devinplombier
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| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? All the animosity for Springsteen is a condition that was generated by envy . . . many many many years ago it was known as BDS, but Bruce, being the extremely talented and gracious gentleman that he always was and is, put an end to that saying, a... | |
| Looking for a new DAC I do know the ASR folks would vehemently disagree vthokie What ASR folk say is often uninteresting and tedious, though ASR is a huge forum so you're bound to run into very bright people too. More saliently, many experts disagree as well, incl... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Interestingly I agree with everyone so far - with exceptions for rap and shoegaze, which I both like. I'm totally baffled about the Piaf / racist juxtaposition in the original post though. The woman was whiter than Casper the ghost. | |
| Six DAC Comparison This anecdotal evidence based on my individual and unique streaming setup. I continue to not make any universal claims @sns These are wise words anyone can and should respect. If more folks took a page from your book, there would be a lot le... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Posts like @fuzzbutt17 's latest add a lot of value to this forum imo. Thank you for taking the time. | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. In fairness, when Amir got to sit in Mike's listening chair he changed his tune and said he liked the system. This suggests those speakers are quite directional. | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. First, here is this recent Audiogon thread about uber-Audiophile Mike Lavigne’s lavish audio barn Then, here is audio infidel Amir’s scandalous visit to Mike’s barn. Six-figure-system man visits seven-figure-system man! Mild snark aside, it went... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question Have not heard the term "proper jazz" before. Did not detect irony, either. | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? @obarrett Reverse polarity OR bootleg ground alone won't manifest until something else goes wrong. It's the combination of the two that is potentially lethal, because any grounded (3-prong cord) piece of equipment you plug into such an outlet se... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? I concur, a professional electrician is definitely your next step. It’s a detail, but since your landlord is required to pay for the electrician’s bill, you might want to give them a heads up if you haven't already. | |
| Looking for a new DAC @ice812 You might be interested in reading the excellent DAC comparison thread member mitch2 published late last year. | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? I've looked at different scenarios for how the equipment ground could be Hot to a known EGC ground and the test with the mm would be flawed. The most common instance is when an equipment ground is not present at the outlet box. Therein a two-wir... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? @obarrett Not criticizing, just outlining a simple, safe protocol. A couple things though: - Stop using LoZ mode. It is dysfunctional in your particular meter, and in any event it is not appropriate in this situation. - Do you still measure... | |
| Who has gone fully active? What speakers and preamp did you end up with? I love active speakers. Direct amplification and external, line-level analog crossover fits right in with existing systems (and concepts and beliefs). Digital crossover and DSP is incredible but... complicated. | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? If you wear gloves your fingerprints can't be found and you have plausible deniability. |