jji666
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| Cable Break In for the Naysayers Back before I developed any empathy (i.e. around 12) I used to take a shovel, find a hill of red ants, shovel it out and drop it onto a hill of black ants and watch the battle. (Yes, I know, as I said it was before that part of my brain developed... | |
| Old SS amps I’ve bought nearly 20 used amps of various vintage, many 20-30 years old by now. Only two have had sound problems (as opposed to needing new bulbs in meters and that sort of thing): a Levinson 23 which are known to cook themselves to death, and a... | |
| Your first concert was to see who and when? Wow, these are some amazing time machine fantasies. I was either not born yet or waaay too young for most of the classic rock ones. My first was Joan Jett, Ministry, Flock of Seagulls, and The Fixx all opening for The Police, Comisky Park, July ... | |
| Brain Farts w/ Roon Nucleus I am a long time lover and sufferer of Roon. Reading most of the threads about Roon, I am pretty confident that there are multiple issues with Roon and moreover some of the issues arise out of the composition of your library. This is why one per... | |
| Bi amping with two different pairs of monoblocks Bi-amping isn’t something you do half-baked. Y cables will attenuate the signal somewhat, but the real point has been made above. If you are going to biamp, you should be using an active crossover between your preamp and the power amps. That is ... | |
| Help please! Something amiss with my digital chain OP, what are you streaming? While I agree that in general I prefer having a preamp in the chain, if you are not starting with good digital source material, none of the advice above can help bring it up to par relative to your analog source. Are ... | |
| What is your audio axiom? Music first. And there is no absolute sound, only the sound you prefer. | |
| How close are you to being to your endgame? My system outline and I'm almost there. I think the idea of "endgame" is like trying to reach the horizon. The next chapter may not be about sound quality. It can be multi-channel, or video, or having a vinyl collection sufficient to compete with the variety that streaming offers. ... | |
| Home-Made Multi-Subwoofer S.W.A.R.M System Swarm is the way to go! I have 4 REL Britannia subs on my 2-channel system. Each tuned very low. | |
| Seeking Advice to Improve My Audio System ($1000 Budget) Yikes...so many conflicting opinions and some frankly pretty weird posts. OP: I hope the one thing that comes out of this for you is that decent audio is more of a process than it is a stopping point, and that you will need to find gear that is ... | |
| Any modern rock recommendations? Catching up on rock from the last 45 years! ---Benjamin Booker ---Cadillac Tramps ---Craig Finn and his various bands ---Turbo ACs ---Queens of the Stone Age There is really lots of great rock music. As good as it ever was. It’s just not ... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile BMW 545i. The system in that car was better than my home system and I really hadn't realized what I was missing. Took a few years to match it but of course now I've lapped that BMW several times over, but it's still a helluva fun thing to cruise... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sticky Fingers side 2. Kruder & Dorfmeister - the K&D Sessions - Record 2 Side B. | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes I have found I prefer the sound of the ones over the zeroes. Not that the zeroes are bad, but the ones are sharper and have more detail, while the zeroes are smoother but it is hard to tell when they begin and end. | |
| Article: "Do Blind Listening Tests Work? My Sessions with the Colorado Audio Society" Unless double blind testing includes long-term listening, my take is that while it can be useful to determine IF there is a difference, it is not useful in determining which is "better" to us. Analogy: many times I have eaten at a restaurant and ... |