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Cleaning power with tweaks.
Forget Pt. 2. Pt 1 contains the instructions for building your own AC line filters.CAUTION Experienced audiophiles only! 
Cleaning power with tweaks.
CAUTION: For advanced audiophiles ONLY. Use the Magnan Audio scheme for constructing capacitor banks that plug into various unused wall outlets around the house, audio and non-audio circuits. These capacitor banks comprise capacitors of specific v... 
is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable?
guyboisvert@theo @mrubey It all starts with recording the actual instruments in studio. Everything is recorded digitally theses days.Technically, the best medium is digital and by far: Much Higher Dynanics, much better separation, much lower noise... 
is the sound of vinyl due to the physical process of the turntable?
Try not to listen to systems that are better than yours. That will only depress you. Only listen to systems that are worse than yours. That way you can avoid the upgrade urge and the tweak rabbit hole simultaneously. Keep telling yourself, my syst... 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
The answer to the Pop Quiz is System Engineer. The other types of engineers are too hyper focused on their own areas of expertise to be able to solve all of the problems that exist for any system. Once you graduate 👨🏻‍🎓 from Audio 101 it’s time to... 
Who’s been tinkering while trapped?
Getting ready for Helter Skelter, Frank? 🤗 
Cleaning power with tweaks.
Never mind 
Cleaning power with tweaks.
Clean all wall outlets in the house, including those used for appliances, lamps, TV, fridge, etc.  
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
TweedleDee and TweedleDum 👯‍♂️ 
The very best sound: Direct to Disc
Can we agree they’re all tepid with the possible exception of For Duke and even then we’re not 100%?  😬 
is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl
As I’ve been advising of late many cassettes from the mid 80s on 🔜 are digitally remastered. Kind of Blue, about 8 of the Stones repertoire, most if not all Led Zeppelin, etc. Vanguard did some including two Country Joe and the Fish, I have all of... 
Who’s been tinkering while trapped?
It’s two, two mints in one! 😳 
Harbeth Super HL5 plus Break-in
cd318Give or take the odd tube design, but even they are now sounding like SS amplifiers!>>>>Gawd, I hope not. 😩 
Harbeth Super HL5 plus Break-in
cd318When the designer of the speakers insists that there is no such thing as break-in (after the initial first few minutes) and that they were designed to be used with their grilles left on, don’t you think it’s worth paying attention to his word... 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
et tu, brute? I thought we was buds. 😢