erik_squires
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| Replace CJ with new equipment The PV 12 doesn't need much of a rehab. If anything I'd replace the output caps and you'll have a whole new preamp. :) It was a significant step up from the 10 thanks to multi-stage voltage regulation and increased heater capacitance if memory ser... | |
| soundstage question oh, almost forgot. If it turns out your TV is a problem, two ways to mitigate it without making your listening room look like an abandoned playhouse: Use standing acoustic panels to the sides, at 90 degrees to the wall. The other is to increase ab... | |
| soundstage question I think it IS a good idea to put your TV in first and then hear if you have a problem. Use a blanket to temporarily cover it. Until you get it, don't sweat it too much. One rule of thumb I use is this: Room acoustics improve sound stage in the sam... | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? I’m using a Raspberry Pi Logitech Media player based system, it sounds great. It's feeding my Mytek Brooklyn. I think including the 256 GB thumb drive I still paid less than $150. A bargain in these circles. Maybe for christmas I’ll spend $50 and ... | |
| Beryllium-Copper: How safe? The problem with Be in speaker driver diaphragms is that it is so brittle that it atomizes, making it float in the air and easy to breathe, so your chances of getting a health risking dose when they break is non zero, but even then the risk of tox... | |
| Recommend powered center / surround combo that won't break the bank? Thanks mbroadus - Those were my two target brands. :) Never owned a Sony and the Onkyo I had was not good. Best,E | |
| Recommend powered center / surround combo that won't break the bank? No, I know this is weird. :) I have a 5.1 system. The best part is the L, R and Subwoofer. They are amazing, but since I moved I only have amps for the L and R. My choices are to : Forget high end and get a Yamaha receiverGet a 3 channel amplifier... | |
| Will decent speakers always out do headphones? Tele, again, please give us more details. Heaphones, headphone amp, and what speakers? I also want you to think again, are you feeling the sound through your body, or is it a sound stage issue? This will help you I think: https://en.wikipedia.org/... | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? Sorry, i did not mean to move the power supply out of the PC! :) I meant to locate the PC power supply plug so it is on the "dirty" side of your power conditioner. The "dirty" side of the conditioner is where it connects to the wall. The "clean" s... | |
| Will decent speakers always out do headphones? Really depends. You should tell us about both setups. There is a lot to be said for cross-mixing of headphones to give a fuller sound, but you should be aware too, are you listening with your body? Maybe your speaker experience is through your ski... | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? As I was thinking about my streamer, I found that iFi makes a nice range of replacement wall warts you can use for your network components (router, switches, Raspberry Pi) :https://amzn.to/2KLCzreFairly reasonably priced as far as Audiophile acces... | |
| Best PC motherboards for USB Audio? You know, it’s not IMHO the PC or the motherboard, but the PC’s power supply noise. Try to keep the PC’s power supply outside of your surge protection / AC noise filtering devices. Or at least put the on separate. Also if possible, experiment via ... | |
| Side Speakers with Limitations If you are using room correction it is going to be easier to mesh with just about any neutral sounding surrounds. I've had very good luck with Monitor Audio. | |
| Masters & Dynamic MW40 - Dull as dirt to me I did read a suggestion to add stuffing to the headphones. Apparently they are empty plastic shells, so we'll see what happens with some cotton balls. | |
| Masters & Dynamic MW40 - Dull as dirt to me No break in time at all. No, the pillows got moved to my other set of headphones. |