the color of y... | |
| Jay’s Audio CD Transport I have the CD3 Mk3 in black and the finish is first rate. I would describe the color as a deep navy blue, almost black. I have other black components that are more of a charcoal black. As mentioned above, the drawer is a pleasure to use and the fi... | |
| Adding tube sound to my SS system I was going to suggest a Foz SSX but @dtorc beat me to it. This little gizmo definitely has an effect on the sound. I use one in my desktop system and the stereo width and bass features are very nice. I've hooked it up into my main system (Krell/T... | |
| Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets @pcolvin Yup, that's exactly what I'm going to do. I have to have outlets installed when the inspector comes but I can change them out after he's gone. | |
| Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets I met Galen Carol (Shunyata) at the 2018 AXPONA and he told me a couple interesting things about outlets. He recommended Hubbel 5362 outlets. He said they will perform as well or better than any exotic outlets. He didn't recommend hospital gra... | |
| New speakers for a new start? Whew. A lot of advice here but I can't help myself. 1. I have a pair of Thiel CS6 and they do everything you want. I live in central Washington and if you are in the area you are welcome to come hear them. You are way ahead of the average user in... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? I get a laugh out of these cable discussions. Why do you feel you have to preach to your fellow audiophiles, justifying your expenditure on cables? Why does it matter if I can or cannot hear a difference in cables? If I tell you that an overwhelmi... |