davetheoilguy
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| Affordable Grounding Just a general comment, you do NOT want a separate ground path other than the ground path of the circuit breaker. This will cause the breaker to no trip in the event of overload and is a massive code violation and fire hazard. No sane electricia... | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps @skinzy If you want to go crazy, a pair of darTZeell NHB-468s is for sale here on Audiogon for a "mere" $129K. Michael Fremer of Stereophile did a review, matching them with his Wilson Alexx and apparently loved them. His article also discusses... | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps @skinzy Apologies, I meant the McIntosh MC901. The model I referenced would probably be a step down from your Deltas. And yes, you will get great hate on these forums for liking such a plebeian product, despite it costing six figures each. | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps @skinzy ”Unfortunately, no one in this thread has responded to my question directly based on direct personal experience with an upgrade” I’ve learned a lot of the various audio forums, but unlike most of my hobbies I have to say audio forums ha... | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps The Classe Deltas are not mid-tier. If anything, they are a bargain compared to lesser amps that cost more. B&W frequently pairs their best equipment with the Delta monos — because, according to a Bowers rep Intalked to, they were designed... | |
| New Esoteric K-03XD How are you enjoying the K-03, otherwise? It's a really impressive on the transport side, mechanically. Nicely done. Other than something super-specialized I can't think of a better one. | |
| You're not a true audiophile unless... The question strikes me as an invitation to a "no true Scotsman" fallacy. (No "true Scotsman" puts sugar in his porridge, wears anything under his kilt, etc.) Just be who you are and stop worrying about what others do, assuming they don't mean t... | |
| DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC No clue about this case, but I have been vacillating between a DCS Vivaldi Apex and other DACs. This action makes it easy; I will never touch a DCS product. | |
| Upgrade from WIlson Sabrina Just an idea, but have you considered just placing a thicker GIK trap directly behind your speakers, just on the floor, a couple inches from the wall? Take two from somewhere else and try it. Leaving a gap between the wall and the trap will allo... | |
| Balanced vs Unbalanced Digital Cables @bigwave1 I suspect (but don’t know) that there is no “3db gain” with a balanced connection in the digital domain. I mean, you’re either saying “1” or “0”, but more forcibly? Not to say the signal might not come in stronger (perhaps 3db more... | |
| Recommend an MC cartridge My experience with cartridges is buying them, getting a few expensive clunkers and getting some really nice “cheap” and some expensive good ones. All just buying based on the same reviews you probably read. Basically just trading the reviews and... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? FWIW, I am not a boomer and on the younger side of the Gen X cohort. Iraq and Afghanistan were my wars, if that you age me. I think I might have been a fetus when my dad was in Vietnam, but would have to check a calendar. I think it a factor o... | |
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo @soix What are the demographics of the high school where you are going to be demonstrating the system? You need to meet your audience where they are and play music they enjoy. A specialized high school that studies music vs a typical public in... | |
| why expensive streamers I’m not sure the price matters so much as a separate steamer matters and seperates tend to be higher end than integrated. But as to why a separate streamer: 1. Tech constantly changes. So it’s a generally better long term proposition to get ... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Roon vs Separate Streamers @yyzsantabarbara Very interesting history. I use FPGA chips (maybe even the same chips; that's how flexible they are) in certain industrial applications related to the oil field. They are great for small scale production because you can use the... |