erik_squires
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| Focal Kanta 2 vs Revel F228Be The Revels tend to be more laid back while the Focal's and modern B&W's share some of that upper end detail.Also, Revels are great off-axis. Focals tend to be narrow seating speakers. | |
| Plus and Minus Both of the first issues have to do with the reason you buy stuff. For personal enjoyment. We can in fact compare live music to a system and try to recreate that experience, but... I usually don’t want to. I want it to sound good to me. Same with ... | |
| Is Modern Jazz an Oxymoron? First, want to plug Jazzcast.ca for running a fairly modern Internet radio station. Next, well, this is such a broad statement. I could consider both Coltrane and Keith Jarrett modern jazz artists, and yet I definitely have one I can listen to and... | |
| Stupid Power Conditioner question but... Well....Whole house surge protectors usually have a rather high activation voltage. 350V or so and they take time to work. On the other hand they since they are close to the ground / neutral junction they have a good chance of working well vs. usi... | |
| Stupid Power Conditioner question but... If you are going to run any nice gear without surge protection (and you should rarely do this) then at least install a whole house surge suppressor. There's really no practical difference in a 15A vs. 20A circuit except for the minimum gauge of wi... | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. The Luxmans are great choices. The 590 has much more power than the 30 W would indicate, like a lot more. It seems to be underrated only due to the heat sinks, but otherwise would look closer to 100W. It really is an unfair 30W Class A amp. A grea... | |
| Recommendations for under-cabinet/compact amp? NAD 3020 D | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists Big fan of Ayre. It's got a unique sound, like it sucks noise out of the room. :) I love them, but because it's so unique you should listen, and in particular, listen with your speakers. | |
| Do chinese tube preamp/amp clones interest you? Some of the best audio I've ever heard at a show came out of Woo Audio headphone amps. The biggest determining factor of the quality of Anglo brands made in China is the quality of the relationship between the brand and factory. If you go in and s... | |
| Biggest need: USB headphone DAC/AMP with mic input oh, Burson looks like a good option | |
| Mcintosh solid state owners, I need a small favor Professional line level with balanced lines is higher than unbalanced. Sounds like the switch is compensating. | |
| I was told to put Kitty Litter in my new speaker stands. Was he joking? The main negative about litter is it absorbs moisture. | |
| SPL Meter to Match Gains in a Passive Bi Amped Crossover Network Assuming you have a test signal generator, like pink noise, sure. Most accurate is to use a calibrated mid and phone instead of cheap SPL meters. $20https://amzn.to/2L38Ga7You’ll need to use it with an app like Audio Tools which will accept the ca... | |
| Bottleneck Headphone Amp Repair Try DIYaudio, lots of gearheads there who will walk him through it, and tempt him with new ideas too. :) | |
| Tried DSD? Don't forget Blue Coast Records for DSDs. :) |