emergingsoul

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Amplifier gain settings - what do they do?
I tend to believe most don't understand the distinction between gain, level adjustment, and volume control.  I have a pair of MC 901 McIntosh mono amplifiers and to read what it does is very confusing for my tiny brain. I've always believe a true... 
Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under?
vtl nice but the company treats dealers very poorly.  Lousy customer service.  
Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under?
get schiit preamp new.  So much better opportunity in my view.  
I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading?
There’s a great album by Timothy Leary titled - turn on, tune in, drop out. It's carried by qobuz. Maybe this would be helpful.  
Subs?
I like it when I can feel the tanks approaching on a battlefield.  Main speakers can't do this very well. Make sure you secure all the picture frames on the walls.   I love the 804s.  And all other the stuff you have too. The sub or subs will be... 
Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade?
@knownothing A great question about power supply. you have an interesting system with a very strong emphasis on Power supply all kinds of stuff you’ve got. Comfortable room. I had a blue sound streaming Device and upgrading that made a lot of ... 
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
@mitch2 The ease in which you express details related to your favorite album covers and how you describe your system, which is awfully impressive is admirable.    
Got Innuous, now a DAC
chord Worth looking at.  I had a blue sound node and it was nice but the quality was not that great.  I'm sure that was a dramatic change. Choosing the right dac Will be very important to making older music sound good. I used a lumen x1 streamer/d... 
speaker upgrade fever
Interesting thread with lots of insight. One comment had to do with all the equipment affecting how speakers sound which is deserving a lot of attention as well. Disappointing when the dealers don’t have a wide variety of products to choose from.... 
TAD Speakers
How did they compared to b&w 800 series speakers?  
The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues.
The speakers seem to be too much of a nightmare to deal with. Is Wilson in decline?  
AB testing of power regenerators?? Ever do it?
@carlsbad2  Good information about this thing called an oscilloscope. So I guess it gets down to if you're amplifier doesn't do a good job with the incoming power then one of these things makes sense.  Of course I wonder how how much the sine wa... 
AB testing of power regenerators?? Ever do it?
I would like to think that regenerator improves a system but in all fairness most people have electricity sources that do not require it. And therefore it appears to be in most cases a gimmick. Don’t see Power regenerators at audio shows very oft... 
AB testing of power regenerators?? Ever do it?
@carlsbad2  how are you measuring distortion of your electricity??  
got my PayPal 1099 /// what now?
Does bitcoin send out 1099?