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| Bad news for home theater enthusiasts I was engaged in a similar discussion in 2009 with Macdadtexas where he claimed Blu-Ray was already toast because streaming was so convenient and good enough for most people including him. Fourteen years later we are lamenting the pending loss of... | |
| Arcam AVR20 vs. Denon AVR-a110 anniversary edition... @nooshinjohn how would you compare the sound of the AVR20 to the 30 in to two channels? Curious, because will need to replace my AVR400 someday. @soix we will just have to disagree on Arcam versus Yamaha AVRs for two channel listening. I listen... | |
| Xangsane XS-1001Ag silver coax SPDIF cable I am not surprised by the OP’s experience with a Xangsane product. I bought a Xangsane power cable a few years ago and its performance matched or exceeded some significantly more expensive cables from DH Labs and Furutech. | |
| Help this old rookie with speakers Do I have it right that you intend to place these speaker 30’ apart in opposite corners? | |
| Atoll ST300 streamer DAC. @medialies agreed. | |
| Connectivity Issues/Arcam ST60 Streamer!! Is it me, or does cindyneely’s answer read like it was AI generated? | |
| Arcam AVR20 vs. Denon AVR-a110 anniversary edition... Curious, which Arcam model was giving you trouble? | |
| Best Receiver? Interesting no mention of Arcam here. I did a lot of listening to AV and stereo receivers about ten years ago and for my taste, Arcam AVR's were clearly better into both two and multiple channels. That may have changed, but I listened to the lat... | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? My personal definition of when you’ve crossed over from Mid-Fi to Hi-Fi is that your favorite sample tracks you used previously for demoing electronics because they had “good bass” or “tinkling bells” or an impressive “drum hit” or a “powdery woma... | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? Just for perspective, the Dictionary.com definition of High-Fidelity is: noun Electronics. sound reproduction over the full range of audible frequencies with very little distortion of the original signal. That leaves quite a bit of room ... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @donavabdear It’s refreshing to see the two-way learning in this thread. I had written you off as coming here to make a point, rather than share a point of view and accept that it might be challenged and your initial perspective may be improved... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @reimarc Clever. | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? And this: https://www.gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/electrical-delivery-systems-overview/ | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @donavabdear Some food for thought. https://www.furutech.com/technology/#:~:text=Recording%20Studio%20Trptk.Com%20Tests%20NCF%20–%20Netherlands%20July%202017 https://shunyata.com/technology/#clear-image-scientific-link https://www.medicaldesi... | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? @1971gto455ho I am not sure he’s even wandering in the same forest. |