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| Lumin U2 mini vs Mac laptop sound test The biggest difference would be switching DACs. And they are BIG! And a lot of them have settings for different filters. Without naming DACs, #1 dac was very accurate but a little on the sterile side. Dac #2 had more bloom with a much more pow... | |
| Advice on how to liquidate system You are getting good advice here. Don't sell and don't give up. I lost my hearing for 2 or 3 days at a very loud rock concert. It eventually came back with some tinnitus that, some days I can mentally block it out and other days I cannot. No cu... | |
| There's No Question My Magnaplanars work very nicely with a sealed-box sub, servo controlled for quickness. They did not work well at all with a passive radiator design. I cringe just thinking of that. | |
| Any Thoughts? Why do they call it Ovaltine? It's in a round jar. | |
| Listening to music with loud feedback as a tinnitus sufferer I am blaming my tinnitus on too many rock concerts and bars with live music. Mostly it is in the background, but will be brought to my attention by loud music. So mostly I listen at lower volume and enjoy it more. | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? Go to an audio show. So many speakers to see, and listen to.Believe me, it is worth it. | |
| Tim Bachman of BTO passed at 71 Being in a rock band never was good for you health. Touring and such. Think about all the guys who died around age70. Allman, Lou Reed, many others. | |
| amp upgrade Lots of good advice here.another would be to switch out the optical cable for a digital coax. Optical is good for video, not so good for audio purity. | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much That is the mark of a retailer actually telling you he doesn't need your business. Pure and simple laziness. Go to the next audio show near you and you will hear all of those you wish to audition. Bring a record or two along. | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? How about a 3 pound collar? | |
| Turntable weight affects speed Belt drive players are not designed for extra weight on them. Oh, they will handle 200 gm records just fine, I mean extra weight. Something to be said about record camps, too. If you are seeking smoothness, fine. For one who wants any "jump fa... | |
| Feel like I'm outta my mind.... Consider the size of your listening space before buying speakers. Some need more breathing space than others. | |
| Help with hiss Assuming you have backup equipment, take the amp and preamp out and try your backup amp setup. One other thing, I had a tube phono pre amp that after 30 min. or so, began to hum until it was unplugged. And yes, it was well grounded. | |
| Warmer class D amps for magnepan? Maggie man Wendell Diller says "any amp that doubles it's wattage into 4 ohms will do just fine". Makes sense. | |
| Speakers sounding dull? MUST READ! The truth about speaker design! @Nonoise. Too many snoids on this conversation. |