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| Is soundstaging emblematic of reality? I would say it's not essential. There are many of us who prefer a classic performance, say a Furtwangler Beethoven or a Horenstein Mahler, in scratchy mono over a poor interpretation on a recording with acoustic gymnastics.But it is an essential p... | |
| Where do I start!?! That room is going to require some serious acoustic treatment with expert advice, especially with that gear. | |
| Thinking of buying a new DAC - Shiit Yggdrasil? I ordered the Yggy with the intention of listening to it for the 15 day trial just as a reference for a new DAC purchase (which I budgeted $20k). After listening to the Yggy, I kept it. For the music I listen to (classical) it was absolutely the b... | |
| Parasound A23 amp output fused?? The reason the fuse burned is because in bridged mono mode the voltage is doubled at each channel. This has the same effect as halving the load on the amplifier so a 4-ohm subwoofer load presents itself as a 2-ohm load in bridged mono. You basical... | |
| Accuphase p250 service help (relay not energized) This is just a stab in the dark... the DC offset may be steered to a high value capacitor that forms a time constant with a parallel resistor that builds up voltage to a transistor base to saturation to open/close the relay. If that capacitor is s... | |
| CAN YOU OVERPOWER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT If the cord fits the socket, it is safe. A standard C-13/C-14 cord is rated at up to 15-amps when plugged into a 120 volt outlet -- matters not if it is hooked up to an amplifier, CD player or computer. | |
| I wonder why...... If you have a choice between two $3,000 amplifiers but one comes with a boutique cord that adds an additional thousand to the price...No manufacturer wants to price himself out of a sale or have to sing the praises of a brand of power cord to make... | |
| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design You are in the $2,500 to $10,000 price range.What is at least one unique feature or difference about your speakers that sets them apart from the heavy competition in this price range?You have to tell us, we can't tell you. | |
| How much power do I need? Find out using this method... Not really. If you calculate the power consumed at that particular volume knob setting you can double that power value and there will be only a 3 dB increase in volume. Even though it’s twice as loud it is almost imperceptible to our ears -- at le... | |
| Qobuz Users Update? I have both Tidal and Qobuz. Lately Qobuz has been adding more new releases under the 'Classical' genre than Tidal but Tidal still returns more selections for a given search than Qobuz.The only quirk with Qobuz is that you cannot sort favorite alb... | |
| What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak? I’m not a tweak fanatic but...Shakti Stones standing on edge on my tube amps between the mains and output transformers definitely makes an improvement in the lower frequency separation. It has the same effect as moving the transformers further apa... | |
| Blow dryer causes audible buzz from power amps in two audio systems... Does this happen in just the bathroom receptacle? Is that bathroom receptacle a GCFI?Try running the dryer on another outlet. If the hum persists you may have a grounding issue at the main panel. If there is no hum, check to see if the bathroom ou... | |
| Terrible Booms Another thing to consider is that the Proac woofers are relatively high off the floor and if that distance from the floor to the woofer isn't smaller than the sidewalls to the woofer you may have stronger base nodes/nulls at the listening position... | |
| Terrible Booms Your room is kind of squarish which makes for a challenging acoustic treatment that may require tuning to a specific frequency (i.e., Helmoltz resonators) as opposed to off-the-shelf broadband products.If it were me, I would contact a commercial a... | |
| Imaging and the first violin(s) Can we assume you established a frame of reference by attending live performances of chamber music? |