karlr63

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Room correction after speaker break in
Keen observation Erik, I've observed a tighter bass, as well as a progressive "airiness" in the mids since the out of box baseline. I'm leaning to re-running, primarily to poor room acoustics. I can save multiple profiles, So I can always jump fro... 
Some questions on using a WiFi speaker wired (Technics S SC-C50)
Hi duvan, Lots to unpack there. Sorry for being long winded. I'll focus on my expertest as someone with 3+ decades of network / compute experience. Wifi and audio are not great. Be it Bluetooth or any wifi protocol. It's getting better, but it h... 
Totem Mani-2 vs Devialet Phantoms Gold
Mani-2 appear to have been superseded by the Bison line here in Canada. Given your "bass freak" preference, you may be happier with the Bison. I am staggered by the bass my Totem Tribe Towers produced without giving up mids or highs. Worth a visit... 
Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade
From your post, you may be at a point of diminishing returns. You look to be adding some bass extension. Putting some Wilsons in the space would likely be over kill IMHO. You will be filling your room with bass traps I would imagine. Only you coul... 
What's the point of reviewing?
Different people listen differently. Back in the 80s when Physical EQs were all the rage the "average" listener almost always had the "smiley" face set up on the bands. Over doing bass and high end. Look at today's more clever EQs (aka digital fil... 
Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender
Having been in the IT infrastructure industry for far too many decades, I'll drop a nugget of data. WiFi is wonderful and solves many problems. However, be it commercial or residential, WiFi has limitations. Mesh vs Extenders have pros and cons, b... 
NAD C 658 DAC
I've been running the C658 a couple of years now, and it is a wonderful product. Lots of comments on people's experience so far, but was searching for DAC info as well, I stumbled across the forum. The DAC used still remains unanswered so for comp...