jji666
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| Music first or sound first? Good sound is useless without good music. Not so the converse. | |
| Ethernet Cables - what are you using and why? Anything within spec. They can't make a difference unless they're out of spec. | |
| Axpona 2024 who is going and why? I enjoyed meeting Paul Barton. Got to tell him how much I enjoy his speakers. | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . Spend the money on a good dac. Eventually. The thing is, with a Marantz AV preamp, if the OP is using any form of room correction, surround processing, or anything other than direct mode, the Marantz is going to run the external signal throug... | |
| Resolving Hum with Battery Back-up (EcoFlow) vs Power Conditioners: success vs failure Couldn't the underlying problem eventually cause the solution to fail? | |
| Noob question about streaming . . . Don’t feel the need to swap digital cables and power supplies. That’s advanced stuff of questionable effect. I’d say consider a speaker swap. | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Hey, someone’s got to put the cable manufacturer’s kids through college. Might as well enjoy doing that. | |
| Need help choosing my first amp for my first speakers OP has bought himself some relatively high end speakers for his first purchase. I don' think they'll be sorry but it is a bit like having a Lambo as your first car at 16. Those speakers are lovely but they require a substantial amplifier to po... | |
| Streamer only Don’t overspend, especially at first. It’s something you have to use, know, understand, and analog logic doesn’t apply. There are a lot of uber expensive options out there that don’t add SQ and just address the nervosa. After you know what you’re... | |
| I don't get it...Exile on main Street-Blue Can we talk about the music? Not that DEI isn't a serious conversation needing to be had. On Exile, it's like being with them in a basement working on a set. Dirty, a little underproduced, but a great complement to the other albums in The Gre... | |
| Are You A Disciplined Audiophile? Disciplined audiophile is like saying moderate fanatic. Contradiction in terms! | |
| Help with XLR ICs. Thanks. So does that translate to: if the equipment is truly balanced, then the XLR interconnects do not make a difference, but if the equipment isn't balanced but instead just has XLR but is really single-ended, then the XLR cables matter similar... | |
| How good is to use integrated amp as preamp with the preout feature The preamp in an integrated amp is built to mate with the power amp section, in terms of impedance, etc. The pre-outs are a convenience. The preamp section may still be a match for external amps but it may not be. A listening test is really the ... | |
| Meridian G02 with non Meridian Amps? Thanks! Much appreciated. Good to hear. | |
| Moved from Logitech Squeezebox to Cambridge CXN V2 w/NAS - sound not as good Pump up the volume! (Seriously, it could be as simple as less gain through the new config.) |