deep_333
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| I accidentally overcame the Wife Factor When the spouse has her own dedicated space/rig, justifying purchases tends to get a lot easier, in general. My spouse has pretty much taken over the family room, which is a repurposed hybrid hometheater/music room, save for more intrusive room tr... | |
| What happened to Yamaha electronics? Some models could be discontinued for an updated model possibly, especially the sacd players. Their more affordable integrateds always sold like hot cakes. Even the niche high end models like the C5000, M5000 stack, etc (not cheap by avg hifi s... | |
| Cornwall IV V-Cap ODAM and Path Audio resistor modification Save a few more pennies and get the new La Scala AL6 instead. Try it passive. You could also try out the active crossover/DSP unit Roy Delgado sells for it, the latter could make you happier. Cornwall doesn’t sound very good. | |
| Subwoofer Phase Control You cannot correctly integrate a sub without variable phase control for many a speaker. It is all foolish noise when a dude claims his sub just dovetailed in with a 0/180 flip switch... If you listen/audit his rig with a discerning ear, his noi... | |
| Is Stream via ethernet Superior to BlueTooth? Bluetooth ldac support exists for pc, which can essentially give you something close to cd quality. Quality of the bluetooth hardware integrated in your mobo (or external) can vary significantly, however...i.e., your mileage may vary based on the... | |
| Speakers for 2nd System! He forgot to mention " The speaker should also make me soup & sandwiches" on his want list. your going to have a VERY hard time finding everything on your want list.. | |
| Room Acoustics and Speaker Placement No brainer.... #2...no back wall (the back wall in any proximity causes a lot of problems for a high fidelity listening experience) side wall symmetry --> easily managed with pertinent predictable treatment at a future date (if wife permitted... | |
| Work out music Eminem - Godzilla https://youtu.be/r_0JjYUe5jo?si=vdG9pD5lcHvgK8N5 G-eazy - Been On https://youtu.be/oQa8Rv-Vq-Y?si=AnrXvQgP2rym_Ijm Lighter Shade Of Brown - Funk X Nature https://youtu.be/k2ZtKzLFBNg?si=OEY5zf5flxw-QDwE Shabba R... | |
| ??? WHY WHY WHY ??? Class A vs Everything Else Class A-ish tends to sound the best,,, Here’s a more technical discussion on it from the engineers at Schiit Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rSQCqqTk4E&t=1534s But, if your HVAC kept kicking on in the summer and the noise floor in th... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype @mihorn Glad to hear it’s the "best" ever and you’re enjoying it! I admire your confidence in these matters... Clapton makes me fall asleep a bit though. See this guy?...His name is Diamond Dave...Watch how his confidence soars with every step... | |
| Sigur Ros - Best Recordings? From his solo works...album - shiver Track - Breathe https://youtu.be/U44-xky1vjw?si=WYKXxG0JqY30jvva From the 05 album, takk https://youtu.be/qiFgfPiJHyA?si=L_HEf_luN2hW1pZ7 older .... https://youtu.be/8L64BcCRDAE?si=LUr2_8wTINAh-3... | |
| Finally Bought Chord Qutest Which reviewer was it? What if the Chord's "timing" was off (hakuna matata timing) and that's what made it relaxing and settling (nap ready)?? If everything was right on time, it might make the guy a bit edgy , make him start marching up and dow... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype Who made the drive in your CD player? Pioneer? Marantz? If they made it and you just put it in a chassis, called it "Wavetouch" thereafter......are you really the world's best or is it them? My WT-95 is absolute the world’s best sound CD pla... | |
| Acoustics experts - a little help please If it wasn’t that obvious earlier, try moving your seat forward as a test, closer to the speaker/away from the back wall....I would wager that a midfield listening distance not more than 7 ft and playing with toe-in may increase the perception of ... | |
| Differences Between Folded Horn Speakers and Transmission Line Speakers Optimal positioning of a speaker for optimal soundfield, imaging, etc is never usually the optimal spot for low bass... hence the need for installing subs at the right spots (whether some speaker was full range or not didn’t matter) Hence, the fo... |