chayro
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| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? Sound is not in technicolor. But it sounds like you are looking for warmer speakers. Harbeths are good for that. Too many audiophiles assemble systems lacking in midbass warmth and then complain about it later. | |
| REGA RP6Turntable mat Depending on your ears and the resolution of your system, all mats will sound different. Partially because of the way it either dampens the record (like felt) couples the record with a platter similar to vinyl, such as Basis, or leaves the record... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? It was meant to be tongue in cheek. I have to work on my subtlety. | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? People like distortion. Hence the popularity of tube amps. I have one myself. | |
| Stands, to couple, or not to couple, contradicting products and positive reviews Yeah, but Geoff, who's to say the OP will like the sound? The OP is asking which is "right" - to couple or isolate. It's certainly worth trying both, but he might like the sound of just putting the speakers on the floor. When I had my Operas, I... | |
| Stands, to couple, or not to couple, contradicting products and positive reviews IMO, in a domestic living environment, there is absolutely no way to predict the sonic effects of coupling, decoupling, spikes, gliders...I have had many different speakers in my home and needed to work with each one to find the most pleasing soni... | |
| Oppo 205 modification From my experience with Naim equipment several years ago, I can tell you that you cannot imagine the improvement a better power supply makes to a CD player, even with nothing else changed. Same thing with a preamp. It is not just a little better... | |
| Recommendations for CDP < $300 Onkyo makes good products. I think at the price point your talking about, I wouldn't agonize over it. | |
| The Best Piano Works of the 20th Century I don't know about being the greatest anything, but Stravinsky wrote some good stuff for solo piano. I really like this record and recommend it to anyone who is remotely interested in solo piano stuff. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marie-Francoise-Buc... | |
| System Cable Capacitance Question from a New Audiophile I honestly think you are over-analyzing the situation. Most modern cables are made with low resistance and capacitance, so just pick up a modestly-priced cable from Signal Cable, Morrow or Clear Day and forget about it for now. By far, one of the ... | |
| best FLEXIBLE cables Audience AU24 is always good. The original version, which is very good, is usually available at good used prices. | |
| Audio for the Young - Noho Sound But I think what these guys are trying to do is get people back to the time where having a good stereo in the house was the norm. My parents had a Harmon Kardon receiver with EV speakers in the 60's. All of my friends had decent hifi's in their ... | |
| Audio for the Young - Noho Sound I think they’re trying to convince the young that a "stereo" is a necessary part of your existence, the way it was for kids when I was young. It was something you had to have. I’m starting to see more and more traditional stereo systems on TV - on... | |
| Is Speaker design evolution stagnant Given the choice, many speaker manufacturers would probably say that a every speaker should be built with its own external crossover and dedicated amplifiers, optimized for each driver. Every parameter would be within the designer's control. But... | |
| Accuphase DAC-50: Glaring sibilance I have never heard the words Accuphase and harsh used together. That is very surprising. If you have a return option, I would let it burn in for just under that period and return it if it doesn't get better. |