dave_rosenblum

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California Audio Show 2014
Drubin, what did you think of the bass performance of the M1's? I heard the M2's at Axpona. They were great except for the bass. 
first tube rolling: expert advice needed - take 2
Hi Karel,This post is for your friend's benefit. He should take it to a good stereo repair shop. I've got an SE that I bought used over 4 years ago and I've never heard any hiss.I just turned it (back) on and only hear a little hiss when I crank t... 
Subwoofer for Acoustic Zen Adagio?
Well. I have worked on speaker placement for general quality. My work at that time didn't come up with anything that increased the bass a lot. I wouldn't want to do an extreme placement for bass that messed up everything else. The most bass I ever... 
Chicago, Illinois
Let's say Monday at 7:00pm. I'm posting here so other readers can show up if they like. I'll be the one with the current copy of TAS.I did post something on stereophile's forum (under rants) but didn't give any details. 
Chicago, Illinois
ok, how about the Starbucks at 5300 N. Clark. It's easy to find and Kopi never has enough seating. Maybe we can do a future meeting at Simons.What do you (anybody reading this) think about publicizing outside of Audiogon to get a metro Chicago thi... 
Chicago, Illinois
Yeah, coffee sometime next week would be great. Not clear on how we communicate private details through Agon.thanks.PS: You can see my system posted here. Not close to your setup yet. 
Opinions of people who have OWNED Adagio's
thanks for the input. I'll update once I've heard them. 
Chicago, Illinois
I'm interested in starting something in Chicago also. I'd been thinking about using meet-up to do this. This forum is probably a better place to start.I live in Andersonville and have just upgraded my amp and cdp to high quality this year. Everybo... 
Looking for good repair shop in Chicago
I second using Stereo Exchange in Lincoln Square. I would've used Deltronics but their hours were too inconvenient for me. Dave fixed my Unico SE that was badly damaged in shipping after I bought it through Agon. When I brought it in he handed me ... 
How Does Lossless Work?
I simplified it enough for non-tech people to get the concept. I know how computers work. 
How Does Lossless Work?
Lossless compression is pretty simple. Say a string of 0s and 1s is like this:00001111000011110000111100001111FLAC says:"Dictionary": 0000 = 2 1111 = 3Content: 223232323And now you see how it really is lossless, it just replaces the 2's and 3's wi...