jsalerno277
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| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles You receive the Booker Award for Literature in the elegant way the analogy of meatloaf and beer leads to the thesis of showing respect for the music and equipment others appreciate. The appreciation of genre, composition, performance, recording e... | |
| There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area @andy2 @ronboco Modern, long throw woofer designed have significantly advanced so there is very little measurable distortion. The technology has advanced to produce drivers with accurate pistonic diaphragm movement reducing breakup effects. ... | |
| There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area Advancements in woofer and cabinet technology no longer require large diaphragm elements to produce accurate bass response capable of properly loading a room and producing the benefit of enhancing soundstage you seek. The effect on soundstage is ... | |
| Why Does Expensive Gear Seems To Sound Better? @bjpd57a1 Thank you for an interesting post and thank you for your service and sacrifice. Here are my precepts on the post; When copying and pasting, this technological advanced forum webpage often wrecks havoc with font/formatting. Please c... | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? Thanks for the post. I am familiar with his analysis of issues with digital soundings from other reviews and agree with his position. Of the many reviewers out therr, I trust his ears. Remember, there is the law of limiting returns and the bene... | |
| Music streaming I had subscriptions to Tidal and Qobuz together for about 4 months. I settled on Qobuz. I preferred its library format better and thought its SQ marginally better. | |
| Bad idea? Don’t cut and terminate yourself unless you are experienced. Rather, audition the following WyWires model: https://wywires.com/collections/speaker-cables/products/speaker-cables-blue Read the following Absolute Sound review below: $299/4′ pr. i... | |
| Does and don't @jea48 Thank you for your explanation. I fully agree with your analysis of TPP and its effects on current, circuits, and potential effect on dynamics of the reproduced sound. However, the specification cited was the Bryston specification for c... | |
| Does and don't Perhaps those more technically competent than I as a novice can check my estimation and comments. First, the Bryston 4b SST manual indicates a 15 amp line is adequate but cautions that at a 4Ohm load with maximum power output, a mains line sharin... | |
| Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors From the bottom of your list up. Of course you want surge protection to protect your investment. Power conditioners like Shunyata and Audience have surge protection. Conditioning produced a significant improvement in sound quality in my s... | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" Sorry. Spell check k got me again. Cues not queues. | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" I agree and admit that the sound of an audiophile system is “inseparable from the music”. For me, it is because the nuances of sound reproduction of an audiophile system, especially timbral accuracy, image density, micro-dynamics, macro-dynamics,... | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? I normally listen at a 70db average with percussive or fff to ffff passages reaching 80 to 90db. I find this level enjoyable and not triggering sever adverse reactions from my wife and family members (no dedicated listening room, formal living ro... | |
| Aurender N20 versus Innuos Zen NG @ghdprentice Just a quick question. When you noticed more background noise from the Grimm vs Aurender, was your comparison done to your W20SE or a more pedestrian model like my N200. Your W20SE with its battery power supply is the quickest serve... | |
| Aurender N20 versus Innuos Zen NG The Grimm Audio MU1 Music Player, that acts as music server running Roon Core and music streamer running as Roon Ready endpoint. I, like @ghdprentice, found the Grimm nob takes a while to get used to and I found the application running Roon less ... |