audioguy85
Responses from audioguy85
| Listening position/speaker position Unless your speakers are 10 feet apart, which would not be recomended, why are you sitting 10 feet away? I would think your seated position would/should be equidistant to the distance between each speaker, the equilateral triangle. You are listeni... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie Just bought a smls sd-9. It seems to be of good quality. It’s more a renderer than streamer, but works for me. Has an abundance of connection options and a screen, albeit, very small. You connect it to a dac of your choice, no dac built in. | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? It's ur money, I'll take a pet free, smoke free, children free piece of gear over the alternative every single time... | |
| Could Class D really be that good? I just bought a Nad c268, just to experiment with class D and to use as a second, or maybe third set up. I’m not using a conventional preamp, but instead running two sources into the amp. The sources, a Music Hall A3 Analogue phono stage, and a Sm... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? Some of us live in the real world, with unappreciated nagging wives etc...I know of no women who is into any of this audiophile jazz...the real world means no dedicated listening room, probably the majority here. If you do have one , then consider... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Of course cables matter...they are bridging one component to the next one. I don't want to drive over a weak bridge. | |
| Is positive reinforcement why things are sounding better? I’d say it’s a combination of good equipment and bias. So as long as your happy, that should be all that matters. | |
| OPpo 205.... Awesome !! Oppo 203 is no slouch. I love mine. | |
| Am I right for this forum? I’ve spent well over 3k on cables alone! 🙄 If your system @3k sounds good to you, then that is what matters. Pat yourself on your back for not falling into the proverbial rabbit hole. | |
| Are You A Disciplined Audiophile? No, no I am not.... | |
| Should Amps be plugged into a power conditioner? If it's a good conditioner then why not? Mine is...and it sounds great. | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . Spend the money on a good dac. There are many cheap streamers that do a fine job. | |
| 15k for streamer and dac....how much on each? If u are willing to spend 15k on a streamer/dac, you probably need your head examined. | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? 10k on speakers is insane.....no Need to go broke to achieve good sound. But hey, it's ur $$$ | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama Bought Many components based on Herb's (stereophile) reviews. Have not once been disappointed. He reviews from the heart, tells you what he heard. Best writer/reviewer there is, since Art passed on. |