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| 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... | |
| Revel Salon 2 @piebaldpython I looked at Revel's website and they show the Salon 2 still for sale in their linup. Are you saying that Revel is selling new speakers but would not supply replacement drivers? How would they honor the warranty? I would absolutely ... | |
| Where Do I Go from Here? I'm not quite as old (69) but I have had similar thoughts. I'm running a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers with Krell amplification. I have been to 3 audio shows and I have thus far concluded that to significantly better my system I'm going to have to sp... | |
| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist @audiowebe Thanks for the recommendation! I have been a shameless Steely Dan fanboy from their first album. I listened to a few Monkey House tracks and I will listen to their whole catalog. The tracks I listened to are recorded with a very warm so... | |
| Diving into balanced Go with the longer cable. It's much easier to manage. Balanced cables are used in professional recording because a balanced connection is much better at rejecting noise for long runs. It's not unusual to have cable runs that are 50 feet or more i... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles I read Stereophile and TAS and I've also noticed a decline in writing quality. I have attributed this to a lack of editing. I think that the editors now just check for factural accuracy and let the articles go through with poor wording. Let's fac... | |
| Amp showing its age? Depending on the model of amp it could be worth it to get it repaired. For example, I have a Krell KSA 300S from the mid 90's that I bought new. It worked fine for over 20 years and then died with a puff of smoke. I was lucky that there was a qual... | |
| Enormous...The Gorge (Documentary) Wow, thanks for that tip. I live about 30 miles from the venue and I have seen Radiohead, and a few other bands there. I hadn't heard of the movie - I'll certainly watch it! | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? Great thread. Thanks @hilde45 We are experiencing a preview of A.I. generated music right now. If you have Serius XM try listening to the station of current Pop hits for a couple of hours. There are three or four genres and within those genres th... | |
| The criteria for loudspeaker choices. @rpeluso My specific bad experience was with a PSA PerfectWave Transport ($4000 retail). I had three drive failures in 6 years. I played the unit around 4 to 6 hours per week. I learned that PSA used the cheapest grade of computer drive (around $... | |
| Looking for a component for ripping and playing CD's. I know you said you don't want to use a PC but I suggest that you reconsider that option. The main reason for this is that you have a lot of CDs to rip and it will take a fair bit of time to do it. I ripped my collection of over 4000 CDs into unco... | |
| The criteria for loudspeaker choices. I appreciate the OP calling out the inconsistency of PSA's marketing hype. I've had a very bad experience with PSA gear and after looking deeper into their company and their marketing approach I have found a lot of evidence that their products are... | |
| Recommend a DAC based on Analog Devices? I have an Audio Mirror Tubadour IV and I can vouch for it. It's a nice DAC. |