audioman58
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| HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS Back in the 60-70s. Most recordings were done with vacuum tube equipment some still do that has a big influence ,also who is doing the mixing that’s why theBeatles sounded so good on most albums, they tried solid state mixers on 1-2 albums th... | |
| No Output from Hegel H390 Try shutting off and unplugging for a moment to possibly reset . if not working after that just try running and using the built in dac make sure connections are in good , one thing at a time. | |
| Amp showing its age? In your loudspeakers most likely the coupling capacitors ,I have been upgrading Xovers for years ,stock Xovers are in most cases average at best to save $$ upgrade-these capacitors and your speakers will sound better then before as long as the ... | |
| Mofi Sourcepoint 888? I heard these at a home with a Boulder integrated and Weiss dac and these speakers were not out of place whatsoever. in fact the Bass is very conservatively rated we played 28 hz test tone from a concert grand piano and other organ tones feeli... | |
| Anyone at home at Krell? Each company family chooses how they want to grieve ,give them respect what’s 3-4 weeks ,R.I.P Rhondi. | |
| Help me build out my first system The dac for around $1k the Denafrips Aries , a synology Nas $500 streamer innuos $1500 , Wireworld equinox cables , Pangea sig mk2 cables AQ or WWorld Ethernet cables ,and usb $3-4k does not give too much extra to work with. | |
| Graphene Sluggo - Unlocking Sonic Scenery Big risk ,-0 safety without a fuse, and a brass slug Horrible conductor ,Copper has 3x better conductivity , 3 x less resistance or noise ,brass is bright vs Copper that’s why I use a Not too expensive Hifi tuning Copper,gold fuse ceramic body... | |
| Wireworld Eclipse 8 interconnect - opinions please I use a platinum 8 on the digital for added resolution ,and regular eclipse to amp speaker cables the eclipse are all 6-9s copper ,which is nice but you can get better detail but more neutral in sonics. | |
| Discount on Internet order Only cheap SOBs would say no discounts .I was a Audio dealer for a decade and Always give at least 15% or better ,some mfg give 50% to dealers ,on average 40-50% ,that dealer is greedy ,go somewhere else !! | |
| Upgrade Digital Cable Review These guys build superb digital products in the upper Audiophile quality range. https://www.networkacoustics.com/ | |
| Sviatoslav Richter. Greatest pianist of the last century? Each great but have their own unique style ,and each persons personal taste. | |
| The criteria for loudspeaker choices. For their price decent but components are of lower quality . for example low grade brass connectors to start vs a copper WBT 3 x less conductivity then Copper = more resistance noise to start, the the critical Xover ,Very low quality parts .... | |
| Discount on Internet order A new law went into effect to charge anything sold 3 years ago ebay ,,PayPal even on used items. They now have to give you a statement statement to claim on taxes ,which was not before this. | |
| Discount on Internet order Dealers get on most products around 50% markup audio cables sometimes more. I don’t pay sales tax on any of my gear being an ex dealer thereis ways to work around this say as a open box or demo or trade in .these new Biden laws tax everythi... | |
| That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For MBL Loudspeakers ,every model I have heard is excellent on or off axis being a omni directional Loudspeaker. |