hilde45
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| Extra power or cleaner power? Just following up on my own, earlier thread.I now have my amps — Quicksilver Mono 60s'.Because my gear is located near an outlet with just two plugs, I have acquired a used $500 Panamax Max 1500 conditioner/surge protector (10 outlets), 1800 Watt.... | |
| Another streaming newbie Bluesound Node2i + MHDT Orchid tube DAC = $1750 msrp. I got an open box node for 450 and the Orchid for 1100 and found a great Analysis Plus Crystal Digital used for 120. I’m streaming Amazon HD and I have a 128 gb thumb drive with ripped FLACs in... | |
| Need help replacing my beloved Magnepan.... +1 Fritz Carbon 7. Amazing with jazz, vocals. Articulate soundstage, fluid mids and highs, and a taut, respectable bottom end. String bass, horns, vocals sound lively but natural. They are bookshelves and not Maggies, but I close my eyes and feel... | |
| Pangea Distributing -- anyone else having trouble reaching them? I got a nice note today after 5 days -- 2 phone calls and two emails. I got a mailer label. So, something's a bit off, there, but they did come through. | |
| Who buy PS AUDIO ? I love the videos too and they have many good reviews. That said, I do not see their name mentioned as often as a lot of others -- Naim, Arcam, CJ, Cary, ARC, VAC...and on and on. From what I can tell, they’re a company whose products hit high and... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @kren -- please do tell me how that goes. The only alternative for me would be to sell my REL (I can poke you if you wish) and then buy two matching. @djones will check out, thanks. | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @mijostyn — got you. So…there's "good kabuki" and "crappy kabuki". I want to do "good kabuki"!Will look into Psychoacoustics@tvad -- Your advice is sound. I'm just looking to make conversation that will (as you say) become really operative in the... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @tomic601 I completely agree. What these listening tests are doing for me -- besides evaluating gear character and quality -- is teaching me different things to listen for and different *modes* of listening. Let me give an example. Last night, I w... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @tomic601 Those are good suggestions. I'm trying to standardize a manageable listening selection — with particularly good recordings (and with some older ones, to see if when my system is too revealing), with certain characteristic instruments (as... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @big_greg I agree. I’ve found as I put my system together, that people say things like, "Get 3 different cables and try them out." Etc. And I know that anyone who’s built a system has had to do close listening comparisons to try to hear difference... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? Thanks @kren. There is a new You Tube channel on audio. Notice he says, "Short term auditory memory has been shown to be very unreliable, even the order in which you switch components makes a difference."His reply to my question was interesting. S... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? I appreciate the thoughtful responses. I will not respond to insults or condescension. I phrased my question carefully. And yet...So, to the thoughtful responders: I will think about what’s been said and respond when I have a moment. @tommic601 --... | |
| Contest with reward +1 crimson king. | |
| Bookshelf speaker for an apartment You might consider Fritz... I’m really enjoying his speakers. And small maker, great reputation. http://www.fritzspeakers.com/DreamWeaverFritzLSFritzieSpecPage.asp | |
| Tone controls -- assuming you're ok with them, when would you try them? I was wanting a tone control this morning, listening quietly in my basement with everyone else asleep.I was wanting a tone control yesterday, trying out some Klipsch 600m speakers, to see if the brightness could be tamed.I was wanting tone control... |