christianb5s4
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| Treble and Tweeter trends over the past few decades @erik_squires from my own experience, that's likely true for most. Even mild room treatment makes a world of difference. | |
| A Very Blissful Christmas Playlist I thought the Qobuz Christmas hi-res album was solid. Frank Sinatra and Andrea Bocelli are great too. | |
| Arcam SA20 vs. Parasound P6 I originally ran my Arcam AV40 as my full feature pre-amp, streamer and DAC. Even adding a relatively inexpensive Bluesound Node provided improvement a notable improvement in sound despite it running into the Arcam as a streaming source. The amp a... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 or KEF Reference Meta 1 plus KC62 sub? Focal Kanta 3s here. I heard both the 2 and 3 in an auditioning room larger than my own and both have no trouble producing bass. That said, they aren't replacements for well integrated subs. I just don't find the need or desire to add two. I l... | |
| Wiring 2 outlets to 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits with a single 10/3 electrical wire. I recently had three dedicated 20amp runs installed at the same time I had an updated 200amp breaker panel and ground installed. I used 12/2 Romex (for ease of running) with independent copper grounds, and had each run cut equal length. Siemens 20... | |
| Where to put your best power cable? Thanks Steve and lak. I'd be willing to give it a shot, it's for my streamer (Lumin U1 w/ X1 PSU) and the other cable I've shortlisted is the Shunyata Venom v14NR. | |
| Where to put your best power cable? @williewonka Do you have a recommendation on which Zavfino option is best for a source like a streamer? | |
| DH Labs Another plus one for DH Labs. They were my first foray into upgrading interconnects, and opened my eyes to the improvements cabling can provide. They replaced basic AQ cabling. Customer service and speed of delivery was also top notch and the... | |
| Comments on NODE 3 Power Supply Upgrade My experience echos the OP's when I did the same upgrade. It was a noticeable improvement which even my significant other noticed despite me not telling here I made any changes. That's my litmus test. | |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME DOMAIN RESPONSE MUST READ Just to get back to the original theme of this, this thread prompted me to double check my speakers were both evenly raked. Come to find that they were off by an 1/8th of an inch. Got them both exactly the same and what I thought sounded great... | |
| Honesty of the Reviewers I tend to look at the review sites purely to keep tabs on new releases and also to find measurements and objective information. Beyond that, I always put far more weight on forums and actual users who (most of the time) have nothing to gain or... | |
| Upgrading Bluesound Node power supply with PD Creative (Hans B. reviews on Youtube) @hilde45 I've done a similar jump, so here's my experience in case it's helpful. BlueSound N130 stock -> added PD Creative upgrade -> added Denafrips Venus 2 -> added Denafrips Terminator Plus -> upgraded to Lumin U1 with X1 PSU i... | |
| How much is about the recording I'd also agree. But I do think it's possible to have a very revealing system and still listen to sub-optimal recordings and enjoy them. It's also highly dependent on the genre of music one listens to, I've found classical and jazz/blues to have th... | |
| Does Equipment Break In, or Does Our Hearing Adjust? I feel it's a combination of both. I've audibly heard brand new components change significantly as they broke in (most audible of which were speakers), but also have bought used components that are well broken in and the sound settles which I cred... | |
| Multi-Zone Amplifier I guess I forgot to mention that I have an Arcam AV40, but that's strictly being used for the AV side of things. For the zones, all I'd play is music and would ideally like it to come from the main 2 channel setup as it currently is. I did see... |