jsalerno277
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| Pure Silver Wire In very general terms, and in fear of stating the obvious: You do not see more solid silver cables due to cost of materials. Silver cables tend to sound fast, clear, and thin. I used a highly regarded by The Absolute Sound solid silver de... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? Separate preamps and power amps provide greater flexibility to customize SQ by mixing and matching brands and models at the additional expense of interconnects, power cords, racking area, and vibration isolation. Some will say separate chassis pr... | |
| Has this ever happened to you? Congratulations on reaching audiophile nirvana. Yes it has happened to me several times, but not spontaneously. Rather it has occurred during evaluating or installing component upgrades when I my analytical persona expresses itself. After some... | |
| physiology and psychology of hearing In other words spousal selective hearing or pushing the mute button on the TV remote. | |
| physiology and psychology of hearing Thank you for the link. The medical term for what the content developer discusses is “auditory processing disorder” (ADP) - a disorder affecting the ability of the brain to process sound without loss of hearing sensitivity. It manifests in one o... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS While I am glad you are using listening techniques to make your decision, your premise is incorrect IMHO. The processing technology alone does not dictate SQ but rather the design intent of the engineering team, especially the combination of the ... | |
| High pitch buzz in speakers after adding some LEDs I do not have direct experience since I do not use LED lighting in my home theater. I will however confirm that, from a quality engineering perspective, LED lighting has a potential for causing audio feedback. LED lighting uses a switching power... | |
| Spiritual/soul jazz from early 70s and later. My favorite in the spiritual jazz album category is Yusef Lateef, “Eastern Sounds”. | |
| Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade? I am a little confused. By an external power supply, do you mean an audiophile quality power regenerator? Let’s assume you do mean a regenerator like a Furman, PS Audio, Etc. A power regenerator is designed to produce pure sine wave AC without ... | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? This is subjective based on room size, room acoustics, and the audiophiles ability to discern subtle differences in sound quality between brands and components, for as you go to higher price point equipment, the absolute value of the performance/... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. I was never shy of admitting I enjoyed the Carpenters and Karen’s sultry voice, vast range, and accomplished drumming. I listen often to their well recorded songs. However, my memory of her relationship with her brother were that is was complex,... | |
| Hegel hum? My experience with high current Class A or Class AB designs with large power transformers like Krell and Classe is that they normally produce a faint mechanical hum when first turned on as transformer charges and “warms up”. The hum should not be... | |
| Retirement System Finally Completed: Impression of the Mola Mola Tambaqui @karmapolice I pair the Mola Mola Tambaqui with a Burmester 032 Integrated Amp, a Class AB design with much success. The design philosophy of both companies centers on clarity with sweet treble response, clarity, timbral accuracy, and micro/macro... | |
| Digital Advice Moving away from computer streaming (MacBook/Audirvana) to a dedicated streamer (Aurender) produced significant improvement in all areas of SQ but most notably, the removal of fatiguing “digital glare”. I recommend you make the move to a server/s... | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? I sold my tuner and have not listened to music radio for over 15 years but still I am an avid listener to news radio, especially Bloomberg Radio, when driving. Getting nostalgic as I always do, this post has brought back memories is the late 60’... |