hbarrel
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| An IEC with grip On a whim I bought an IEC connector and plug from Amazon. Needed a power cord. Monosaudio is the brand (made in China) Damn these are nice quality product. They offer bare copper, rhodium plating of the copper, and gold plating. My thirty plus ... | |
| New split AC System impact on sound. In today’s world all the systems have a db rating. While not a heat pump last summer a new Trane (air conditioner/furnace) hvac system was installed. The a/c unit sits right below a large window on the rear of the house. No clue when it is runnin... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? A friend recently gave me two CD’s. She said try them. Different but do like. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds “Wild God” Bria Skonberg “What it Means” (like this one the best) | |
| Potential relief for tinnitus? I am almost fifty years into having tinnitus. I have literally asked folks seated near me… can you hear me? Ha-ha. Listening to my stereo actually makes it worse. Oh well. I can spend hours and hours driving with no radio playing. Actually prefe... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Bitches Brew | |
| Audio companies in the mirror Threshold | |
| Speaker or amplifer If a Hegel demo is available I really do not understand what the problem is. Demo the damn amp. | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I bought the upgraded AH! Njoe Tjoeb 4000 CD player way back when. Kevin usually answered the phone. And was great at answering newbie dfq’s. There is a reason he has a long standing successful business. | |
| Help needed to make system better, please Whether room treatments is use is not mentioned. If none are in use… they do work. | |
| Best ear plugs for both sound quality and reduction Went to see Wishbone Ash and forgot my earplugs. Had to leave. Anyhow I’ve tried numerous options. No such thing as perfect. I went back to Etymotic. But upgraded to the ER20XS https://www.etymotic.com/product/er20xs-high-fidelity-earplugs-dual... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Samantha Fish December 14 2024 Kent Stage Kent OH Not the first time and will not be the last. | |
| Shanling ET-3 owners - a couple of questions, please Today an ET-3 was put into use. My DAC only has a USB connection and wanted to once again listen to CD’s. Best my system has ever sounded. The sound stage opened up. Was pretty centralized. The remote is as basic as a remote can be. But I am pr... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS I listened to a Topping E70 (AKM4499EX) at friend’s house. One very well may end up in my system. Would replace my Cary Xciter. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? In 1979 when John Cougar Mellencamp opened for Heart at Blossom Music Center. Heart did not have a good night. JCM made them look bad. | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment Added Analysis Plus Oval 9 speaker cables and Crystal Oval interconnects. First new cables in close to 25 years. Holy heck they had to make a difference. Hard not to.o |