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| Speaker audition recommendations? .....The references are quite large. Bigger than what I thought. I was not blown away by these speakers. The lacked the nice highs and midrange. It maybe the bass was overpowering. The definitely have a wide soundstage......Did you happen to take ... | |
| Room color opinions I cant believe this post has gotten so far from the subject OP, seriously? Please allow a bit of leeway. We are on subject.What would you like to see in terms of discussion? You started it. 😬 We’re doin the best we can.In this case I actually agre... | |
| Room color opinions ...when one area of the brain that is typically stimulated is then muted, the brain seeks ways to compensate for that change. If you turn out the lights therefore, both hearing and tactile perception can increase.......So yes, turning out the ligh... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 Getting my new 205 next week.... would like current recommendations for an external dac between 2-2.5k new or used that you have lived with for a while using the OPPO as a transport ... also please recommend cable used from OPPO to DAC . Thanking ... | |
| Room color opinions I worked for one of the guys that developed the computer on which your moniker, HAL 5000, is based.Hal 9000, actually.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000 | |
| Room color opinions Not so fast, Swee’ Pea............The ball is in your court, cowboy. @geoffkaitI have since closed the first case. The OP and others in this thread (and the entire forum for that matter) can choose to put their credence in whatever particluar post... | |
| Room color opinions If you can link to any Science Journal article supporting your theory I’d be much obliged. Or AES, NASA, MIT, Duke University, Psychology Today, New Scientist, whatever.https://www.insidescience.org/news/temporary-vision-loss-can-boost-hearinghttp... | |
| Room color opinions Try watching tv with earplugs. Let me know if the picture is better. Hi @geoffkait I never stated or even implied that because hearing senses are heightened that much more when the visual senses are at bay, that visual senses would be heightened w... | |
| Room color opinions I hate to judge too harshly but I’m pretty sure that’s actually an old wives tale. @geoffkait I'm surprised you would think/write it's a wives tale. The fact that hearing senses are "heightened" that much more when the visual senses are at bay is ... | |
| Room color opinions Does a color of a room affect the sound?Definitely can effect video. Just something to keep in mind if you’re considering A/V. In the case of video, there is a particular shade of grey (seriously, no pun or adult reference intended) that is most a... | |
| OPPO 205 set up questions I just received my Oppo 205 and have a few questions about setting it up...You would be well served to search this thread and/or post in the avsforum.http://www.avsforum.com/forum/149-blu-ray-players/2821841-official-oppo-udp-205-uhd-blu-ray-playe... | |
| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac gdhal - can you hear any difference when you use different S/PDIF coax cables?If you mean differences between optical, AES/EBU and RCA coax, yes, I can hear a difference. Within those, to be perfectly honest I haven’t tried different types of opti... | |
| Ripping CDs from a Pioneer Elite DV-47A? An addendum to my previous post.... Assuming you have a windows PC *with an optical drive*...... | |
| Why so few speakers with Passive Radiators? I have a pair of Golden Ear Triiton Reference speakers, each of which have four passive (infrasonic) radiators. Suffice it to say the bass is incredible, IMO. Authoritative, deep/low, and so many other accolades.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louds... | |
| Ripping CDs from a Pioneer Elite DV-47A? Assuming you have a windows PC, if the destination of the resulting disk file is a computer, why not just use windows media player (already included) or *best* exact audio copy? Point is, perform the rip on the computer you are wanting to ultimate... |