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| Spring-Loaded Screw Turns Drywall Into Sound-Absorbing Panels This has already been posted , discussed, and generally panned as anywhere ranging from skepticism to snake oil in alternate forums. Mostly cuz it doesn’t measure to North American ratings standards.https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/forum/viewtopic.... | |
| Why has focal raised their prices so much on Sopra line @roxy 54Not so sir … materials and related costs CAN cost that much more !My HARBETH dealer lamented the the perfect storm of BREXIT and COVID introduced a recent 2021 large price hike.why ? Some examples, inter Alia: (1) Post-BREXIT: the shippi... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? @tpreaves +1 …. Nailed it.to the OP: it seems like this post - and also your prior posts - are all similarly an open-ended “which is best” floated out there, when there is none. In brief: it depends.It is entirely an alchemy of being entirely (a) ... | |
| To Harbeth or not to Harbeth, That is the question... I moved my discrete high-end “ A” system out of my audio and HT man-cave into a smaller and more intimate listening arena in my FR. ( 17.5’ x 12.5’)New HARBETHs simply excelled , especially in the critical midrange.Your bespoke listening arena siz... | |
| Amp recommendations for Spendor British amp for sure, and a nod in favour of EXPOSURE.I’ve auditioned them paired up at audio expos with an all VAN DEN HUL cables loom, as part of their presentation. It mirrors the experiences links below.https://www.stereophile.com/ssi2009/spen... | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? CARDAS, best you wallet drain permitsyou will get a much better result if you also upgrade the ICs to a matched CARDAS set | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/dachttps://www.tonepublications.com/review/the-rega-isis-cd-player-2/“…. (1) Those worried about the viability of the CD format and getting your player serviced in the future, fear not. Inside the owner’s manual, there is a sig... | |
| Bookshelf/Small Speakers HARBETH P3ESR XDAmazing clarity and astonishing bass from beautiful shoebox-sized speakers; the Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker is the ultimate mini-monitor. The clean, clear Harbeth sound, in miniature.HARBETH C7ES-3 XDAn all-around satisfying listen, ... | |
| Tube Preamp for Rega Osiris One currently for sale on CANUCKAUDIOMART …asking $CDN9950 ….$USD 8150https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649488048-valve-rega-isis-reference-cd-player-amp-dac/ | |
| Tube Preamp for Rega Osiris I had the REGA R9 floorstanders (predecessor model to the RS10s) I moved to standmounts when I moved by 2-channel sysytem out of my mancave and into a smaller FR and more intimate listening arena. The mancave is strictly a 7.1 home theatre arena n... | |
| Tube Preamp for Rega Osiris I have a similar system: REGA ISIS VALVE / REGA OSIRIS / new HARBETH 30.2XD’s.If its a “warmer” audio presentation you are looking for, here’s my take:(1) The ISIS Valve cdp/DAC is option 1. Having A-B’d the valve vs non-valve ….there is that tube... | |
| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... Quoting a prior post on CANUCKAUDIOMART on a striking parallel matter also fits this OP too:From Jay Leno’s Garage on cable TV, "Once we have spent $30,000 to restore this car, it will reach its full $12,000 value." | |
| Why are equipment racks so expensive? The notion that IKEA mass-produced cheap offerings measure up to a quality build audio rack is pure folly. Assuming that you have a high-end Hi-Fi system worthy of high-end accessories, (… low-fi and mid-fi systems … not so much a difference in my... | |
| Chinese knock-off headphone amps These rampant illegal Chinese POS units are not “knock-offs”. They are illegal, crummy / crap-build, lame counterfeit fakes that are NOT made with the same quality parts as OEMs.The colloquial term “knock-off” is often used erroneously interchange... | |
| In term of construction, what's the difference between cheap vs. expensive power cables You always only get what you pay for, everything in this hobby is always built to its price-point. If its just a “race-to-the bottom” and “low-as-you-can-find-it” price-point exercise here, it gets simply AND quickly distilled down To just a “pick... |