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| The end of physical media is neigh Physical media remains the gold standard for visual and audio fidelity unless you own a Kaleidescape. I envision a future where physical media retains its value, much like the resurgence of vinyl records. While we can debate whether streaming surp... | |
| Right channel phono stage tube goes noisy I have had some luck working the tube socket with a gentle rocking motion to clean the pin contacts. I'm not sure, but I think they can oxidize over time or get dirty from atmospherics. | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I always try to be diplomatic, keeping my own HiFi journey in mind—the decades it has taken, like for most of us, to get to where we are. With that perspective, I make thoughtful suggestions that align with incremental financial steps, understandi... | |
| Bose buys McIntosh I’ve not been a fan of Mc, so my feelings about it are meh. I will tell you, I was gifted a pair of Bose ultra in ear Nc headphones and was blown away by them. I do a lot of shop things that involve power tool. Seriously good and sound quality whi... | |
| Two 330A versus one 860A? Seeing as the 860 is essentially two mono blocks in a single chassis, simpler is better in the less is more age. What speakers do you want to drive? 225 pc @ 8ohm is solid numbers with a double at 4. Considering the cost difference between 860 an... | |
| Please help with Roon server/core issue Looking forward to your findings. | |
| Please help with Roon server/core issue Often, opting for the simplest approach yields the best results: Lowering your sample rate from 192 can significantly help, and you're likely not to discern any difference. I use 24/96, and it works wonderfully for me. In truth, by persisting with... | |
| $100-200 linear power supply I’ve successfully used Acopian power supplies. It’s powering my FireTV cube, it has enough reserves I could power another device. They are designed primarily for scientific devices. Very quiet, clean. Far better than wall worts. | |
| Speaker isolation - spikes on puck, springs, sorbothane I discovered a combination of Sorbothane and aluminum pucks with matching diameters (49mm). I positioned the speaker spikes in the M8 threaded holes of the aluminum disk, which were partially deep, creating a platform for the Sorbothane puck. Thes... | |
| Speaker isolation - spikes on puck, springs, sorbothane @ditusa Interesting. I was rather excited, but my enthusiasm was dampened by the "each price" for the size I needed. It was a compelling demo; the music box test demonstrates why you want some decoupling. I feel like I am on the right path. | |
| Speaker isolation - spikes on puck, springs, sorbothane @mitch2 I don’t see what you are suggesting. | |
| Speaker isolation - spikes on puck, springs, sorbothane Thank you. I like the idea of the Gaia. The Townshend is also aesthetic, perhaps with a lower speaker rise. The Wire Rope style is intriguing (isolator.com/wire-rope-isolators/sm-series/). Give it a lookup. I found them at 40 lbs per isolator, whi... | |
| JL Audio Fathom I have 3 F112 v1, since 2008 iirc, I’ve also had need to have them serviced, keeping my boxes shipping them to either AZ or FL. The service is excellent and timely: about 7-10 turn around. The fact that they can be serviced is a plus. That they ar... | |
| Really Long XLR I use Mogami cables everywhere in both my HT and 2 ch tube system. I bought 250’ from Redco. They can custom make any cable you like, if don’t fancy soldering your self a set. 4-5 week’s delivery time. Redco dot com. | |
| Hearing protection and Music It’s not really environmentally friendly to convert to battery, if you factor in all carbon cost just build them. Only thing I’ve got that’s gas is leaf blower. I’ve got shooting headphones but they are poor fidelity. I’ve had custom ear pieces fo... |