carlsbad2
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| FYI - QOBUZ SERVICES WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE THIS APPARENTLY DOESN'T APPLY TO THE US. | |
| Speaker's amplifer minimum power recommedation Manufacturers often exaggerate this number compared to normal listening volume. They specify a minimum to get maximum volume to fill an auditorium. I know of one speaker with 96dB sensitivity that could easily be driven by a 1.5 wpc type 45 amp ... | |
| Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange I'm a big fan of high sensitivity speakers. I haven't liked horns and also have been unimpressed by the single/coaxial driver full range speakers out there. High end audio stores lean strongly toward the low sensitivity speakers. I have my id... | |
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| How does wood hardness affect the sound of a TT on a wood TT platform? Before I buy something I try to understand the physics behind it. | |
| Customs delay from China. How long should I reasonably wait? 11 days is nothing. and your only choice is to wait. Your distributor is very kind. He must realize he has a high maintenance customer that need his hand held. | |
| Cerwin Vega owner Welcome to teh start of the journey. You have a long and enjoyable road ahead of you. Some of it can/will be inexpensive, some not so much. Time listening, and hearing other good systems, will show you the path forward. Here is some important ... | |
| Dog pissed on speaker Dog still aiive? | |
| Better cd SQ You’re at the bottom. there are many levels of upgrade from there. the first one is what you propose, an external DAC. It is easy to beat the onboard DAC. But to get a good audiophile DAC you’ll need a few grand. In the budget DAC area, $1k or so,... | |
| You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them? Hate them but for a different reason. I will only watch youtube if there is no other way to get the info and I need it really badly. 99% of the time, if I'm sitting, I'm listening to music. So I want to read info, not listen to it. My ears are... | |
| New Audiogon URL restrictions are too much Good to hear is wasn't intentional. | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? Some people have multiple sources and need a switch. I have 2 inputs but have an amp with 2 inputs. My new amp I ordered custom has 3 inputs, one for a spare. Some DACs don't have volume control, so they use the pre for that. Some people thi... | |
| DAC Help : Please Weight In - Down to 5 PS If you are in Socal, you're welcome to come by and listen to the Lampizator. | |
| Roon and qobuz update problem? Fixed. Core is on the Grimm MU1. I went into the Windows start menu and ran Roon as an administrator which allowed me to reinstall it. After reinstalling it I had to reinstall the updates. Reinstalling updates fixed the problem. Since others ... | |
| DAC Help : Please Weight In - Down to 5 Good choice on the Golden Gate. I have the GG3. the big DHTs in the output section really cast a huge soundstage and a large presentation. Jerry |