erik_squires
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| Stereophile reviews the active Grimm LS1C The one big thing this review has done for me is encourage my next DIY project. I was thinking that $5k for speakers and cabinets was a lot of money, but if the Grimms are $30K I can at least shell out a little for my own efforts. | |
| Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors Should I also add power conditioner/surge protector to the equipment? Again, does it change anything sonically? If recommended do you look at Shunyata, Panamax etc. For power cables the thing I’m most insistent on is having them shielded. What... | |
| Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors I wrote about why I recommend Furman with SMP instead of ZeroSurge or Brickwall today. All three have series mode protection. The patents on it expired a long time ago, by the way. Furman tests better, and has additional features like Linear Fi... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Not specificall, but not a fan of mozart or most bluegrass. Also, Skyfall is Adele's worst song but everyone raves over it. its barely even music. | |
| Been an avid HT listener Well, I think the improvement has more to do with a mediocre center channel. However, I have found after a lot of testing that in the home a center's main benefit is when you are moving around the room. If your listening location is static it do... | |
| ??? Listening Levels & Musical Styles ??? @erik_squires the ONLY emotion I actually seek when listening to any style of music is enjoyment. Well, if you get nuance about what that enjoyment does for you... I think you'll better understand why you want to listen at certain levels. ... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough If you talk to the folks at ZeroSurge, they will tell you that you need point of use rather than whole house I am so disappointed in their marketing. They miss the point entirely, and make it an either this OR that argument when it should be t... | |
| ??? Listening Levels & Musical Styles ??? while I agree with your statement,it doesn’t address the WHY certain styles of music don’t seem to necessitate higher playback levels for maximum enjoyment & some do... I would turn that around. what kind of emotions do you want to vibe ... | |
| Freya+ SE and Balanced outputs to your amp Worlds best with Mogami. not sure you will hear much of a difference unless you suffer from noise pickup | |
| Corded, Warm-Sounding Noise Canceling Headphones for Office Ive always found AKG to be warm but no idea about noise canceling | |
| ??? Listening Levels & Musical Styles ??? All of us buy music and equipment to sate an emotional need. in your case, throughout the day, you habe different emotional needs, or moods you wish to sate or resonate with. | |
| Background vibration and your system. @mitch2 I’ve seen research on the reduction of _vibration_ with a variety of devices. What I have never seen is research on how susceptible a given device is to vibration. For instance, put a DAC on a very shaky rack. Measure the performance. ... | |
| Why whole house surge protectors are not enough The link in my original post has become very popular but the blog has moved. That same post is now here: https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2023/10/time-for-new-surge-suppression.html And also new writing here: https://speakermake... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? Just a gentle reminder that you are allowed to use GFCI outlet where there is no real ground. If you have an old house and want to connect 3 prong outlets this is the only safe way besides actually getting a live ground. Not ideal but much bett... | |
| How to choose speakers that won't overpower your room? I think the question should be "What is a good EQ to use when I find myself with too much bass?" The only limiting factor to how deep a speaker should go has to do with "room gain." That is, your speaker will usually end with more bass than it w... |