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| Directionality of Loudspeaker Cables @pinthrift I'll end with a question. Are all loudspeaker cables sold today marked directionally, and if so, why? Thanks again, Pin Many cables sold today are marked directionally, mainly for two reasons: a) because (purportedly) cables become d... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? @tzh21y As to the original question:As mentioned before, the answer to this depends on certain variables, but to simplify things, let's assume an excellent quality LP and a similarly outstandingly mastered digital counterpart and an outstandingly ... | |
| 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... |