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| 2000-2500 USD budget for an integrated amplifier. Do amplifiers sound the same? :) You already know it is the speakers and room interactions; or headphones which are speakers without room interactions.Digital: I agree, properly matched to other gear and the speaker's impedance and very importantly to the speaker's efficiency, ne... | |
| Buy a pair of ten year old $40,000 speakers for $4,000 or new ones at that price point? Let's assume you already have a darn good system, i.e. speaker choice that sound darn good in your room. Beyond your budget 'might' give 'better' results. Oh boy, what a deal! You skipped the first question, even free, will they be 'better'? Likel... | |
| Streaming vs. CD good advice. 24 bit originals makes sense. I will gather some knowledge now. | |
| Streaming vs. CD three_easy_payments382 posts06-11-2019 1:15pmstreaming services like Qobuz offer three levels of audio quality:- MP3 320 KBPS (compressed like Spotify)- FLAC 16-BIT / 44.1 KHZ (this is CD quality)- FLAC 24-BIT UP TO 192 KHZ (hi-res, better ... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? Memory Lane Once Again1967, my new Fisher 200T Transistor Receiver, It was "Transistors to the Rescue" then. I was 18 and in college.I went from a suitcase portable: flip down turntable with detaching speakers I took from my brother to my first de... | |
| Demo'd a few sets of speakers over the past 2 weeks... I haven't heard them in a long time, but you jogged my memory of how Involving the Vandersteen's are, with no listening fatigue. I nearly bought some way back when.For years I used to go to audio Shows in NYC, listen, listen, monster systems, OMG,... | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. Regarding tape longevity,I am reducing my collection. I have sold over 150 of my factory recorded tapes from the 50, 60, 70's. on eBay. I offer unconditional returns. 40, 50, 60 years old, they still sound awesome, no one has ever asked for a return. | |
| Where are the subs? I had similar experience when putting new (old B&W) bookshelf speakers in my office. Surprising amount of bass compared to older B&O. I added my Velodyne Servo 1200 back in old settings, new location. Way too much bass. After I got it prop... | |
| Can we finally put Reel to Reel out of its misery? Put it to rest people. Long Live R2R. Analog must involve physical wear. We deal with it, happily. Analog simply gets the overtones right. That's why it is so Involving. I play Sgt. Pepper's (anything I have in all 3 formats) on CD, then LP, then R2R. EVERYONE prefe... | |
| Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege? 'extremists' answers your own question. I usually cross to the other side of the street. | |
| DBX SF-150s, should I grab these? I still use my wonderful DBX-SF100's every day. They were designed to create a very wide stereo image for home theater use. They do a great job of it. Sit off center, either side, you hear both channels well, and the center comes from the center. ... |