hilde45
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| My Caladan Impressons Thanks for taking the time to write that. I wonder if these are just like the Spatials but now under a different name or if there has been some "leap" in approach or sound difference. OP, you may not have heard the Spatials, so perhaps anyone who... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 quicksilver | |
| This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces Some have commented it might be very expensive. Perhaps. But if it became standardized and developed as a building material, audiophiles would benefit the way we do when we make our own absorbers, now. | |
| This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces @abnerjack You're most welcome. And if we, in audio, have not made the connection, it's hard to imagine others fully realizing it (other than the biologists). | |
| This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces Thank you so much for posting. I've been kinda obsessed with how noise cancellation could graduate from earphones to bigger scales, but the best answers I've always gotten is that it would take too much energy or would be not feasible for other (p... | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps I’m glad this topic finally came up! But seriously, I’d have to say that while high-quality equipment can definitely improve sound quality, I’ve found that room acoustics have an even greater impact. This includes differences between tube vs. sol... | |
| How Soon Do You Realize You Don't Like a Piece of Gear? Answer: When I get the credit card bill. | |
| How you know your system is improving? I SAID: I’m trying to follow, so is this what you said, basically? (I tried to rephrase it.) Then I put in an extensive rephrasing. Does anyone see how I'm trying to understand Mahgister? Is that so unclear? But instead Mahgister says: Sin... | |
| How you know your system is improving? I’m trying to follow, so is this what you said, basically? (I tried to rephrase it.) "While personal preference plays a role, it’s ultimately secondary in optimizing an audio system. Developing a discerning ear takes practice – just ask any musi... | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? This is only an issue if one listens to "popular"stuff only. Most orchestral music, concertos, symphonies and chamber music will take up one or two sides of an LP. You’ve never just listened to one movement? | |
| How you know your system is improving? You have to know where the target is in order to hit it. Also the target must be real not just a pipe dream that can never be realistically achieved. The problem of knowing what the target is goes back at least as far as Hume's argument that "tas... | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? Not as much as I'd like. But free associating is fun, too. Remember mix tapes? | |
| Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System? IF one listens to a variety of music, from different types of producers and companies: Recording quality varies. Mastering quality varies. There are different purposes for different mixes. There are so many variables. How *could* they all sou... | |
| How you know your system is improving? @grislybutter That's kind. Thank you. When I got permission to do my system during covid, I had a basement with 6' 5" ceilings to work with. That meant that I had to figure out first and distal reflections and bass modes. That lead to a lot of res... | |
| Tube vs Solid state for Preamp Your question is very specific -- it’s about low end control. I’m assuming you’re not interested in general opinions about SS vs. Tube preamps. So, the question is quite technical: What is the impact of tube vs. SS technology for controlling th... |