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jastralfu

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Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations
Two pairs of Pulsars on Audiogon for sale right now.  They are over your budget though.  I have Fritz Rev 7 SEs and they are excellent in my small listening room.  I don’t think you’d be giving up much, if anything, having the Carreras vice the Pu... 
Mark Levinson Has Saved Me And My MUSIC!!
I listened to the demo tracks on his website and it makes a significantly audible difference.  I stream mostly so I thought it wasn’t worth the cost but likely would buy it if it could convert streamed content.  I have no frame of reference to ana... 
If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments?
Here’s a video that speaks to this topic.  The clap example he gives at around the eight minute mark illustrates the point well. https://youtu.be/DrPvXt5Anz4?si=Ka4Qs2-78ROMYVaY  
Measurement Bias
Good point.  Seems like spending a reasonable amount of time listening to a component in a well known system where that one new component is the only variable would be a good place to start.  Then measure and see if it matches listening experience.  
If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments?
Cause it corrects the way the room is interacting negatively with your system.  I like the look of my treatments and they are functional.  As @jpan states, you won’t know till you measure and fix things.  
Am I right for this forum?
@ghdprentice The music was very severely compromised...so it goes. Are you a Kurt Vonnegut fan? That's too bad that the new conductor felt the need to change things so drastically, at least relative to what you liked.  
Am I right for this forum?
@immatthewj either that or affirming that he belongs in this forum.  
Am I right for this forum?
@immatthewj someone commented “cue Stuart Smalley”.  The OP wrote that the comment stung a bit.  I responded that he should ignore them.  
Am I right for this forum?
Of course you belong as much as anyone else does.  I would ignore the Stuart Smalley comments.  There seem to be a few folks on here who like to type things they would likely not say to someone's face (at least I hope not). By the way @chrshanl37 ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Jellyfish - Bedspring Kiss  
No discussion about the Synergistic Pink fuse?
Yeah, I don’t really get the OPs comment.  I have the Purple fuse and it did make a noticeable difference.  
It's All I Can Do - Better than I remember
They have so many good songs and that’s certainly one of them.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour  
Denafrips Terminator 2 + Hermes DDC vs T+A DAC 200
Here’s a link to a thread here about the Terminator Plus and the T+A 200. Not exactly the same Terminator but close. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/denafrips-terminator-plus-vs-t-a-dac-200 i run a Pontus II with a Hermes via the I2S conn... 
Solar Eclipse Music
Invisible Sun, The Police