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| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? @mikelavigne Hello Mike, ...he heard tape and vinyl do dynamics far beyond what any digital could do I am perplexed at the use of the word "can" because digital, esp hi-rez, *can* do dynamics (i.e. the difference between the lowest & highest... | |
| Room correction help Diffusers and general room treatment are great, but I think you need to address speaker placement first; it's cheap & doesn't affect WAF. At 2.5ft from front & sidewalls may not be optimum. I recommend you try 2.5-2.8' from side walls &... | |
| Developing critical listening skills @svenerik A few simple pointers might help (...)trying to AB test files, and see if I can really hear a difference between 44.1/16 and a 256kbps file derived from the original, I honestly have a hard time It helps if you listen to loud music (b... | |
| How many of you believe in MQA? @erik_squires 192 is not inherently superior to 96 is not superior to 44.1. This is a marketing myth.... Mathematically, this is correct,How so? One has 24 bit word length, the other 16; one goes up to 192kHz, or 96kHz (i.e. 2-4 octaves higher)... | |
| Please Make Audiogon Cool @elizabeth I want to know how anyone can add air conditioning to a website??? LOL! | |
| Proac D40R or Monitor Audio Platinum II 500 OK, I’ll chime in here, even though I know nothing about your room, listening tastes, etc. I have auditioned the PL500 & have listened to your Proacs (and the newer big Proacs as well). As you know, these are very different speakers—physically... | |
| Speaker Cable Experiment Opinion @figuy Would you twist the shotgun run Yes you would lightly twist (say, a twirl every 2 inches or so), BUT as Elizabeth says, try the doubling & if you like it don't fix it any further! | |
| The imperfect amp: Pass or Ayre? @wolf_garcia : lolNonetheless, measurements do have merit—but, as usual, there are caveats and diyers’ old mantra often applies: "if somethings sounds good & measures well, it is good; if it sounds good and measures bad, you’re measuring the w... | |
| Open Baffle vs Box One of the most exciting sounds (OB or box) I ever heard was the Linkwitz LX Studio and Orion. The naturalness, the dynamics and the soundstage are uncanny—surreal, as above! But you need space and the right amplification | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics Gentlemen So the B&W X-over could be improved IMOI don't think anybody is asserting that B&W made a mistake. Their engineers obviously voiced the speaker for different use and for a different system than what we are accustomed to -- indeed... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Mahler con'nued:Mahler -2: Klemperer, Philarmonia (EMI) / Klemperer, Concertgebouw (Guild)Mahler - 4: Mengelberg, Concertgebouw, (gripping; historical rec from late 30s, Archipel) // B Walter, NYSO, (Sony classical)// Klemperer live, Philarmonia (... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Fascinating thread, too much to recommend from my side. To avoid taking too much space, I'll stick to a few Mahler & Brahms "specials" going by performance, not sound quality *which is not always bad!)Mahler symphonies 1-8: Tennstedt, LPO, Liv... | |
| Standmount speakers. I have $5000. @usery I do large orchestral from time to timeIn that case, check out DeVore speakers as well, they are reasonably priced and offer large enough sound to fill up your room (E&M in Paris 12 had them, prob still does). Another unusual but no les... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load @georgehifi As a matter of fact, I have heard that Behringer, slightly modded to improve the sound, and it's not a bad device. Compared to the usual hi-end device, it sounds harsh and with a bit limited extension at both ends (or so it sounded), ... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load @Dsper — the "doubling thing" we love as audiophiles means that the amp will maintain its output voltage constant despite the drop in load impedance, which in turn means its power supply can adequately provide the increase in current needed to ach... |