bob540
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| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? I have run into the same issue with my set-up. I have a Parasound A21 amp that is rated at 250 watts at 8 ohms and 400 watts at 4 ohms. My speakers are Martin Logan 60 XL, rated at 4 ohms and 92 sensitivity — so should be easily handled by my am... | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? I have run into the same issue with my set-up. I have a Parasound A21 amp that is rated at 250 watts at 8 ohms and 400 watts at 4 ohms. My speakers are Martin Logan 60 XL, rated at 4 ohms and 92 sensitivity — so should be easily handled by my am... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? I don’t have suggestions on equipment, as I have the separates and not looking to consolidate. But I know both young adults and older folks that aren’t enthused about a ton of equipment having cables running between them and taking up room/collec... | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? I still attend live shows, though the acts that interest me are few and far between. And, I often end up ill after attending a well-attended event. I get funny looks when I show up wearing a mask. | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? I’m like curious Jim. I can enjoy music anywhere, from almost any source. I think engineers have figured out a way to get decent sound on many products. The cheapest solution that I am currently enjoying are a pair of Bluetooth speakers I found... | |
| Shorting plugs Wait — I thought shorts in electrical or audio cables or equipment is bad?! But they were the solution? | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? The worst speakers I have owned were the Radio Shack Realistic brand Nova 7’s. I didn’t know a thing about speakers or really any audio equipment when I bought the Nova 7’s that I saw at the local RS store. This was during the early 1970’s. The ... | |
| Am I right for this forum? It didn’t take me long to realize that, in the 4 years I’m been coming to this forum, there is a wide range of money spent on one system versus another. As the old saying goes, “One person’s ceiling is another person’s floor”, or they don’t even ... | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? Same here. I had been reading electronics mags for a couple of years and really wanted to move on from the old portable record player with speakers I inherited from an older sister, and the table radio. I was talking to my Mom about Christmas pr... | |
| Ethernet cables I just bought an Aurender N100 from another member and found that I didn’t have a spare Ethernet cable, so I bought one at Best Buy. Seems to work fine (but then my system is not as revealing as some here have). | |
| Dog pissed on speaker Find out what music the dog prefers? | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) I think there are different ways to enjoy music. I enjoy listening to my car radio while driving, which certainly isn’t anywhere near “audiophile”. When I’m out on the deck or patio, I enjoy listening to my inexpensive Bluetooth speakers. I can... | |
| Paypal drastic changes This is such BS. My guess is that sellers will instead try to make a local sale, in cash only, so there is no record of the transaction. It happens all the time. | |
| A quick question on what streamers to consider....... I’ve been wondering about adding a streamer also. I have a Bluesound Vault 2i that allows streaming from another device, like my phone or tablet, but I wonder about the sound quality when the streaming comes from something like an iPhone. Aurend... | |
| Why do people like reel to reel players? A while back I had the opportunity to purchase a reel-to-reel deck from the late 70’s. I had reel-to-reel during the 70’s and enjoyed it, especially making custom assortment of music, but the thing died long ago. Even sentimentality wasn’t enoug... |