jjss49
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| HiFi vs MidFi @hilde45 when i scan replies to a given post, there are some usernames -- once i see them, i simply keep the page scrolling right past the jibberish, don’t even read em anymoreremember the old dilbert comic strips? "blah blah blah blah blah blah r... | |
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well thanks for the input so far - i am aware of the usual suspects, but wanted to check to see if there are any ’out of the ordinary’ synergistic matches out thereand yes, well aware of the amp discussions (as sad as they are) at h u g... | |
| How can a system be judged with highly processed, non acoustic music? fwiwjohn darko, well known, and imo, a very good audio gear reviewer in print and online (much on u tube) puts right up front he pretty much exclusively listens to electronica, old and new, and indie rock musichttps://darko.audio/2011/04/electroni... | |
| Tekton Double Impact Review opbeing a long time and passionate p-car lover and owner, i always wondered why (and for whom) pag would make an all wheel drive 911 convertible... now i know... for you!!!!!! 👍👍👍 | |
| HiFi vs MidFi as usual @mikelavigne speaks wisely to the heart of the matterin this case, @millercarbon as welli agree wholeheartedly with the key points of 'state of mind', and the idea that real hifi can/does exist at modest price points... one just needs the... | |
| HiFi vs MidFi mid fi as a term is derogatory, for surebut i have perhaps unwelcome news for those who think the law of diminishing returns kicks in at a grand, you are very very very wrongif people know what they are doing, and have a workable room, immediately... | |
| Will sun exposure damage my speakers? @ryder its ok, the sun is still there, more potent than ever | |
| Tekton Double Impact Review and now for the really important question - do you have/still have a black wrx wagon? :)hawkeye or blob eye? what a great car for reno/tahoe... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? more seriously folks, i will quote @mikelavigne's response in the prior thread on the subject that i referenced earlierif this place had 'stickies' on this subject as posed in the op's question, mike's post would have my vote as the definitive and... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? @twoleftears Yep. All you need is a straight wire with gain and a potentiometer. Amazing that no one figured this out sooner.well i had thought of that ages ago, but what has deterred me is done this way, i can’t easily get an extra $4,000 directi... | |
| Speaker and amp pairing sensitivity, response, sonic end product, physical end product, cost -- it is all about a fairly complex set of tradeoffs folks | |
| Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System debating technologies in d/a conversion as well as differing output stage types is fun fodder to banter around for audiophilesone can muse and debate to no end (and no end result)but at the end of the day it is about the quality of the engineering... | |
| Tekton Double Impact Review opreally appreciate the excellent review and writing, it is very balanced and sensical, and its seems the rest of your gear is also well matched to get good sound out of the di’si heard a set of tekton floor standers once here locally when i consi... | |
| Bluesound Node vs Wyred4sound moded Port yes i have both, node 2i as well as new node as well as ej-modded sonosthey both sound very good as low jitter, clean bitstream sources, but the sonos units have a 96khz sampling freq limit | |
| Retubing Audio Research VT100 Mkii there are four large black resistors, two on each of the vertically mounted pc boards holding 4 power tubes, on each side of the amp, so two resistors are at the top edge of each circuit board, can't miss 'emeach resistor controlling bias for a pa... |