hilde45
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| Considering ditching 5.1 for a soundbar; suggestions? @spatialking Noted. If anyone else wants to say, "I wouldn’t do it", Spatialking has that covered. Your work is done.Anyone with advice about soundbars, please weigh in. I like movies but the fetish about surround sound/movie conditions doesn't gr... | |
| The Most Digital Recording You Ever Heard I love a lot of digital and to my ears it sounds just as good as much vinyl. A lot comes back to the recording. @teo I agree about BIA. I like the sound of Communiqué much better. | |
| How important is the pre-amp? I learned something from these two short videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh27E7YKN9s&ab_channel=PSAudiohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnhzBdbsdw&ab_channel=PSAudio | |
| Music Direct and my recent exoeriences Be positiveAlways good advice. More convincing when delivered in a cushion of other positive words and tone. | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? P.S. I have QS Mono 60's and they sound glorious. That said, I have not compared them to the others, but from what I've heard they're quite competitive, especially if one changes the caps to higher level caps. | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? By what criteria? I can think of objective factors such as the quality level of construction & design; parts quality, which would include transformers, capacitor, etc.Then there are more subjective factors such as how they sound, especially in... | |
| Why the difference in resale value? Probably just supply. Why would anyone actually care?"Actually" ?Let me help. Because this is a friendly discussion forum where the bar to ask a question is reasonably modest? | |
| Why the difference in resale value? @mike_in_nc I have the 535L. I cannot be sure if it's Pass designed or not. I love the bass and the slam but the treble is a bit rough. Same experience. Bought in early 90s. | |
| Why the difference in resale value? Weird, as Nelson Pass designed the Adcom GFA555 | |
| Funny thing happened on the way to Google @nonoise and @dadork Guys, the real money is in grilled cheese sandwiches. https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/why-some-see-face-jesus-their-toast-1c6436912 | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… "I just want to enjoy the music."Are you sure? You just want to be passive?When I reflect, I see two different reasons I keep reading about audio.One is the desire for "perfection." That's a trap. Avoid it. Tvad had good advice.The other is the de... | |
| Which component to upgrade to improve bass control? @aubreybobb Will check it out. Thanks! | |
| Are Fall Sales Leveling Out in the Used Market? Given supply chain disruptions continuing, I'd not predict the shift you describe. If anything, I'd expect the used market to shift toward sellers. | |
| Need help buying new speaker cable What I can't figure out is why it drives people so batty that some people want to spend money on cables?"Show me some engineering data that that wine you paid $60 for at the restaurant was really worth it." See how ridiculous that sounds? We know ... | |
| Atoll in se 200 Crescendo Audio in Colorado |