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| Speaker Suggestions $30K Sasha DAW competitor? Out of sheer curiosity I stopped in at PS Audio to listen to the FR30. Having spent an hour with them I must say I was not impressed considering their price point. To be fair I really don't think the room was set up properly (?) and an hour is n... | |
| 100% USA designed & made DAC @rsf507 +1 My experience as well. "very flat" it never caused me to become "part of the music" just my 2 cents, but that's it. Regards, barts | |
| How many people do you think have the same DAC, amplifier, and speakers Nobody here has my system...which is wonderful and why I keep coming back to listen and learn. No one has my Hartley Reference speakers. And no one has my D111 ARC amp of which 20 were made and there are very few D110B amps out there as well as ... | |
| Luxman Knockoffs or Counterfeits? @tim_p I am not privy to customs regs in any sense...but I have bought several Bryston products and never heard a word about it. And the purchase was even below the MSRP (new pieces). To your original point, don't play in an arena that you are... | |
| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen I can't comment on active vs passive speakers, except to say I would hope that the speaker designer would test many amp configurations to find the best "bar none". It has always seemed sort of self defeating to have the output signal from an amp ... | |
| This place is getting sloooooooweeeerrr...... The pages load slow for me as well, but it may be good today (its not) and bad tomorrow. No issues with other sites, this is my home office with 200mps wired connection. I've cease to try and figure it out. Regards, barts | |
| Why does rock concert sound suck? @larsman +1 Ahhh...the good old Owsley Stanley "Wall of Sound" days. That was by far the best outdoor sound I've ever heard. You could actually use audiophile terms to describe it. OTOH the worst was McCartney at Giants stadium which was so ... | |
| Isn’t the forum to post reviews of gear you have experience with? Oh my...talk about circular logic. @clearthinker you win! | |
| Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones? @fthompson251 Since the amps are going to VAC for a lot of upgrades (rebuild, tubes) I would suggest that you bring (or send) the amp PCs and ask them to run the inevitable tests they must run as a manufacturer with your PCs. They do testing al... | |
| Best budget USB @soix Yes, I will to post, the OP says "I decided to give the new Supra Excalibur a go. I already have their Ethernet cable and like it very much. Plus, it'll be here tomorrow, unlike the Lavris which would be quite a wait." Was that your experi... | |
| Best budget USB My understanding is that the shorter a USB cable is the better, correct? As opposed to a digital coax which needs to be about 1.5 meters to prevent "echo" of the signal in the cable. @soix Thanks for posting, I'm going to give that cable a try.... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? I took the easy route: Started streaming in 2019 with a Bryston BDA-3.14 streamer/dac which sounded really good to me, I have no vinyl so no comparo to do. Had some problems with rasberry Pi based streamer internal to the piece. Talked to Brysto... | |
| Rant against the industry with hopes for discussion on positive change +1 @hilde45 Couldn't agree more. This is nearly an analog to PRaT, whereas the Pace of life is nearly "off the chart". The Rhythm of daily events as I knew them as a kid seems missing completely. The Timing of events seems to be self-serving ... | |
| Is this the entrance to my rabbit-hole? I haven't heard Khorns in quite a few years. Have become interested again due to an email from Upscale Audio on the 75th anniversary AK6. They mention that they are now sealed boxes and do not need to be in a corner. Can someone tell me when the... | |
| Severe short term audio distortion when watching Netflix Check with NASA for sunspot activity...not joking. My Samsung TV with cable and ethernet feed was going all digital artifacts once a night for a while. I bitched to the cable company and they knew about it and also knew there was nothing they c... |