hifiguy42
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| GaN FET Amps vs. Traditional Class D Amps I've been using a Classe CA-D200 class D amp for years. I don't know which "type" it is, but I've been very happy with it in my main system. I admit I haven't auditioned anything else in a long long time (I was using a B&K amp before the Cla... | |
| Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You? Joni Mitchell - Woman of Heart and Mind You know the times you impress me most Are the times when you don't try When you don't even try... Pink Floyd - Time Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain And you are young a... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles @cleeds Thanks, I was aware of that but took artistic license for the sake of humor. | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles Love meatloaf, both the overblown singer and the foodstuff. I will be trying the chipotle tweak the next time I whip up a loaf. | |
| a rant I've listened to demos of the Baach products on three separate occasions, and was thoroughly unimpressed each time. It just sounds phasey and overly processed to me, not natural at all. I have not met or spoken to anyone else who wasn't completel... | |
| Natalie Merchant - Leave Your Sleep If you haven't already done so, check out her most recent (2023) album Keep Your Courage - really great music and fantastic sound. I have the record, but it sounds excellent in the streaming realm as well. On Leave Your Sleep, I've used the trac... | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? litter? | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? I usually listen at levels between 75-85db, sitting back about 90 inches from the speakers. I might turn a Mahler symphony up a litter more than that, but generally I find around 80db sounds great. I'm using ESLs (ML 11a) as well. It took some wor... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? I've been using my VPI 16.5 for thirty years, average 10-15 records a week. The only thing I've had to change were the plastic pickup tube (I use three separate ones for each cleaning stage). I generally change them out every six months or so. | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening This is very well written and for me at least, accurate to the word. I actually DO enjoy going out into the world to acquire new music, that's where the people are! I believe we are losing our humanity bit by bit (see what I did there) because we... | |
| Ever heard Rockpile? I actually like the Little Village album! | |
| Bent Audioquest Robin Hood banana plugs I also recommend the pliers route - the metal is surprisingly malleable. | |
| Class A, A/B vs Class D amp Soundstage I came here to say what @jetter did. Many class D amps perform incredibly well, but there is also always the chance that synergy just isn't "there". | |
| Speakers sound too bright. Break in, I'd say at least 100 hours. I have heard these speakers after break in and they didn't sound the least bit bright or brittle to my ears. | |
| Need to learn about Audio Research Another longtime ARC pre user here; the LS7 in my system has been its heart and soul since 1997(!). Never replaced a tube, and I turn it off only when I'm going to be gone from the house for more than a couple of days. I use a Classe CA-D200, a cl... |