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| Which is better Coax or Optical cables Most of my listening in recent years has been via a solid desktop audio system, which I've repeatedly upgraded over the past 2 years. In that time I used 4 different DACs, with signal coming from a 24/96 Musical Fidelity S/PDIF converter, which I ... | |
| Classic el34 tube amps versus current models I love EL34s. Many years ago I had 2 100WPC EL34 tube amps, model RM-9, made by Roger Mojeski. I had each modified so all the (if memory serves) 8 tube sockets was switchable to triode operation, thus reducing the amps output to 50WPC. My intentio... | |
| Help, My Vandies Sizzle I owned a pair of Vandersteen 4's in the mid-80's (bought them used, 3 yrs old). These very large design w/integrated subwoofers (2 X 12" drivers, mounted opposed, linked by steel rod, and operating in sync, 1 w/opposite polarity) still are the be... | |
| Just wondering... I've been diving deeply into desktop audio & headphone listening for the past 1-2 years. In that connection, I've used 2 DACs that impressed me greatly, albeit for very different reasons:1 - Peachtree Audio DAC iTx: It may be inexpensive (~$30... | |
| The dumbest stereo experience ever! I'm not sure this story qualifies. It's more about simple observation than stupidity. I have this friend, Joe--a wonderful man in every way, a former drummer. Loves music, really knows it. But he's crazy busy in his work and has neither the time n... | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? While it's tempting to focus on money (this entire thread does exactly that), as usual with audio gear and money, other things matter so much more. For example, I'm stunned to find almost no mention of MUSIC in this thread--certainly little if any... | |
| Favorite guitar players not named...... By styles....American classic country: Chet AtkinsBritish rock + classic country: Mark KnopflerTelecaster master: Jim CampilongoFunk/Jazz: Oz NoyBlues/R&B: Josh Smith, Matt SchofieldManouche: Adrien Moignard, Bireli Lagrene, Django Reinhardt (... | |
| Let's see or discuss your desktop speakers! Joe, you just waded into a swamp of pitfalls for audiophiles. I'm a reformed audiophile (all my big system gear is in storage) who now does listening on a desktop system &/or headphones. It's a different world. I've done a lot of research and ... | |
| Tinnitus remedy? Very interesting. I pulled the abstract of this study--which had zero information about dosing. I'm a medical writer and write about drugs for my living. I also have annoying tinnitus that interferes w/my audio habit--but never heard of oxytocin u... | |
| True audio stories! Do you have any? (don_c55, your stories are AMAZING!)It was 1987. I had audiophile fever, a bad case. No one I knew could help; there wasn't a dealer or hi-end store of any consequence w/in 60 miles. Of course no Internet then, but there were classified ads, and s... | |
| High end UPS for Expensive audio eequipments Short of getting an electrical engineering degree or repping one of the major power conditioning companies (w/huge discounts on the entire line), this topic boils down to common sense and exhaustive completeness:1 - Get a whole-house surge supress... | |
| CD ripping Here's a suggestion you might not have thought of. If you can arrange it, listen to your test rips on a decent pair of headphones, preferably via a good quality headphone amplifier, not a portable device like an iPhone. This may matter because in ... | |
| Active studio monitors anyone? For many reasons, I've been forced to shoehorn my audio habit into my home office, which for the past 10+ years meant a 2.1 system of active desktop speakers + sub (originally NHT M-00's + S-00 sub). Early this year I decided to move up, and after... | |
| Is upgrading pre worth it? A word to the wise about passive preamps (about which I've done much research and had some real life experience):1 - Passive preamps, in return for their simplicity & purity of signal path, expose you completely to potential impedance mismatch... | |
| Help wanted: Bass! To really get a handle on what's happening in your room, you'd need a sound pressure meter and someone who knows how to use it. Then again, I look at the dimensions of your room (enormous, incl. height); read reviews of your speakers (clearly not ... |