bimmerlover
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| Local network HiRes storage and player @hifi_jed_1986 I am partial (as I have one for sale), but e.g. the Innuos Zen Mk3 server/streamer is an excellent choice for what you seem to be looking for, both A8 upgrade- and functionality-wise, w/o breaking the bank. It can have up to 4 Tb o... | |
| Room Treatment? How important is it to treat the wall behind/between the speakers? @macg19 in my profile's virtual system photo you can see my approach - two bass absorbers (8" thick) behind the speakers and a (home made) skyline-type diffuser between the speakers. I also have three 2by4 foot diffusers on the back wall behin... | |
| Why hasnt a turntable manufacturer produced a table with automatic tonearm return/shutoff? "Seems to me the mere existence of the Little Fwend and vs other tonearm lifters reflects a problem that needs solving. I’m just saying I’m surprised such mechanisms are not incorporated into the initial design of high end turntables along with au... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? The law of diminishing returns applies to most everything after a certain price point or engineering level. That is not unique to Audio equipment. Thus, rehashing this tired statement feels to me meaningless. Credit to the author of the article ... | |
| Jays Audio Being Dismantled-Final videos I am ambivalent about Jay. On one hand he wears his heart on a sleeve, says whatever comes to his mind, and he seems to have a genuine passion for high-end audio (I am leaving it unsaid if he's a competent critic and listener - that's not my poin... | |
| Speaker recommendations welcomed +GoldenEar Tritons 2025 Mid-Priced Loudspeaker of the Year: GoldenEar T66 | |
| Streamer upgrade advice. @soix thanks for the recommendation and link. Others here also spoke highly of Innuos, from both a musicality/SQ and user interface/app perspective. So, I went ahead and bought that Zen Mk 3 unit on USAM! | |
| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? @knock1 not when everyone has their own definitions; then it's meaningless. | |
| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? I don't understand people's need to put labels on everything. Or firm definitions. "What is high end"? "What is an audiophile"? "What defines a 'high-performing' car?" This list can go on and on... I don't get why soliciting people's opinions... | |
| Room Treatment Help @keeferdog, @buzz has the answer. And if you don’t feel comfortable using REW right now, even it’s free it’s not trivial to use, start by making a drawing with all the measurements of your room and your speaker placement and send that into GIK and... | |
| They should charge more for it… Besides the fact that I've stopped paying attention to the absolute sounds products of the year selections, I think most of these expensive turntables look like Frankenstein monstrosities. Besides the fact that I've stopped paying attention to... | |
| Help deciding between two speakers. @dayglow 100% correct. The only reason to go with vintage speakers is the same as going for vintage cars vs. newer cars; it’s for the emotional connection and not even remotely for objective performance. | |
| AliExpress order issues I'm sorry to hear that. My experience has been pretty good communication and fast shipping. II'm sorry to hear that. My experience has been pretty good communication re order info, and fast shipping. I received one item that turned out to ... | |
| Tannoy or Volti @charles007100 speaker choice aside, why would you consider buying the Tannoy's at 50% of $29,000 when they can be had for $12,500 for a new pair at Upscale? Tannoy at Upscale | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal? I very rarely go above 80 dB, and most of the time I linger in the high 60s. |