jhnnrrs
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| TAS. The Absolute Sound? I've often said that TAS and Stereophile, as well as many of the online only review sites have reduced themselves to audiophile porn. Highlighting that which is only attainable by a wealthy few, leaving those of us for whom it is unattainable dro... | |
| Improving a stone rack I don't think your rack is affecting the sound, but if throwing a rubber blanket over it makes you feel better then go for it - it's not as wacky as the power cord or magic UEF people. | |
| Differences in YouTube, Spotify, etc. Qobuz. Tidal doesn't interest me, and I want nothing to do with Apple. In the car I listen to the free AccuRadio app. | |
| How does a preamp die from sitting unused for a few months? I'm guessing the power switch or the rectifier. If there is a big capacitive element in the power supply there can be a pretty severe shock to the system when first turned on. | |
| Audioholics Gene knows his stuff and is unafraid to call a spade a shovel. Ted, on the other hand, has a line of highly questionable, nonsense products for which he charges obscene amounts. His interactions with forum members that question his products get ... | |
| When feeding a DAC Hi-Res files, DSD128, 256, 512, PCM 32/768, etc are NOS DACs prefered? Most DACs turn off oversampling when playing DSD files. They even use different filters. And unless your DAC oversamples with a factor of the original file (44.1k oversampling to 176.4k and 48k oversampling to 192k, etc.), straight oversampling ... | |
| SVS Subwoofer Connection You have to check to see if there isn't a high-pass filter on the speaker outputs of the subwoofer. Sometimes they put a capacitor in series with the output to the speakers to limit bass to them. This may be detrimental to sound quality if they ... | |
| Burn your power cables in PROPERLY with Haglabs Frycorder @corelli At this point, after all the shysters, con men, grifters, and thieves have made just about every ridiculous claim about their do-nothing products, we should be pretty wise to the lines. We shouldn't have to point out that wires and fuse... | |
| PURON RESOLVE creates new options for better sound Good grief...yet another sleezeball product that depends on the gullibility of the avid high-end audiophile. Break out your tin hats, everyone! | |
| Burn your power cables in PROPERLY with Haglabs Frycorder @corelli So the speaker wire re-distributors (I won't say manufacturers because they manufacture nothing) tell you that such a product should not be used on their wire, and yet you believe some hokey pseudo-scientific word salad slinger that says ... | |
| Records and CDs The other day I visited a store named Newbury Comics in the Danbury Mall in Connecticut. I was astounding by the number of jazz artists, old and new, that were available on vinyl. The problem? The prices...$25, $30, $45, and higher - for record... | |
| Burn your power cables in PROPERLY with Haglabs Frycorder US or Australian dollars, it's money better spent elsewhere. | |
| Crackle and hiss on some albums I love it when a newbie vinyl user gets hit in the face with the reality of the medium. New, used or otherwise, any vinyl is very often noisy. There are pops, clicks, lead-in groove swooshing, warp wow, off-center pressings, etc. But occasional... | |
| Suggested Power Cable for Streamer @anotherbob Sorry, mate, but I do not believe there was ANY objective change in the sound. Subjectively...well, the brain can be a trickster, can't it. | |
| Suggested Power Cable for Streamer @bluethinker Even if you are well-off, $360 does not sound like an "economy oriented" cable. Take that money and buy music, subscribe to Qobuz for a year, anything but waste it on junk. The cable that comes with your streamer is more than good e... |