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| When I listen to my system....... "to obtain what you sre describing always took/takes ingesting chemicals" You're quite right. Later on, when I was in college, I fully explored those chemicals. Sometimes those experiences were wonderful ... occasionally the opposite. But in an... | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma I’m not an acoustician, but I’ve learned a few things about ensuring that low volume music sounds good in my office system (that’s how I listen 10-12 hrs/day): 1 - Select individual components that others describe as sounding good at low volumes,... | |
| When I listen to my system....... My father had his issues, but one outstandingly good thing he did was to expose my twin brother and me to music from the first days home after we were born. There are some amusing pictures of Michael & I sitting in our twin high chairs, throwi... | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? There’s nothing magical about any of this. Components like this are typically not designed with ideal bench test measurements in mind. They happen when designers purposefully "voice" components to sound like real music, not exaggerated imitations ... | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? Dear OP: Yes. "Detailed" is definitely code for too much treble. Not always, and not in every system. But it’s code for too much treble way too often to be ignored, IMO. I’ve found a number of audio components that managed to be very detailed (... | |
| Adding tube sound to my SS system I don't have the space for a full tube preamp. But a tube buffer is another matter. In my big desktop system (SS headphone amp/preamp [Violectric V281], class D amps [Bel Canto 600Ms], speakers [Harbeth 30.1s] and sub [JLAudio e110], I use a DAC t... | |
| Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters. I started using class D am[lifiers in my space-constrained home office a few years ago.Earlier this year I picked up cherry, 4 yr-old pair of Bel Canto 600M monoblocks. I can't say enough good things about these amps.They have a smooth, refined, p... | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room The Harbeth 30.1 monitors are fairly large 2-ways. On the face of it, they might seem kind of large for your room. They are not: I have mine in a desktop/nearfield configuration in a 13' X 13' home office, and they sound amazing. I try not to thi... | |
| Modern Covers of Classics Can’t believe no one has mentioned Scary Pockets & Pomplamoose, the LA-based cover bands that continually churn out terrific covers. Examples: Pomplamoose/Moby’s "Extreme Ways" (with Moby on keyboards). This was on the soundtrack of THE BOURN... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? I had 2 different epiphanies that linger on in memory: First time I heard a tube amplifier (Music Reference RM-9). It immediately became clear what solid state wasn't doing; and First time I heard a non-oversampling R2R DAC. Total paradigm shi... | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC You should have a little talk with yourself about what qualities you really prize in music: -- Are you thrilled by more and more apparent resolution? -- Do you want deep, percussive bass? -- Do you listen to classical music and appreciate the s... | |
| I’m confused. Please explain. Ron, I can’t help but think you’ve missed an important point here. The real reason to want audio gear that makes music sound very similar to how it sounded in the convert hall (unamplified) is NOT so that you could confine your listening only to c... | |
| Do No Harm ... well the least harm anyway When I had to integrate a subwoofer to a high quality desktop audio system, I had already worn out the passive alternatives. I knew it was time to get serious, so I purchased a gently used Marchand XM66 electronic crossover. I have used this with ... | |
| That Transformational piece of Gear We All Wish For This may be a sideways answer, but here it is: the biggest transformation I've had in audio came not from a single device, but from changing to a new class of devices. Specifically, when I stopped using various delta-sigma DACs and started using m... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? Just 3-4 ft away. Neither pair of speaker should sound good in this configuration, but both sound wonderful to me. In all honesty, though, I’m definitely not hearing the soundstage/imaging either pair of speaker can do. I’d need to get at least 5... |