desktopguy
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| Noise floors Ambient noise pollution (ie, a too-high noise floor in one’s environment) is all too real. I am currently experiencing this more vividly in the bedroom than listening room:1 - BR is relatively quiet in general (house on 2 acres in suburban/rural a... | |
| The stereo sounds fine, music is great, but Jeff Bezos came back to earth. I tire VERY quickly of the hijinks of billionaires. Not sure if Branson is yet a billionaire, but both he & Bezos got on my last nerve in recent weeks... | |
| Fear of volume control Years ago when I was young & had a huge 2-channel system in the LR, I did very little low-volume listening. It was all medium volume on up. That was then...Now with the constrained space desktop system in my home office, things are very differ... | |
| Which subwoofer? +1 to @audiorusty on comments about JL Audio "e" series (I have an e110--superb sub for limited space) and separate crossover.My previous sub, though wonderful sounding (SVS SB-1000) has a rather non-transparent, poor-sounding low-pass output cros... | |
| Do You Ever Find Yourself Unable to Listen To Your System? Thanks OP for a really worthwhile topic. I never saw it coming but it has me thinking...I have 2 general causes for being unable to actively enjoy my system (which for me means playing my music on the HD or youtube at moderately loud volumes):1 - ... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. Props to OP for a great topic that matters a lot in some systems but isn’t often talked about.1st off, I have to agree with @yogiboy -- I get the best sound IMS with true acoustic suspension speakers in my nearfield/desktop system which crosses ov... | |
| What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks I use a range of well-loved/memorized music tracks to get a quick sonic understanding of any new audio gear (though longer, more leisurely exposure is more definitive IMO). This includes some well recorded rock, blues, reggae, Afropop, jazz, and c... | |
| I had a few drinks and bought some speakers OP, thanks for a terrific thread. I don't drink, but it hardly matters: this topic is 100% about human nature... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? Too many to list, so 3 suggestions. 1st is from the '60s but I didn't hear it 'til 2 years ago. 2nd is very recent. 3rd is classic bossa nova. All 3 are quite romantic (and blue):Irma Thomas/"Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)"https:... | |
| What Makes your System Special? I’ve had a number of systems over the years: at least 3 different 2-channel setups in 1st house; casual 2-channel system in TV viewing area of this 2nd house; and a series of ever-changing gear in home office which has a complicated desktop/nearfi... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? +1 to jjss49’s comment about Wyred 4 Sound. I have the ST-500 in my desktop system, and it has worked with synergy and real impact powering some excellent 2-ways (Aerial Acoustics 5Bs; ATC SCM12 Pro’s; and now the vintage/beautiful-sounding KEF 10... | |
| I'm here for the sharing, not the snobery This thread is welcome, given how many other threads are bulldozed off-course by rude, insecure individuals who pollute discourse with attitude & snark. "Rude" is the word for it... I’ve learned plenty from this or that thread on Audiogon and ... | |
| All things being equal (hypothetical) which do you prefer, XLR or RCA? This construct of "which do you prefer, XLR or RCA cables" is kind of backwards. Choice of XLR vs RCA (single ended) cables follows the design of source equipment such as DACs & preamps, in which either balanced or single ended designs may be ... | |
| My NAD 3020 D proves your Class D tropes are wrong I kind of backed into class D amp’ing when I set up my 1st real desktop audio system w/discreet DAC in this home office ~2008 (after years of 2.1 "computer systems" running of a soundcard). There’s no room on this crowded desktop for class A/B or ... | |
| Low gain dac! My rather complex desktop audio system has gain issues. They first emerged when I went from delta-sigma DACs outputting 1.9V to a NOS DAC outputting 2.5V. Gain issues worsened when I went from that NOS to another NOS w/3.0V output. There are all k... |