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| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @dweller …. Best advice ! here is an example of what a dealer can do vis a vis auditions and experiences: (1) Have him parrot my recent gig. I went down to navelgaze new bookshelf speakers on sale for my “C” system. These were regular $800+ ish ... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey @dweller Nailed it .,,, point set and match in tennis jargon! churning over that much gear in a very short period of time as highlighted in the OP begs a better 3rd party intercedence … ergo reputable dealer guidance | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey Your post said “ Speakers -this is where I would spend the a big chunk of my budget….” at exclusion of any reference to comparable quantum to the rest of your system. Hence the metaphor of “lion’s share” from an implied inference that your speaker... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey Dedicated clean power was, is, and always will be, a prime key upgrade …no quarrel here.. But, having re-read your post, I may suggest you rethink your mantra that you spend the lion’s share of your budget on speakers, The usual tag line in the e... | |
| Audiophile sound quality from a more "mainstream" company? More mainstream and less high-end options … as pointed out, just pick one of the mainstream lower models marketed out there ,,,, EZPZ…. Lotsa mid-fi options …. If that stirs your drink, just pick one of ‘em, BUT …. Less well known in high end opt... | |
| Dual mono integrated amps Yep ,… my REGA OSIRIS integrated amp. https://everydayaudiophile.com/2019/12/23/rega-osiris-a-dual-mono-champ/ https://audiofi.net/2012/08/rega-osiris-punching-heavy/ | |
| Whats playing on your system today? CHRIS BOTTI … terrific paired with about two fingers full glass of a 16 year old Speyside Scotch …. | |
| Good movie and/or 4k disc recommendations? In 4K TOPGUN MAVERICK THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE UGLY (Clint Eastwood’s epic legendary Spaghetti Western with its haunting soundtrack by Ennio Morricone) | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh I have the HARBETH 30.2 XD’s that developed a digital “edge” and excess brightness that needed to be fixed. (A) The HARBETHs are driven by a very beefy high-current REGA OSIRIS integrated amp. (B) High- end audio sources are two fold; - REGA ISI... | |
| best external drive for ripping CDs They are mostly all pick-one-of-‘em cheap builds with an eventual lock to fail. They do a yeoman duty until then with their quirky noises cuz there is no quality power supply supply on a USB powered external unit, As pointed out, there are a relat... | |
| Warm and accurate bookshelves that can handle volume @rsf507 i have the HARBETH 30.2 XDs driven by a$ 5 figure mutha high end integrate amp ( REGA OSIRIS ) that have everything I ever wanted at any volume and any genre of music . the notion that they somehow “ fall apart” is nonsense and a hard... | |
| Warm and accurate bookshelves that can handle volume HARBETH starting at the M30.2 model and moving up in their line. | |
| Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper Litz wire is a particular type of multistrand wire or cable used in electronics. The wire is designed to reduce the skin effect and proximity effect losses in conductors used at frequencies up to about 1 MHz. It consists of many thin wire strands... | |
| Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper | |
| Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper |