erik_squires
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| Speakers in the 5-6K$ region & their components The PBN is a very good deal. If you are looking to spend a little less, the Klang Tong Nada would be around $3K, with ScanSpeak Be and 6.5" woofer. You can have it built as a floor stander by TaylorSpeakers.com or as a stand mount. Commercially, b... | |
| Best Preamp - NO preamp... (?) My thoughts are that there is no 1 right way. I think it's a very good experiment to do though. :) I have a Mytek DAC which is really kind of a mini-preamp + DAC, and I am often tempted to try that. Other living room issues have taken priority. Erik | |
| Connecting Oppo 103 to Ayre QB-9 DSD Bad combination. :( You have to change to the Oppo 105, which has USB 2.0 outputs, OR change your DAC. I like the 9, but it’s VERY source fussy. I haven’t heard the Codex, but hear good things about it. How about a Mytek 192? About $1k new since i... | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma Oh, I'm not saying you should LISTEN to the speakers up close! :) I just meant, you should know just how much detail is lost when your room acoustics are poor. Best,Erik | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma Hmmm, feel like building yourself? There's a good 2-way that will play well in corners too. :) https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/2-way-speaker-kits/seas-a26-10-2-way-kit-pair-based-on-the-cla... | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma @infection Not a bad idea, they do play very nicely in a corner, but have kind of a "classic speaker" sound to them, which may be just what the OP wants. :) Best,Erik | |
| CD ripping @rockyboyApple devices don’t play FLAC, they play their own version, ALAC. You will need to have the files transcoded. DBPoweramp probably will do this automatically for you, but dragging and dropping from your PC desktop won’t work. Best,Erik | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma Here's an experiment you can run yourself. Listen to your speakers from around 2' away. Then listen to them in their proper location. The difference in clarity, detail, air, etc. you hear is all due to room acoustics. Best,Erik | |
| Speaker - Room/size dilemma It kind of depends how you listen. If your biggest concern is having a full sound between the speakers no matter where you are, sure you want a wide dispersion.However, in a reverberant, untreated room you sacrifice smooth frequency response and n... | |
| What is/are your the most favourite composer s ? I find bluegrass and Mozart equally giddy, but you are right, not all. His violin concertos are sublime. The only time I've heard bluegrass and liked it was with a supremely talented violinist. Erik | |
| What's the benefit of balanced tonearm cables? I've never heard of blanced cabled cancelling cable artifacts. What they DO measurably do is reject common mode noise. EMI/RFI is often like that. It induces a current in the same direction in both conductors which cancel each other out. They ma... | |
| Audio Research Reference 6 Preamp Review You know what's odd, looking at the DAC 8, which ARC claimed took 500 hours to break in, the caps were WIMA cheapies. Nothing like the big exotics you'd expect to take that long. | |
| What to do with bad recorded CDs How exactly are they "bad" for you that you can't listen to them? Best,Erik | |
| A thin and elegant system? Well, let's nto blame physics for your budget. :) I think some of the Nola, or Totem designs, not to mention the KEF Blad would fit the thin and elegant requirements, just not an entire system under $5k. :) Best,Erik | |
| What is/are your the most favourite composer s ? Did you discover a love for bluegrass at the same time? :) Not being completely facetious, I usually hate bluegrass and Mozart for the same reasons. Best,Erik |