bipod72
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| Decisions, decisions, decisions @grislybutter LOL....that sounds like an enjoyable process for any hi-fi hobbist. Getting to tinker and dial everything in until it's "just right" is what this is all about! | |
| Decisions, decisions, decisions The speakers will keep getting better as you improve your electronics. I think the other benefit of a full range speaker over stand mount plus subwoofer is that the crossover is already integrated. It's much harder to integrate a sub than most fo... | |
| Decisions, decisions, decisions You don't mention listening levels, but if you start to push it with bass heavy material this is where I would expect the Marantz to start running out of juice. I rarely get above 55db during normal listening sessions. 65-70db if I'm jamming ou... | |
| Decisions, decisions, decisions Thanks everyone for the input. I may take another look at the Monitor Audios. The visual acceptance of the speakers by the wife is another factor I have to consider until I'm able to build a dedicated listening room. That being said, I'm not in th... | |
| Decisions, decisions, decisions That's not what I'm asking about but thanks. | |
| Is Apple Music lossless/uncompressed? My understanding is that Apple is lossless IF you're streaming Apple music directly to the source via a wired connection. In other words, you can't stream from a phone to your streaming device via airplay because Apple downsamples. If you have a t... | |
| Are all streamers the same? DAC chips only get you so far. People tend to weigh those more heavily for some reason and don't give much thought to how the manufacture implements the rest of the hardware. So a $400 streamer might have a high-end Saber DAC chip so they can mark... | |
| Quality of recording while evaluating speakers I listen to a wide variety of music and in different media (streaming, CD, vinyl) all the time. I happen to own Calexico's latest release on vinyl and high-quality digital format. The two iterations sound vastly different on my system. The streami... | |
| JBL's Marketing Blunder.. The notion that JBL's ad company created that advert in a vacuum with no demographic input is a stretch. These critics come off as looking for something to critique to generate content. Perhaps Audioholics is unaware of how anyone younger than a l... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? Here's my anecdotal take on the topic. I'm 52 and amongst my friends, family and coworkers I can count maybe, off the top of my head, 6 or 7 of them who have dedicated hi-fi setups. And when I say hi-fi, I'm talking about a receiver, speakers, and... | |
| When did you last update your Wifi firmware? I just changed my password from 12345678 to password123 and it appears to work. 😉 | |
| Digital LP’s Today's recordings are all high-res digital masters. Releasing them on vinyl format isn't meant to improve the sound quality at all. From the artist's and label's standpoint, vinyl releases (limited or standard) is to make a higher profit margin p... | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? Recordings were crystal clear. Folks sat around and listened together. Music was awesome. Small market recordings beg to differ on being crystal clear. I have some 50s and 60s jazz and blues recordings from local New Orleans labels and the SQ i... | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? When a depressingly high number of people think they’re “listening to music” on a f**king cell phone speaker the size of an M&M, or think, “ok, now I’m really listening to music when I stream data over the internet through a Bluetooth speaker... | |
| Record Store Day 2024? The sad reality for many music fans is that, in my opinion, these very limited pressings are less about celebrating the music and more so about driving up the price. And I'm sure many of these will end up on secondary markets like Discogs at even ... |