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| Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why? I’ve seen some mind-bogglingly high end home theater setups and don’t recall one of them using a fancy Ethernet cable (e.g. for streaming 4K). Atmos didn’t seem to have any issue with regular Ethernet trimmings; perhaps 2Ch HiFi streaming responds... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing audphile1 4,150 posts 04-22-2024 at 08:40pm @benanders … “I’m not denying anything (I haven’t formally tested for it …” this further solidifies what I said above. So here’s the rub…I do not need my entire zip co... | |
| Should we care if a piece of equipment comes from a pet-free, kid-free, smoke-free home? Kids? Fine. If hifi kit survives kids’ earliest years, it’s solid. If kit survives kids’ teenage music-discovery years, it’ll beat kryptonite. Dogs? Fine. Dogs might shed, they might drool, but they also guard the home against burglars br... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing audphile1 4,147 posts 04-22-2024 at 12:45pm …I had no intention to use it to prove anything to you or others in the cable denying camp. That is a fool’s errand. I think there lies the rub, @audphile1 - I’m not denying anything (I haven... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing soix 8,621 posts 04-20-2024 at 10:13pm @benanders Your post is as slanted as it is ineffective in its stated upfront point… Heyya @soix , was your reply chat GPT-generated? It missed the point of my hypotheticals (= people sometimes perce... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing The drain-circling that purported cable audibility causes could be avoidable. … A fellow HiFi guru says “I perceive no difference”, well, that poor soul doesn’t have sufficiently well-trained ears and/or resolving enough kit to cut it. A musici... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie andym23456 11 posts 04-18-2024 at 07:22am I know, why save them when I can stream them? Well, just to have them in case the internet goes down for a long time. @andym23456 it seems streaming services can and do sometimes pull albums / a... | |
| Could Class D really be that good? ricevs 1,442 posts 04-15-2024 at 01:33pm Fosi V3 with a ton of mods is the best amp using a DAC that I have ever heard......and that includes my own wild dual mono Class A amps. Please see the bottom of this page for details and a pic. ... | |
| Re: streaming recommendations for newbie @tlh28 if you already stream on your computer, why not start with a USB DAC, and just use the computer as your streamer via USB? If the computer is a far distance from the HiFi setup, there are active USB cables. Can’t hurt to try if you’re oka... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? @emergingsoul the answer to your question will probably be found in more… reflection 😉 | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing soix 8,565 posts 04-15-2024 at 12:43pm … @benanders You took this out of context. … @soix , understood. Thank you for your clarifications. | |
| Small amp or all in 1 choice? Hi @fthompson251 , you said you’re doing dual stereo in-ceiling (why?) and you got a few rounds of advice before calling on folks to check their audiophile hats… after you shied away from small chip amps due to your wife not liking a shrill-soundi... | |
| Buying Used Speakers Independence of events, @cubbiesman - any conclusion you base on input here or other fora / threads (about used/shipping) could easily land on the flip side of your coin. When deciding on buying used, if you couldn’t really afford - emotionally a... | |
| OPpo 205.... Awesome !! @rettrussell might be a software / firmware issue. A similar phantom lived inside my Sonica DAC until I ceased using it as a transport. | |
| Am I right for this forum? “Am I right for this forum?” Hm, rather unique way to frame the notion. ”Ask not what your forum can do for you - ask what you can do for your forum.” |