carlsbad2
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| WiFi extension for streaming Never use wifi to stream. It will always be much inferior to hard wired. People give advice on which wifi to get. that is good advice assuming you are ignoring the advice above which trumps all wifi recommendations. Jerry | |
| The 300B World I'm using the Sophia Mesh 300b (2.5V version). Didn't see them mentioned. I think they are a great tube and is underpriced compared to the competition. I think rectifiers are as important at the output tubes. For a GZ34 designed amp, you can't... | |
| Help with Dunlavy SC-IV signature Wonder if someone changed out some drivers resulting in a large imbalance between upper and lower frequencies. you can look for signs that screw holes have moved. Jerry | |
| Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II @nutty I'm using the the Chord DAVE. I do have a Schiit Bifrost II in my second system which I think is excelent for the price. | |
| Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II Haven't head either. was strongly considering the Schiit but decided to go up to the next level. Denafrips seems to me to be overhyped so I would definitiely listen to it rather than trust reviews. Does Schiit still give free 30 day trials? ... | |
| Demise of bass quality in Main speakers Disagree. There are a bunch of speakers with inadequate bass drivers. This is driven by the desire of many people for smaller speakers which I think is really just trying to make the wife happy. I reject these speakers without even listenin... | |
| The "audiophile gear" I REALLY need is a damn house. @nonoise Growing up in rurual MO, you couldn't see the neighbors' houses but dad taught us to always keep track of where the neighbors houses were when squirrel hunting. | |
| The "audiophile gear" I REALLY need is a damn house. Once you have a house and the system you want, you'll need to turn it up less. a great system sounds excellent without excessive volume and you can listen all day long. | |
| Martin Logan CLX ART I have an old pair of CLS and I always wanted a pair of CLS Art. I've never heard one. But I would expect that a subwoofer would be a good addition, but I don't know for sure. The mids and highs are excellent. In fact, it is these speakers tha... | |
| Another anti vibration solution -Primacoustics Townshend Seismic platform fan here. One of the mods I've done that made me go wow. I'm a big believer in spring isolation vs various anchoring techniques like spikes and then there is the rubber options which are half way in between. Of course... | |
| New Wolf Von Langa SON Owner! The floor doesn't matter with spring mounts because the springs isolate the speaker from the floor. I currently have my speakers located with the front feet on the carpet and the back feet on the hardwood. Townshend had about a 3" diameter pad... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much I think the problem is the internet. It isn’t just stereo. Shoestores have it worse. Eveybody goes it, tries on shoes to get their size, and then orders online. I would guess the dealer was trying to determine if you were a serious buyer or an in... | |
| Modifying Crossovers @lemonhaze I've worked 40+ years in an industry where all equipment is continuously in service with very short outage times. So there isn't much testing time available. Generally the engineers (I'm the engineering manager) do a lot of research... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio Lost me at the chip. | |
| Long interconnect or speaker cable That is what XLR is made for. XLR handles long runs. One reason monoblocks are popular is for just this setup. Jerry |