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| What affects front to back depth in room/ system? It's unusual for a system to throw a deep soundstage. Over the years there have been several attempted enhancements to simulate depth. All of these systems manipulate phase information to trick your brain into perceiving more depth. Here are sever... | |
| Ken Fritz article I'm grateful to the Post for publishing this article because it gave us a new dimension to Fritz's story. Like a lot of obsessed people (maybe most?) he was not a nice person. He lacked empathy and he was quick to form petty grievances. It's tragi... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results When I had my Krell KRC-2 preamp recapped I hooked my DAC directly to my amp for about 3 weeks until I got my preamp back. First thing I observed was that the difference was very subtle. I had never tried bypassing my preamp before but I found tha... | |
| Building a dedicated listening room @bipod72 Good post. I much agree with your point about making a comfortable space. I will also be using my new dedcated listening room as my den/office. I've had two dedicated listening rooms and I'm presently building the third. The first one I ... | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice Here are some recommendations of speakers I've heard at audio shows or have consistently great reviews. Some are sigificantly under $20K. Dynaudio Contour 60: These did everything right. Goreous sound. Goldenear Triton Reference: To my ears thes... | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... Here's an example that I hope sheds some light on your question. I have gone down the road of low sensitivity/difficult impedance speakers driven with a large amp. My Thiel CS6 speakers have an 86 dB sensitivity and the impedance drops below 3 ohm... | |
| Why do people like reel to reel players? I have a TEAC X-1000BL deck that I've had since new. I have a modest collection of prerecorded tapes (rock) and I have dubbed several box sets and albums of classical music to 10" tapes. This machine is selling for more than I paid for it (not adj... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described Thanks to the OP for posting this. Lots of good information and advice on this thread. I have been unwilling to buy speakers unless I could pick them up myself. In the most extreme example, I drove from Washington state to Georgia to buy a pair o... | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? I’ve got a state of the art digital rig (transport & DAC) and a late 90’s vintage turntable (Denon DP 47F) plus a Hana SL cartridge. I’m following this thread carefully because I am seriously considering getting a new turntable and arm. I’m c... | |
| when your hearing is not as good as it was . . . I'm also 68 and my hearing is about average for someone my age. I recently played a test CD and I can still hear 12K Hz but that's about it. I went to many loud concerts in my youth but I learned early that earplugs make the experience much more p... | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Just yesterday I saw a pair of Sennheiser wired ear buds on USAM and the seller quoted a retail price. He was asking was 50% of that price. Naturally, I quickly and painlessly looked these up on Amazon and a dedicated audio retailer and found the ... | |
| Where does music come from that streams? As stated above, Qobuz gets its files directly from the record companies that control the content. Qobuz never gets within a country mile of a master tape - they just take whatever digital files are given to them. There is good evidence that some ... | |
| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system Congratulations! This is a fun opportunity. My take on this is that you are the most eligible candidate I have ever seen to go to an Audio Show. That is the only way you can see and hear a broad range of equipment without visiting a dozen or more ... | |
| DAC as pre amp I have had the same experience as the OP. In my case I have a somewhat vintage (late 90's) Krell KRC-2 pre. My theory is that the volume control quality likely has something to do with the superior sound in a pre. We do most of our listening at lo... | |
| "I'm a believer" I've been to three audio shows in the past several years (Axpona, Tampa, PAF) and I have come to the conclusion that the concept of diminishing returns doesn't apply very well to speakers. Rather, there is just no solid correlation between price a... |