daverz
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| How far apart do you position your speakers ? The 83% rule doesn't seem workable in my room. Is there any theory behind it? It seems a rather arbitrary number.I have no symmetry in my room, so I try to keep both speakers and my listening position at least 4 feet from any boundaries, since I c... | |
| How do Dunlavys compared to new stuff? Lipinski Sound speakers do seem to mimic the Dunlavy design. | |
| Am I on the right track for excellent sound? You might try the Macbook's optical output first. Will only cost a few bucks for the adaptor (one came with the Monster cable I bought.)For ripping, I suggest XLD over Max. There's also Rip, which I believe is meant to replace Max, but XLD seems m... | |
| Headphone Amp. Where to hook it up?? Use the tape output or other fixed-volume output. Headphone amps often have a pass-through so you can still use the tape out for taping. | |
| where is the soundstage formed How wide and tall is the cabinet? A narrow cabinet may not have much of an effect, but a wide cabinet will. A short cabinet (well below the tweeters and midrange) may also be OK. | |
| Your three favorite audio dealerships? In the San Diego area:Stereo Unlimited. Very friendly and generous about loaning equipment. They have an emphasis on analog and tubes. This is where I've dropped the most green. They also have a room full of records.The other two are guys that wor... | |
| WAV versus FLAC It's under Advanced->File Typesin the server settings. I'm using SBS 7.5.3. Seehttp://soundcheck-audio.blogspot.com/2011/01/soundchecks-squeezebox-touch-toolbox-20.htmlfor this and other tweaks. | |
| WAV versus FLAC Just finished a "shuffle play" test, 3 FLAC and 3 WAV files. To give the most difference between them, I set the Squeezebox server to send FLAC as FLAC to the player, but send WAV as PCM (default is to also send WAV as FLAC). So the player has to ... | |
| WAV versus FLAC For those doing comparisons, the tests aren't very useful to others unless they include some info on your setup: software, transport, DAC, etc. (I haven't gotten around to my own tests, I'm just setting up Squeezebox server now so it will send WAV... | |
| Vinyl cleanliness Even very quiet records might have some light ticks. Usually it doesn't get in the way of the music. | |
| WAV versus FLAC Which cables mask the differences? Do I need silver wire? | |
| WAV versus FLAC It seems to be it should be easy to do blind testing in this case. Just load up some music in WAV and FLAC format and hit shuffle play. Make a note of your impressions, and only check the playlist when you're done. I think people are just imaginin... | |
| There are new audiophiles born everyday I thought they were born every minute. | |
| I am in the market for a $ 5-6 k monoblock amplif Rogue Audio M-150 or M-180. 4 x KT88, 2 x 12AU7, 1 x 12AX7 per amp. KT90s are used for the M-180.Check out the Stereophile review, though I think the reviewer goes a bit far in his comparison to SS amps. The Rogues have the silky top and dimension... | |
| WAV versus FLAC ""As has been pointed out, WAV does not support metadata"That would be a stroke in the - column for .wav then."I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. That the metadata is audible somehow?"I use .wav because I believe it to be the most robust... |