jji666
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| Replacing My Maggie 3.6R Those of us addicted to the Maggie sound have found ways to work through their perceived shortcomings. Two good REL subwoofers (I have 3 running presently) is a good step in the direction of addressing perceived lack of deep bass. I also bought ... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? You have to listen for many, many days/weeks to fully understand any piece of gear. I agree with this. I also believe that you have to tackle a single variable at a time, as possible. In other words, understand how your amp and speakers inte... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? I love the comment about this being a cohesive group. Yes it can be a bit of an echo chamber. I would say that the converse has happened to me more: that I expected/hoped for a great improvement and instead found the difference to be subtle if... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? The OP lost a lot of credibility with the eggs benedict analogy. Of course science could differentiate between the two plates: this bacon is more carbonized than on the other plate; the water content in this muffin is higher thus making it mushy; ... | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps Edibles would be a more direct investment in sound quality. | |
| Modern Covers of Classics Try Apocalyptica - basically chamber session classical covers of Metallica Then try Rodrigo Y Gabriella - acoustic guitar, somewhat classical guitar style Metallica covers | |
| Why did this just happen ? My primary guess would be that the newer Mac has a newer OS with improved drivers for the DAC, and that what you were using before was "crippled" relative to the driver. Either that or you find the effect of using a hub between your Mac and DAC ... | |
| You're not a true audiophile unless... Unfortunately it is a bit like a black and white cookie. A very two-sided term: it can certainly mean one who loves audio, but it also carries a pejorative connotation of elitism, conspicuous consumption, and in some cases scientific rejection. I... | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC In terms of your budget, I would second the suggestions for looking at Schiitt DACs. I have a Gungnir multibit that I like quite a bit. I also have a Mytek Liberty II and I've enjoyed that but the top end has to be tamed a little bit, so depends ... | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? Where is the link to page 38? Click the word "here." This is likely to start the same old tweaker vs. logic/science debate! | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? If there was noise that a PC could lower, couldn't that be detected just by listening without any source material playing? Not saying that is the only reason for these various boxes. The convenience of timed on/off between amp preamp and source... | |
| Can a DAC do triple duty? What a dac typically won't do is output both rca and xlr simultaneously. Interesting. I’ve never seen one that didn’t output simultaneously. | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? Ahem...changing the toe-in (or lack thereof) of your speakers can greatly impact treble. Give it a try before lightening the wallet with multi-colored unidirectional fuses. | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response No one mentions acoustic room treatments? Slushy or boomy bass is often the result of a need for some level of room treatment. That's also likely a lot cheaper than replacing any high end speaker. Also, strongly disagree with audiotroy regard... | |
| Looking for a true upgrade in sound quality Try Roon and see how that sounds. Agreed. Roon is very good for tweaking sound because of its DSP capabilities. However you have to have a fairly powerful server for some of the DSP, depending on what you want to do. Roon is also great be... |