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| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? Headphones. Bookshelves near-field. Towers midfield. Large towers at a distance. Those setups will have their inherent strengths and weaknesses. You may prefer one the most, or you may just have the most intimate experience with one type for lon... | |
| Audiophilia: Is it the pursuit of audio excellence or just a desire to tinker. A true passion will often encompass different areas of our personalities. We will want to indulge all of our senses, as well as our sensibilities. We trade in profound nuances! Obsessive tendencies are probably common. It is difficult to put tan... | |
| ARE AUDIOPHILES OVERLY SENSITIVE BY NATURE?FEELINGS AND OPINIONS? If you think of HiFi as a hobby, you'll see the same actors in every hobby pursuit. | |
| Denafrips Pontus 2 Price increases You don't even want to know what my DAC costs in Turkish Lira | |
| Is there a way to switch one set of speakers between two sound systems? Bryston made speaker selectors too. I see them online, not sure if they have current products. | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range Rogue Sphinx sounds like a great idea in the budget! | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? The SQ and differences in character of DACs can be profound. The rest of the system seems to determine how much of that you'll likely hear. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Go to a dealer and have them recommend a starter setup for your budget. Go home and listen to it. This is now your reference point for any future upgrades if you choose to continue | |
| Watermelon test for audiophiles! I have a melon buyer that only brings me the good ones | |
| DAC Question: Delta-Sigma vs R2R At a little more than your $1500 price range, another well reviewed denafrips r2r is the pontus ii. Since your gear may not be up to hearing the differences, (your human hearing gear that is) you may be served just as well by their ares ii. ... |