douglas_schroeder
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| Magneplanar Tympani Obsession Never know, the OP could still be struggling with it! | |
| Magico vs the world It was the Aida, I believe with McIntosh stack in the Quintessence Audio room at AXPONA 2019. Pretty doggone good. | |
| Magico vs the world smodtactical, are you in principle against any particular genre of speakers? ESL, line array or quasi-line array, horn hybrid, etc. ? You seem stuck on traditional dynamic speakers. I will answer your question about the Magico. In one sense it doe... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? The problem with talking to manufacturers is that half of them are as inexperienced on this issue as the hobbyists. Ok, well, probably not half. However, it is a shockingly high percentage of them that operate from received wisdom and theory, and ... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? About once each year a skeptic is brave enough to try and figures it out. At that rate by the end of the world the debate will be resolved. ;) | |
| Do expensive cables/wires REALLY make a difference I did a review of the cheap Radio Shack 14Ga. Megacable speaker cables that were so popular years ago, and it still appears at Dagogo.comOne of the worst pieces of wire I have laid hands on. :( | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? mijostyn, trust me, I've seen your skepticism here many of times, and it means nothing to me. When I work with sets of cables weekly, no skeptic's opinion matters. I can tune rigs with just one or two power cords. I regularly, at least a couple ti... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? kren006, congrats on being one of the very few people who understand how to actually compare cables. I find that the majority do not compare sets, which is the only way to hear what the manufacturer intended. I first started comparing sets of cabl... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? My prowess for comparing new gear, cables, etc is excellent...Oh! "Process". Nevermind. ;) | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? The PCs provided are adequate. They are not great. The serious audiophile will replace them all. | |
| Older And Wiser or just Tighter and Deafer? jdmccall, hmmm... wasn't that a TV personality? Why does that sound familiar to me? I think it was from some TV show. You seem perfectly normal to me - at least from your description! Who knows what you are REALLY like, as you could by anyone hidi... | |
| Gaining listening experience without spending money Attend shows. Pick your gear. Take your shots. :) | |
| Gaining listening experience without spending money millercarbon gives some good advice in terms of using good recordings to work with a system. Growth and appreciation of musical genres and quality recordings is a most gratifying aspect of the hobby. Good advice. However, this is but one aspect of... | |
| What’s your system look like?... Which system? :) | |
| I like my Peachtree Nova300 more than my new (to me) Pass XA30.5 HELP! Congrats for hanging in there. Try the linear power supply; you'll think you have the ultimate. No, many more changes/improvements possible. :) |