dougthebiker
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| Arrangement of components on rack If you can afford lengthy, high quality interconnects, get the amp(s) on an isolated amp stand on the floor between and behind the speakers.Keeps the heat and big transformers away from more sensitive components. Also keeps your biggest power cor... | |
| An Objective Review of the Tekton Double Impact Speakers For perspective I used to have a high end audio store back in the 90’s and carried speakers ranging from $5k to $30k in 1990’s dollars.I’m pretty good at setting up a room and tweaking speaker placement. I downsized my system about a year ago whe... | |
| heat If you want to keep dust off of and out of your audio equipment, buy MERV 11 or above rated furnace filters and change them every 30 days. Don’t believe the claims on the filter that they last 90 days or more.They are mainly clogged after 30 days... | |
| CD v Streamed IMO, there are far bigger differences between the quality of the sound engineering from recording to recording than there are between streaming vs. CD.And, you can’t be sure that the version of a piece that you’re listening to on the CD was engine... | |
| User Error Disaster Fort Worth Audio is a repair shop that has fixed some VERY expensive components for me. | |
| Would This Amp Be Worth The Cost? The ONLY way to know is to find a dealer with an M80s that is already broken in who will let you audition it in your system.Or one that is brand new who would let you break it in for 2 or 3 weeks. | |
| Best Server To Run Roon Core I don't think you ever specified a budget.If the rest of your system isn't $35k or above, you'd be hard pressed to do better on sound quality that the Innuous Zenith Mark III, It's stunningly good and you can rip your entire CD collection with it... | |
| FTC may end amplifier rule! ACTION NEEDED The best thing about regulations enforced by the government is that government workers can’t be fired for incompetence. | |
| 1099-K from PayPal (tax form) The simple solution is to move out of the "there's no such thing as too much tax" socialist state you're in and move to one of the no income tax states where the inmates aren't in charge of the asylum.That's my political opinion as an audiophile.S... | |
| Innuos Zenith mk3 complete disappointment I have the Zen Mk3 going into an Yggy DAC through Audioquest Diamond. It’s drop dead stunning. I put my spare Audioquest Forest (cheap) in there just for grins, and all the magic went away. Could be part of your problem. | |
| If you stream music from the internet, I can't recommend this more highly If you want to understand a TON of information about digital streaming that few people understand, check out The Hans Beekhuyzen channel on YouTube.Here's a link to the MicroRendu review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XRi9utNBl4Hans is extreme... | |
| Recommendation for new cables I can’t recommend buying cables based on Forum recommendations. These guys are all trying to be helpful, but everyone’s system is nearly unique and cables will interact almost uniquely with everything you’ve got.If you’re not near a dealer that w... | |
| Looking for new (to me) Speakers for Leben CS300XS---Devore, Harbeth, or Reference 3A? I’m driving the Tekton 2-10 Perfect Set with a 20 watt Schiit Aegir. $2k delivered for the Tekton’s. You don’t have to drive anywhere. 60 day home trial. Play louder than I would ever want, even for rocking out.You’re really missing out if yo... | |
| Curl or Pass All the feedback is much appreciated!Dougthebiker | |
| Curl or Pass Thanks for all the great feedback. I always appreciate the help, even when a few fistfights break out. Kind of like a hockey game.On another note, I’ve never heard of Herron or Tom Evans. Where could I find some reviews of those?Dougthebiker |