benanders
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| The Midnight Effect - Who-How? Assertion of this “effect” disregards the a lack of correlation between two things that are assumed to (1) be real and (2) have a cause-and-effect relationship, while neither has been experimentally demonstrated. At the same time, nothing to teas... | |
| Weirdest record defect? Early on in all those colored RSD pressings I noticed all kinds of seemingly-QC-related issues. I’m a decided member of the camp that holds certain tracks/albums on vinyl as certain old pressings still cannot be bested (for my preferences) by the... | |
| Had anyone listened to Ken Fritz's system in person? I recall reading that the speakers auctioned for a bit over USD $10K. No missing zero(s) in that value. Picked up via a Uhaul truck, IIRC? No recollection of the other stuff’s value(s). Happens to all sorts of collections that aren’t properly in... | |
| Planar Speakers and Diffusors audiokinesis 2,704 posts 03-28-2024 at 11:26am … making specific acoustic treatment recommendations is something that I’ve learned to leave to the pros because they can make a MUCH bigger improvement than I can. If you don’t have anyone i... | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line Is this thread’s title serious, or more a search for confirmation? I have no need for any unit such as this and couldn’t be talked into spending 1/10th of the retail price for one, but seems you want to get it, so why would anyone need to talk yo... | |
| Planar Speakers and Diffusors ozzy OP 7,161 posts 03-27-2024 at 06:14am This is a recent post from the Audio Sharks Forum by SunCoast Audio about the Clarisys speakers. "Clarisys are panels, dipoles, so the sound is coming out the front and back. It doesn’t care what’... | |
| Planar Speakers and Diffusors @ozzy what are you intending to change with diffusers? From the setup pics, the main issues I’d predict are (1) proximity to the sidewalls (seems the company recommends more space between speaker x side boundaries?), (2) fully carpeted floor (mig... | |
| The Midnight Effect - Who-How? Alcohol or late night delirium if no one else hears it, too. One person on multiple nights is a repeated measure from a sample size of one. Not particularly conclusive. OP, I’m not saying the phenomenon you describe isn’t possible; I’m saying it... | |
| Digital newbie mahler123 2,988 posts 03-25-2024 at 08:00pm It is interesting that most of the responses, which in general are quite helpful, restrict themselves to streaming. Technically digital also means silver disc play. I took the OP to mean that he... | |
| Which external SSD for music streaming? @stievus correct - any 2.5” SATA III SSD drive in an external USB 3.0/3.1 2.5” drive case should be compatible with a USB 2.0-in audio device. Any issue would likely be on part of either the external case’s SATA-USB chipset or the streamer’s USB-i... | |
| 15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume ilikeclassical OP 11 posts 03-25-2024 at 02:03pm Thanks everyone. I have finalized the choice to the following: Harbeth p3esr xd Hegel H190v - launching in May Look forward to it! @ilikeclassical I’m curious (read the thread but ... | |
| Digital newbie @cjlundberg digital upstream devices for audio are computers. For some reason audiophilia can sometimes make it seem more complicated; it need not be. As with any computer, the software for a system and its ease of use x compatibility with your st... | |
| Audio Racks, Just How beneficial? looking for guidance in upgrading ghdprentice 6,254 posts 03-25-2024 at 09:02am @emergingsoul For me wood boards on cinder blocks … in 1970. My system sounds better now. Is that to suggest, @ghdprentice , that you were using the same electronics, speakers, and room,... | |
| Which external SSD for music streaming? The external Samsung drives should be fine, but are more costly than Samsung SATA drives in a third party external USB case. A QVO 2.5” 4 TB drive in a competent USB 3.0/3.1 case might bring a better cost-per-GB ratio and shouldn’t sacrifice anyth... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” Not just the recording - also how a recording is mastered. Easy to test: take 2+ master versions of the same album and compare at same volume through the same kit. |