hce1

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Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs
 @kinarow1 I have extensive experience with DHLabs cables and you can’t go wrong with them. Great bang for your buck! In my experience, you can do better if you spend more. I also have used Audience ICs; in my system, they sounded thin and I resol... 
Decisions, decisions, decisions
@bipod72 I had Vandersteen 2CE signature IIs for a number of years before moving into a smaller home, where the listening room simply would not accommodate them. I auditioned a boatload of stand mounted speakers at that time. One of my favorites w... 
Does it have to sound good for you to like it?
i think it misleading to suggest that love of music and love of sound quality are antagonistic. I don’t deny myself enjoyment of any music. If I love it, I listen to it. But, I do limit the recordings I listen to in my main listening room to well ... 
Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range?
Consider Reference 3A. Like you, I like a detailed, but relaxed presentation of rock and roll, and the R3As suit me quite well.  
Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review
I’m not saying there are no audio reviewers out there worth reading, but I haven’t read a review since Moncrief and Enid quit publishing the international audio review. They went well beyond what most reviewers were doing while they were active, a... 
if you had this system, what would you do to make it sound the best you can
I strongly encourage you to optimize the system you currently have before you  consider replacing any of your major components. I would do the following, in this order: 1. Boot the equalizer 2. Optimize speaker placement and listening position. ... 
Cable Break In for the Naysayers
I really don’t understand why these arguments continue. Why do the two camps care about the “experience”, “perceptions” or “biases/expectations” of those in the other camp. If you don’t accept cable break in as real, why even open this thread, let... 
I want to replace the router/modem Comcast with a high quality for streaming
@mitch2  see my response above  
I want to replace the router/modem Comcast with a high quality for streaming
Sure. The fundamental improvement it offers when compared to the other routers I auditioned is a very significant reduction in the noise floor. I hear all of the musical benefits one would expect from a darker background: deeper and more realistic... 
I want to replace the router/modem Comcast with a high quality for streaming
  I recently had my ISP install the most recent router they have available for their customers: Calix. I was surprised to see and hear significant improvements in the video and audio performance on my television and the audio delivered from my ... 
Best Covers
Lots of great covers listed already. +1 Greg Allman, These Days, but Nico’s is my fave cover of the song. +1 for all the Johnny Cash covers. The American Recordings are sensational. Let me turn it around and point out a great cover of one of J C... 
Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!
I bought two components in the early 1980s with sonic signatures that matched quite well my listening biases/preferences: - a pair of Spica TC-50 speakers - a counterpoint sa-7 preamp These two components, combined with various front ends and a... 
Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One.
@unreceivedogma i’m hardly new here. I’ve been around for nearly 15 years, but don’t feel a need to comment on every thread; I try to reserve comments for discussions in which I have something appropriate or useful to say. It’s a shame you see tha... 
Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One.
@asmithkash I couldn’t agree more. I’m always thrilled by these kinds of discussions, for the opportunity they provide to learn about music I know not yet. I drew from this one a list of 8-10 LPs with which I am unfamiliar. They will guide my next... 
Router for Audio Streaming
@wsrrsw    Thanks very much. I suspected an LPS would darken the background, at minimum. Did you explore the effectiveness of the PSU without the clock, and the clock without the PSU?