erik_squires
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| wide baffles and baffle step I’m a big fan of wide baffles. One of the best the Sonus Faber Stradivari, yes to the Snell A series, and of course, Genesis/Infinity line arrays. However!!!! I think the explanation here is BS, as speaker designers are all aware of the baffle ste... | |
| It takes time to get the stink out of your ear I've had this work both ways. I've listened to a great system, then gotten in a car and noticed my ears were now more willing to pick up notes I'd otherwise not.Our ear/brain mechanism is inconstant flux. | |
| Any Love For Bryston Here? Do a search in the forums, you will find Bryston comes up regularly. | |
| Parasound JC-1 - How old is too old? Electrolytic caps made in the 1980's were not nearly as reliable as those made after 2000. 30-40 years may be a better time frame for new caps. Also, temp ratings matter. Higher rating = longer life, so when you upgrade, see if higher temp caps ar... | |
| How to replace hardwired stock power cord ? I have had really bad luck with Furutech for speaker connectors, so I no longer go near the brand, but there are a lot of fans. You may also look to see if you can find Cardas in the right form factor. If you eliminate the socket, you eliminate on... | |
| How to replace hardwired stock power cord ? Get your IEC socket first so you know what size you need, then use this:https://amzn.to/31xVP2vIt will take a lot of work and patience. Though honestly, you'll have better results if you forego using detachable cords and replace with a high qualit... | |
| AMP or Preamp An ARC integrated would work nicely in that budget I think. | |
| Looks vs. Performance - How would you mix and match? That's the kind of imagination I was looking for, @thecarpathian | |
| Looks vs. Performance - How would you mix and match? If memory serves, it was also Theta Digital who did the same. Of course, now these Oppos are selling for about that much on Amazon. I really wish they were still with us as an audio/video company. Best,E | |
| Looks vs. Performance - How would you mix and match? FTR: I did not have high hopes for this discussion. I just thought it would take a little longer. | |
| got to visit Ayre yesterday What a lucky break! :) Ayre has been among my top 3 solid state equipment providers for a very long time.I love their diamond output stage used as a headphone amp, it is magnificent. | |
| Headphone Recommenations Not a headphone, but the portable BTR3 from Fiio is pretty good, lets you use most headphones as BT. | |
| I went from Class D to Luxman A/AB - And most of what you think is wrong Ric hits the George issue on the head, eloquently. Not that his eloquence or reasoning will dissuade George from using cherry picked measurements to assert issues with Class D which are almost solved. | |
| Connect optical/digital audio out on TV to pre-amp or DAC? So I've done this a number of ways. For me, comparing my Brooklyn DAC vs. my Oppo 103 - The Brooklyn sounds much more natural and at ease. It does not do 5.1. I'm invseting in an Anthem MRX 720 soon to attempt to bridge this. | |
| Connect optical/digital audio out on TV to pre-amp or DAC? That's a great find, @ymc226 !! |