hilde45

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What selections do you play when showing off your system to others?
Looking for a Home by Keith Greeniger   
Which power cords have high resolutions and separation??
Try before you buy.     
Am I Getting Soft Here?
@grislybutter  I was thinking about this and realized it's all in my brain. My ears are not improving. What gets better is my brain's ability to process the quality and characteristics of the sound. My brain compares the sound I heard before and... 
Looking for subwoofer recommendations
I've had good luck with three subs. I learned a lot from MC's post, here. My room was good with two Rythmik and one Rel. People have compared those here. Two subs wasn't enough. The third sub was the charm, positioned out near the listener chair.  
Am I Getting Soft Here?
@edcyn It sounds like you've hit a really good equilibrium point. You've put time and money and intelligence into your setup and you're immersed in experience. That's how it should be. That said, everyone knows that aesthetic appreciation is a st... 
Solid state to tube
I have tube and solid state amps and a tube preamp. My amps are quicksilver and they're wonderful. I really enjoy the full tube sound, but the Pass XA25 coupled with my 6sn7 preamp is pretty magical. I don't find tubes to be a big hassle.  
Accoustical panels vs isolation platform
   
Is the HiFi podcast with Darren and Duncan coming back?
After so many episodes in a row and a very professional website, their ghosting is a very strange turn of events. I hope they're both doing ok.  
BOOKSHELF SPEAKER RECOMMENDATION
Here are two: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php? and topic=172768.0%20https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/review-fritz-heiler-s-carbon-7-se-mk-2-bookshelf-speakers  
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
NO! If anyone thinks recorded sound is superior to live sound(not amplified live sound) then that’s an oxymoron. They are saying they don’t like live sound(which is of course the standard simply by its very nature), that they prefer colorations w... 
Simplest Linear PSU?
Acopian -- industrial strength, quiet, not audiophile-priced.  
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
I was at a live concert recently -- no amplification -- that made me wish I was listening to it on a stereo. Church acoustics and seat position can be very very bad. Live music is not always better.  
Streamer Upgrade Bluesound Node To Aurender N10
@lalitk Thought I was being pretty clear. Looking back at my post, I see that I didn't say that the Node with PSU upgrade was just as good as N10 or N200, because I don’t know how much better the Aurender(s) would sound.  My point is that it wo... 
Streamer Upgrade Bluesound Node To Aurender N10
I would only consider upgrading the power supply in Node as suggested by @pedroeb if you plan on keeping the Node otherwise you’re better off moving to better streamer like Aurender N200 or N10 once you have upgraded the DAC. I upgraded the pow... 
The character of analog and digital
@ghdprentice  I always recommend you do a few minutes of analytical listening, but quickly switch to listening to the music and not the equipment… this will allow your subconscious latch on to the equipment which gives you the greater emotional ...