desktopguy
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| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? I knew 2-3 people would show up here to drop their snark-bombs on the topic of biamping, and I wasn’t disappointed. It has been many years since I biamped, but when I did, it was a noteworthy success. It probably would have sounded even better if... | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... Although I’ve been involved in audio for decades, I never really went down the high end cable rabbit hole. That’s probably because when I built my biggest/best system, in the mid-80s, the uber-expensive cable market was just getting started. Then ... | |
| Best Digital USB cables under $ 300.00 ?? The best digital cable I’ve heard--and the last one I bought--is the Oyaide DR-510. Price is under $300 for a length under 1M. I got the 1.3M. Note that the same cable can be had with BNC terminations (that one is DB-510). The DR-510 sounded noti... | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? I think the question is a bit wrong-headed because it ignores several foundational questions: 1 - Who really loves music? (show of hands) 2 - Who really has fun messing around with audio gear to play music? (show of hands) 3 - Who does bot? Pi... | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? I take it a rap opera would be unsuitable? OK, serious question: do you care for jazz? classical music? Have to check because some of the best recordings I know are in those genres. | |
| Does it make sense to "ignore low ball offers"? Everyone thinks of this differently. As for me, I’ve done a lot of buying and selling online. My F.S. listings are always priced rationally, and sometimes quite aggressively (unlike some that are just 10%-15% under list price, which is silly). My... | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? Thank you, nonoise! Just added a few pix + listing of gear. | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? Dumb question: how do you post your system in your profile? I can view my profile, but there are no hyperlinked fields that permit anything like listing one's system. | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? I have an MHDT Labs Orchid DAC in my main desktop system. For years I ran it off the digital coax signal from a SPDIF converter. A couple years ago I decided to try a DDC. Ended up buying the first generation Matrix Audio X-SPDIF converter. I inst... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? This topic is kinda like target shooting w/a blindfold on. But here goes nothing. I see 2 generic possibilities: 1 - If speakers are to be located near the back wall: go for high quality sealed/acoustic suspension design. Easy pick of those: pret... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? "PREFERRING something (tube equipment) does not mean it is BETTER." What he said! 3 comments: 1 - I love tubes 2 - I love solid state 3 - Each does some, but not all, of the wonderful things the other can do (I need them both for different r... | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? "So why the hell do people buy inefficient speakers?" Speaking only for myself, I buy speakers that: A - fit the space I have for them; and B - sound good to me In my case (home office/desktop audio), the speakers that fit the space and sound ... | |
| Amp question with size constraints Several years ago I finally bagged my 10-year audio affair with powered desktop speakers. There were precious few of these (at that time, anyway) designed with audio purity and excellence in mind. I got a gently used pair of ATC monitors and found... | |
| Returns I've had numerous dealings with both Music Direct and Crutchfield over the years. I have nothing but praise for both companies. Everything I purchased from them worked perfectly, was packaged and shipped exactly as expected, and I was able to con... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @immatthewj, sure. If gain issues exist in the system (in my case, due to relatively high voltage output of the upstream DAC), this results in my using the downstream volume pot (of the headphone amplifier/preamplifier being fed signal from the DA... |