jl1ny
Responses from jl1ny
| Question about Bi-Wiring I have my ProAc’s wired up in a diagonal connection. Honestly don’t think it made much of a difference from a single run with the OEM metal jumpers. | |
| Chinese Cables that sound good Personally, I don’t use aliexpress. Interested to know what recourse does one have if there’s a QC issue with a cable? | |
| Buyer Dispute At $7K I would have sent them back to the seller from jump street and moved on. | |
| Slow used market right now? Shipping costs are pretty horrendous which doesn’t help and there’s the 2022 PayPal/Zelle sales tax fiasco. I pretty much have been looking for gear that’s within a drivable distance. Cash & carry! | |
| Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "? @preston8452 All you can do is listen for yourself in your own rig. I remain completely unconvinced. Just be sure whatever switch you buy can be returned. I’d be interested to know your findings. | |
| China built tube amps Fwiw- I’ve owned Prima Luna and it was superb quality. | |
| Paypal Changes for 2022 @zappas Drug dealers get taxed at the same rate as congressional politicians. | |
| Paypal Changes for 2022 @secretguy @jond Ok Mr. Do Right, give me a friggin’ break…paying taxes is one thing, this nonsense is a blatant overreach by the govt. I get destroyed in taxes, I’d like to know what snow globe you two are living in. | |
| Paypal Changes for 2022 It is what it is, hopefully the vast majority of people will stop using PayPal / eBay / Zelle. I’ll do all my buying at the used hifi shops and F2F deals if I have to. I’m not getting screwed by these a-holes…this is absurd. | |
| Beautiful listening rooms @millercarbon Literally! | |
| Beautiful listening rooms Those pics range from incredible to atrocious…something for everyone. | |
| Uptone Audio EtherREGEN review @audiom3 Fiber…I wish. I’m using 500mb with perhaps the worst ISP in the country (optimum). | |
| Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit I’d start with going hardwired with a CAT8. Careful when spending $$$ on a switch, I experimented with it and it did absolutely nothing. | |
| Please recommend speakers I tried the LS50 / Meridian 556 combo and found them fatiguing. Considering the OP’s set up restrictions a set of nice headphones might be the best bet. | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? As I learned today, I’ve been greatly underestimating the power of room treatments. I Installed a floor to ceiling bass trap in the most offending corner of my room and I’m astonished. Spent the rest of the afternoon recalibrating my sub to the “n... |