davetheoilguy
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| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? Run REW (Room EQ Wizard) or the equivalent and find out what your room really does. You may be lucky and have a listening position that is accidentally perfect. My daughters bedroom is like that. All it needed was some bass absorption on the flo... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? Think about it. Power cords make a difference if: (1) they are too high gauge or have cheap insulating materials or are otherwise garbage; (2) you have a device that is spitting out interference that is picked up by the cord; or (3) the device... | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. @calvinj Please do keep us in the loop on your search. My digital side is pretty much an over site on my system, mainly because the learning curve is steep. I just use the DAC on my Esoteric K-03XD (a lovely CD transport, mechanically), and a ... | |
| Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time" @seamaster300m "The website states military specs, I know the military is mainly using two types of wiring, silver plated copper and tin plated copper. Which one is it? Or something I am not aware of????" I know this is an ancient post, but "mi... | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers @passthedutchie The audio store near Preston Drive in Dallas, TX. I’ve got the card somewhere. | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I've only ever heard these in a showroom. They were fine, but I don't have any particular strong emotion. Plus, I have B&W800D3s, so I'm not one to pick on the looks of speakers. I know a lot of people hate their look. And they do look sus... | |
| if you had this system, what would you do to make it sound the best you can I’d start by watching videos on speaker placement and room treatment. That’s free, and often can make a huge difference. Second, instead of casting about wildly, test your system and see what is going on. There is free room acoustic software ca... | |
| Breaking news! Jays Audio is moving to Texas and takes interest in McIntosh @emergingsoul Where in Texas? This is a big place. And welcome. We have no income tax, and never wore masks, but do require firearm ownership | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" Another thing to consider is manufacturing impurities. I’ve never had a piece of electronics materials I couldn’t smell when first used and heating up. Goes away with use. Or just time. But usually heat and time. Presumably whatever this is (... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? @knotscott ”Speakers often have the most impact on the system” I agree with that. Followed by (in this order): first stage of music (so turntable), then final stage of amplification, then preamp. OP: Older CD transports (1990s) are actually mu... | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" @dougthebiker “If you can't tell the difference between cheap and expensive cables, your system isn't very resolving or you've got the speakers in the wrong place” Maybe. Or the set up doesn’t have the interference the fancy cables are solvin... | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" I’ll make everyone mad. The main cable doesn’t effect the product it serves. Instead, a poorly insulated main acts as an antenna and transmits garbage from inside the component it serves under certain circumstances. You can test this with a che... | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment People post what they know. If it makes you feel better, classic car forums are worse. I’ve been called names for loving certain aftermarket Porsche parts more than OEM, a heretic agaisnt St. Ferdinand | |
| Handling Heavy Amps I’m a competitive powerlifter (if you’ve ever been awake watching ESPN ant 2:00 am and watched meat heads carry rocks, you may have seen me) and have struggled putting some components where they belong. So you’re not unusual. A lot of the issu... | |
| Copper vs. Silver tonearm wire @jasonbourne71 VdH experimented with all sorts of strange insulation. Wood, ceramic beads, you name it. I’m not really a “wire guy”, being more on the side of proper gauge, quality insulation, straight runs, and making sure you don’t have a ra... |