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| I have found out why new cables and tweaks actually work! This reminds me of the effect of cleaning up the frame on my bicycle so all the paint and chrome looks nice and shiny. It seems to ride so much better even though I didn't clean or lubricate any of the moving parts or adjust anything. | |
| The revolution has begun! @bigtwin I didn't mean to come across in attack mode! It's great that you've got what works for you. I have been happy with many systems in my past but always choose to try new things as I become aware of audible issues and decide to tackle them. ... | |
| The revolution has begun! @bigtwin But the final word was it doesn’t produce the sound of amps costing 5 or 10 times as much. What is the sound of amps costing 5 or 10 times as much? Is it an accurate amplification of the input signal, more accurate or more capable of... | |
| The revolution has begun! @ricevs I never got a pure digital chain working with power dacs all the way down. I couldn't figure out how to do it affordably. So I've always converted to analog after the digital crossovers and equalization and then went with regular class D... | |
| The revolution has begun! No problem convincing me of this revolution with digital active crossovers, pure path digital amplifiers, switching power supplies, etc. , all of which actually happened a while ago. It all works for me. I prefer them by a long shot. But not every... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused @phusis Very few audiophiles have been "exposed" to the sound of horn-loaded subs (or their variants), not least for the reasons you outline as a MFR, which is a shame, because they deliver a very smooth, enveloping and effortless bass reproduc... | |
| Has anyone been able to define well or measure differences between vinyl and digital? @thespeakerdude Thanks! So I assume those records have perhaps sweeps and pink noise, white noise, etc, which you could get a line level reading off of the phono stage output to analyze. Anybody here tried that? I did my testing using a Behr... | |
| Has anyone been able to define well or measure differences between vinyl and digital? @thespeakerdude I have found that vinyl records sounded better than the same album on CD. My girlfriend whole heartedly agreed. I wondered why the CDs sounded relatively crispy and lacking in richness and fullness. I suspected frequency response... | |
| Has anyone been able to define well or measure differences between vinyl and digital? A thought I've been having lately is how noise changes our perception. I think some noise in the recording and perhaps even distortion gives the mind a place to go, to fill in what isn't actually there. When it's taken away there's no where for th... | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers Here’s another idea: a curved piece of clear plexiglass in front of the TV. It should have minimal degradation of the image quality but will get rid of the big flat sound reflection surface problem. Ooh, this could be a kit that clips on to the si... | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers I like the idea of theatrical stage curtains in front of the TV that can be opened and closed with a remote. The sound bouncing off the screen won't come directly back toward you but will glance sideways, hit the side walls, and then make it to yo... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl We need to move on to Qubit music. It will sound like both analog and digital, and yet not sound like either of them at the same time. | |
| Neutral Dac? Has anybody noticed different copies of the same dac varying in their sound a bit? People are noticing differences between various dac designs that are so small when measured it’s amazing. It seems these ultra perceptive ears could also detect dif... | |
| Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender Thanks for posting this question, and thanks for all the answers. I've got to decide on an extender or a mesh for my new house. The answers here are making me lean toward mesh. | |
| Is the seated-centered solo listening to music a dated tech? @patrickdowns That is a beautiful recording. It's qualities come through even on Youtube. |