artemus_5
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| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Last night on my streamer (new)Within Temptation - "Black Symphony"My first time hearing this band. Very enjoyable | |
| Wood for a rack There are no red flags for the use of mahogany. It will be fine | |
| Adding a Turntable Mat Shelf liner was popular 15-20 yrs ago. I still have some from my days with an MMF-7. It worked. But care must be taken that you get the stuff that doesn't bleed and mark your platter &/0r vinyl. I know there are others that offer a trial perio... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? +1 @ knotscott VTA is very good w/ great customer service. The VTA ST70 replaced a highly regarded high power amp. I am surprised at how good it sounds especially for the $$$. It is a bargain and a helluvan amp. I've had the 70 & 120 The 125 ... | |
| Best phono stage for Lyra Etna SL cartridge? +1 @dover You may be surprised at what 47k can do for a LOMC Then too, its dependent on the phono stage circuit's stability. At 14ohm load, the suspension has little movement which seems all wrong to me. | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… but whenever I’m drawn to these sites/pages, as I have been for two years, I am confronted again with doubt and a vague longing for ‘perfection’ in a new purchase. I just want to enjoy the music. The choice is yours. As Nike says, "Just do i... | |
| System recommendations I agree with @stereo5 that the biggest improvement will be in your speakers which may be the weak spot. However, I also agree with @ghdprentice in the importance of the preamp. And this too is a weak spot. Which is the biggest bottleneck is hard t... | |
| Free Shipping - Be Careful! Is this your first online purchase? If so, I can see the problem as one of over expectations. All the carriers have their good and bad. USPS is as reliable as any ime. But they lack a good tracking system. This is why USPS is often the cheapest ca... | |
| Akira The Don I like this one best.You’re Oppressed | |
| Is improvisational jazz to impressionism art as smooth jazz is to realism art? Ive played with good technical players who's playing left me cold. It lacked life. It was sterile, w/o emotion. What good is music if it doesn't connect with the people. And most of them are going to judge the music on emotions...how it makes them... | |
| Advice on dedicated room 2x4’s are fine. 2x6’s were/are used in ext walls in order to get thicker insulation (more R value)You may want to consider the golden ratio (1.6) as a guideline for the short wall. Or set up the system in the corner facing diagonally into the room... | |
| Ethernet cable for Streaming Why not use a wifi extender? Then you can use a shorter run of cable from the extender to streamer. Same cost with easier implementation | |
| Cremona M RAMONA X is betterFWIW Sonus Faber is the brand. Most know the brand.Cremona the model. Every model is hard to keep up with, especially since I'm not looking for speakers | |
| Is bass the most important frequency band? Notice that the bass and drums are usually called the rhythm section. As to whether the bass is the most important, I'm not sure that is proper. However It is the back bone of the music which is built upon it. This is especially true with R&R. | |
| Please Suggest Approaches to Perceived System Darkening Generally, we men do not hear highs that good, compared to women. I have lost some high freq hearing as well. I am 70. Oh well, I'm still enjoying the music. |