ghdprentice
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| Portable amp for Beyerdynamic T1? OP, Definitely quiet comfort then. I live out side Portland Oregon and corporate headquarters was in New York for me for nearly 20 years… although most of the time I flew globally. You want wireless Bose. As a company I have hated Bose for mas... | |
| Speaker wire selection for inefficient speaker? Cables will not make a difference. I agree with @fuzztone. You rebalance your surround processor. It will do the job for you. You go through an cycle to set volumes and delay times. | |
| Streamed music sounds awful in my system and I don't know why .... This thread has gotten a bit off track. I have been an early adopter of digital since it’s inception… sad, I know… thirty + years of disappointment. Digital has been improving, especially in the last fifteen to twenty years. Today with careful ... | |
| Portable amp for Beyerdynamic T1? I understand. One of my favorite headphones are Beyerdynamic T2. They are exceptionally hard to drive. One of my headphone systems is shown under my ID. For over forty years I have traveled with headphones and stayed up on contemporary technol... | |
| CD/SACD Changer for the lazy audiophile....suggestions? Streaming. No changing. | |
| Turntable suggestions for a shaky wooden floor Oh… wireless… no. Straight down and under the carpet? | |
| speaker impedance If upgrading speaker. Typically you want to find speakers that captivate you… ignoring requirements. Speakers are very important to your enjoyment and if they don’t captivate you it is unlikely any amount of changes in electronics is going to help... | |
| rca or usb digital With an Aurender you are likely to get best performance from the AES connector. This is what I found best from my W20SE. | |
| Best Phono Cartridge for VPI Titan Turntable OP, I’ve got all audio research stuff… so maybe we are looking for a similar sound. There’s a place to put your system and venue if you plan on hanging around. It is really useful for us to make informed recommendations and you don’t have repeat ... | |
| 5 Dumb Things Audiophiles Believes. @bubba_buoy +1 I think you got it. | |
| Turntable suggestions for a shaky wooden floor Wall mounts are made for suspended floors as turntable suspensions are not made to deal with the kind low frequency caused by suspended floors. why not mount on the concrete wall? | |
| How far and wide? NSMT speaker placement Every room is different. I think my speakers are out four feet or so. Mine Sonus Faber speakers do well in my room with a 8’ equilateral triangle. The imaging stopped at the wall until I hung a thick wool carpet on the wall behind the speakers... | |
| Best Phono Cartridge for VPI Titan Turntable You are correct, it is subjective. So here is what I value. I love detailed but musical and natural sounding cartridges. I like a slightly forgiving sound… so I can enjoy the music. I stay away from “detail scrapers”… that are so revealing the... | |
| How Are You Using Bass Traps? It is room dependent. I have a large room ~30’ across the speaker wall. I use the corners for bass trap storage. I had bought them for a previous home. I wouldn’t consider them a cost effective solution for my home. Also, I am pretty sure all ... | |
| Downloads Versus Streaming @christianb5s4 Thanks for your observations. It sounds to me you confirm the state of the art. The components you choose determine the sound you hear and they can be close in sound quality. Therefore, carefully chosen streaming can probably equa... |