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| Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds As a teen I was a big Stones fan. In 1979 their tour came through Chicago. I told my best bud " We gotta see the Stones. Their all mid 30's now and this will probably be their last tour". Boy was I wrong, lol. 35 was old to a 16 year old. I have ... | |
| Swapped the baby Maggie’s in this evening I use Maggie 1.7i s with diy modded stands, upgraded XO caps, coils, wire. As OP indicated, they sound amazing with accoustic, female voices, most jazz unless it gets brassy, electronic, and other high quality recordings. They are picky with hard... | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? Im lucky to get 1 - 2 hours a week of listening to my system. Always pulled in another direction. Understandable with your limited mobility. When I was on medical leave from work for 2 months I found it a great time to do those things that "I'll ... | |
| Qobuz Connect Launched Yesterday Ive only had a Bluesound streamer which always worked remotely from an ipad. Is this new app just an update for other streamers that werent compatable with Qobuz? Im guessing that is why Bluesound is not on the list. | |
| Amps.. Is Odyssey worth it? A man who has true passion for his product. Not many business owners would take so much time out of their busy schedule to submit such a detailed comment. The man accepts hes not perfect, WHO IS, but he'll do everything he can to help his custome... | |
| Amps.. Is Odyssey worth it? Im my case, yes. As is common with Odyssey amps, mine is custom made by Klaus. A moded Kismet. I dont know how much of an effect it has, but he asked me for multiple voltage readings from my house service so he could tweak the bias. It is cool h... | |
| Vinyl Care Peter Lederman from Soundsmith told me how to clean stylus. He said do not use a dry brush. Pick up that blue clay type product that is used to hold poster board to walls and comes off clean. I found it at hardware store, Loctite Fun Tak. Form ... | |
| Speaker set up for more than 1 person Had family over last night. Let son sit in sweet spot for a couple songs and he was good with that. Im my case when company is at house there is alot of conversation. Not really critical listening time. Grandkids came in, dance music put on and ... | |
| Speaker set up for more than 1 person My Sweet Spot is about + - 5 in. on X axis and 3 ft. Y axis. Speakers are Maggie 1.7i s so Y axis SS is much greater. Wife enjoys the sweet spot too, but is usually content sitting to the side out of the range. For her to best enjoy her favorite... | |
| No preamp in system I went pre amp less when I was breaking in new XOs on my MG 1.7i s so it could stream 24/7. DAC, ipad, and Qobuz have volume controls. It did sound quite good. Not sure if better or worse. I agree that sometimes our ears can just get use to our s... | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? Measurement from a free phone app reads about 85dB at LP of 8'. That is about where my Magnepan 1.7i s really open up, load the 20'x30' room and sound great. Probably my one grip about 1.7i s, lower volume <75db doesn't have the wow factor. | |
| High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates? No doubt Soundsmith and other audio companys wont be around, as they are today, down the road. I have come across a couple other services that rebuild carts, so hopefully that is an option if needed. I think Soundsmith's site may have some hist... | |
| High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates? Another yes for Soundsmith. I got a new HOMI Zephyr MKlll for $1k. It has Line Contact stylus. Rides deeper in groove. HiFi Heaven had a sale plus they gave trade in credit of $100 for a couple old Ortofons that needed new stylus. I called Sounds... | |
| Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both? When listening to my good system it sounds best at night, dimly lit room (candle or recessed light at most). Also project a " party" light projector behind stereo rack on front wall. Not crazy disco light, but enough to give "life" to the front w... | |
| Has this ever happened to you? Yes, recently completed and burned in crossover mod to Maggie 1.7i s. My brain was asking Is this finally happing? So open, clear, real. Even wife said " It cant get any better" lol, I wish. Maybe her way of saying now you can stop spending $ on ... |