ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Coming out of the blackhole called work...retirement Congrats on your retirement. In about 18 months I'll probably be joining you! | |
| Why do many discussions about sonic performance disintegrate into technical discusions? I hear you!Our hobby is not about solving problems like world peace, yet some people seem to take themselves really seriously, especially those who seem to need to "stroke themselves" for all the technical stuff they know about the equipment. I d... | |
| Is powerfull Amps only for low sensitivity speakes? One other thing to consider:With many manufacturers, in a line of variably-priced items (in this case, amplifiers), as the designers have more money to work with, they often times put higher quality or performance in the higher priced items. With... | |
| A lot of hype about PS Audio, deservedly so ? Three plus years ago, as I was learning more about digital audio, I stumbled on the PS Audio DirectStream DAC, which had just been released. I've been in IT for over three decades and the idea of using an FPGA with the potential for firmware upda... | |
| "Best" mini-monitor? For several years I enjoyed a pair of Totem Fire Monitors. Since they've been on the market for a long time, you can probably snag a great pair of used on Audiogon for a reasonable price. | |
| Move your sub I had a real challenge integrating a pair of JL Audio F113V2 subs into my system, as the room had this "single note" it added to the music (regardless of what the bass player was playing), not a problem before I added the subs.I found that moving ... | |
| Is there any danger in leaving a class D amp on unattended for ten days? Whenever we go on vacation I turn my audio equipment "off", and since my system has a 1500 VA APC battery backup/UPS between it and my wall outlet, I don't "unplug" the units, as I once had a bad experience with the firmware in my preamp getting c... | |
| Mytek Brooklyn I met Michal at the Capital Audiofest in November, very nice guy, very knowledgeable.I suspect that Mytek is a very small company. Certainly no excuse for poor service after the sale. I would be very surprised that they suddenly closed down the ... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Memory Player "Oops! I made a huge mistake, I have the PS Audio PerfectWave Transport. I have been told by others that had the PerfectWave that the Direct Stream Memory Player is deffinaately a signifent improovement. That was my experience! | |
| Wilson Audio Haters Someone else said:"The more popular the brand, the more fans and the more detractors."I couldn't agree more. I do "feel your pain" as I own a McIntosh preamp and power amp, match up very well with my other equipment. There are probably more "McI... | |
| Does a tube need the break-in hours? When I swapped the stock 12AX7's in my preamp for Gold Lions, I would say the new tubes did sound slightly better after around 100 hours of use, but the difference was barely noticeable. By "better", I'd say that acoustic sounds were very slightl... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Memory Player Ozzy,I have had a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since they first came on the market and have enjoyed each and every one of the firmware updates.Before the DirectStream transport came out, I had the PWT and it was "the cat's meow" playing "regular" CDs... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile I am not familiar with the BAT amplifier.I have had a pair of Sopra No2's and McIntosh MC452 power amp, since the Sopra's were first available and am so "smitten" I'm not looking to change.One thing I found about my Sopra's was that it took at lea... | |
| Anyone Tried Integrating Dirac Room Correction? David,One of my audio buddies is recommending that I buy a McIntosh MEN220, install it between my preamp and poweramp. I guess the advantage of that setup would be to apply room correction regardless of the input source. I have a PS Audio Direct... | |
| Anyone Tried Integrating Dirac Room Correction? My "man cave" sounded great until I added a pair of subwoofers. I purchased REW (Room EQ Wizard) and that microphone, and got 10 bass traps positioned as well as I could. I could probably use two or three more bass traps in that room, but 10 was... |