jsalerno277
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| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) The sound of vinyl vs digital depends upon the original mastering and the payback equipment. Good recording engineering played back on good equipment sounds wonderful regardless. I have heard vinyl albums such as some 1960s DG offerings that hav... | |
| Favorite Albums Not in the Mainstream Found on Streaming Services @sls883 Agreed. I like all of Carolin No’s albums. However, her freeform improvisational style that draws me in so deeply to the soaring exchanges between the piano, guitars, and percussion instruments is not as evident on the studio albums. ... | |
| Favorite Albums Not in the Mainstream Found on Streaming Services @sfgak Great choice of an album not in the mainstream from two mainstream megastars. I do not know of it being available on streaming services, and it is out of print. If you know where I can get a digital copy, let me know. By the way, did... | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question I would have guessed equipment compatibility. The Magico A5 presents a difficult load. Your virtual system list your stereo amps as MAC 611 Monoblocks that can well handle the 2ohm dips in the bass. Therefore, it should not be a compatibility is... | |
| Is the "improvement" real or imnagined? "If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it." - William Arthur Ward. +1 @ghdprentice You beat me to the scientific explanation and I agree wholeheartedly. | |
| a rant I have never viewed the hobby as a roller coaster ride because I have always used a systematic process for making improvements. The systematic process involves a number of steps that I have posted before. First, and most importantly, listen to ... | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? Speaker life depends upon the design, environment, and usage. I am not familiar with your speakers. From a design perspective, ware of the basket of driver is material dependent. Foam wares sooner than rubber as an example. The driver diaphrag... | |
| Speaker or amplifer Always start with the goal. More dynamics and bass is a good goal but you should be more descriptive. Dynamics … a broad term … are you simply looking for more slam (macro dynamics), more subtitle micro dynamic detail that gives nuances like dec... | |
| How many times can u visit a hifi store before it annoys the store if u plan on a purchase The factors that determine how many visits you can make depends upon the personality of the business as set by the proprietor, the personality of the sales person you get assigned, and your personality. I had a similar experience as @jasonbourne7... | |
| Buying used audio equipment in peron in Canada +1 @kerrybh I am one that has a high probability of being caught. @mesonto Interesting, but only partially correct. Without the original invoice and proof of payment showing the tariff was paid upon the original entry and proof of only repai... | |
| Which end is which? Spell check got me again. Audible not auditable, but then again, without data, it is not auditable as well as not audible. | |
| Which end is which? @jasonbourne71 I always enjoy your perspective. However, the laws or physics apply to everything, regardless of whether to produces an effect one can hear. The are some theories that apply and are published. One is conductor grain structure tha... | |
| Buying used audio equipment in peron in Canada Regardless of paying cash or not, items purchased in Canada beyond the personal exemption ($800 US) are subject to duty, surcharges, and taxes. If you paid cash and hit craps on your way back, how will you prove you brought it with you to Canada ... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype The assumption that the DAC chip or processing technology is the determining factor for sound quality is a fallacy. I have posted before, it is the implementation of the design intent in using whatever processing technology is chosen, from the di... | |
| Choosing a preamplifier - synergy vs. matching components Should system synergy be the priority, or can better sound be achieved by carefully selecting and matching individual components? Both clauses question the process for reaching the same end - system synergy - the first by brand maintaining integ... |