carlsbad
Responses from carlsbad
| Low level listening It isn't just the speakers that sound good at low volume, it is the entire system. The better the system, the less you need to turn it up. you would benefit greatly by upgrading to one of what Tekton calls their "Flagship"--probably Moab, Encore... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus I forgot to take sound meters to concerts with me as a kid. | |
| Speaker Cables for FRITZ Carbon 7 SE mk2 Active shields...like noise canceling headphones? | |
| iFi Zen Stream (No USB output in Roon exclusive mode) No help for those with IFI but for the same price, I have an allo USBridge signature that is very friendly and sounds great for the price range. I use Shanti power supply. Jerry | |
| Speaker Cables for FRITZ Carbon 7 SE mk2 @erik_squires Didn't know you were a fan of MO GA MI. I have a friend who is a big fan. They are very cost effective. They also come with the BFA style bananas that I much prefer. I think they are very consistent with the other equipment in th... | |
| Do I Need a New DAC? I like the suggestions. If Yggy is too expensive, I have a friend with the gungir (one down) that he says compares well. But the Yggy is much more dac. Not sure about your strategy for playing the CDs and SACDs. Make sure you have a good di... | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? TLDR. but yes. | |
| Power cord - 5 ft vs 10 ft ? I like the way @hilde45 put it. The size of the conductors is 99% of it. I would much rather have an ebay chinese 10 awg power cord than a high end 14 awg power cord. If fact, I would promptly replace the latter. | |
| Power cord - 5 ft vs 10 ft ? as short as possible. as long as necessary for comfortable routing. Avoid coils and loops. these are rules of thumb that are based on physics. that said. you probably won't hear a differnce between 5' and 10' if both are good quality heavy g... | |
| Looking for advise with selecting next integrated amp Kinki Studios EX-ML+ Awesome amp. You're welcome to audition if in Socal. Jerry | |
| AUDIO SCIENCE REVIEW and $50 to spend......... @prof good luck with that. Don't say I didn't warn you. | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" I posted something along this line on Reddit. I believe I even qualified it with IMHO. It was deleted as not meeting their karma thrshold. | |
| AUDIO SCIENCE REVIEW and $50 to spend......... Just send your $50 to ASR for providing you the enertainment. their videos have no value. enertainment only. | |
| Psychologist dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' Lost me at NPR. | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? There are "master" audiophiles too. but just like master sommeliers, master audiophiles don't spend time chatting with random guys on the internet. Imagine a master sommelier's response when @jasonbourne52 responded to his thread that there is... |