kota1
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| Upgrade path question. Upgrade analog or turn to digital? If you decide change make sure you listen to a digital system you really like before you go that route. Whatever you decide to do I find that room correction software like ARC from Anthem/Paradigm, Audyssey or Dirac is a must have, not a nice to h... | |
| What is Your Opinion of Atmos Music? Here is an interview with the engineers at Abbey Road on remixing Pink Floyd in immersive audio: | |
| What is Your Opinion of Atmos Music? @ebm , that’s funny :) Here is a link to an interview of Giles Martin (George Martins son) on remixing the Beatles in Atmos: | |
| Downloads Versus Streaming @goofyfoot, ADD POWR is run by Bill Steinout. He sold his previous company, QRT to Nordost who is now selling the QRT line he developed. I am using his QRT Octave power conditioner which has now been renamed and being sold by Nordost. That is why ... | |
| Downloads Versus Streaming @goofyfoot re: what I did to make improvements was to put all my network and streaming components in line with an ADD-POWR power conditioner, I recommend checking out there website. | |
| Downloads Versus Streaming @goofyfoot I do have a disc spinner (Sony UHPH1 Universal player) that is very good to my ear. I think it may just nostalgia on my part or it could be the ripping process I use is less than perfect | |
| Is there such a thing as a FOREVER DAC/streamer? I would ask is there such a thing as a "forever" satisfied audiophile. I was watching a video on youtube about dacs by Thomas and he used the phrase "good enough". Although some dacs might provide more air, more bass, more this or that he describe... | |
| Downloads Versus Streaming If I had the same song on a CD, a download and streaming I would likely prefer them in that order. If I had my eyes closed I would have to be very attentive to pick which is which. | |
| Diffuser panel design - overrated? Anthony Grimani states you have two types of diffusors, 2D and 3D. He stated to use the 2D diffusors in the front half of the room and 3D diffusors in the back half. The 2D diffusors have to be deep enough to impact certain frequencies so a book c... | |
| Cables to settle brightness My experience has been in order to get speakers to sound less bass forward/brighter to move them away from the walls. To increase bass/less bright move them closer to the walls. In order to have speakers to become clearer and more focused use an i... | |
| Cables to Add Brightness My experience has been in order to get speakers to sound less bass forward/brighter to move them away from the walls. To increase bass/less bright move them closer to the walls. In order to have speakers to become clearer and more focused use an i... | |
| What's It All About? I did both, it is fun but the kitchen took less time (and less budget). | |
| Mcintosh Streamer or a DAC? @vonhelmholtz , your post is very helpful, the Mac MB50 is only available in the used market which means no audition/ no returns. I'll stick with a new dac with a return policy to avoid buyers remorse. I saw a post here about the ethernet fiber co... | |
| Mcintosh Streamer or a DAC? Thanks @vonhelmholtz , any experience with mcintosh? The streamer doubles as a dac: | |
| Thoughts about the "Cheapaudioman" on YouTube How can you evaluate cheap components without the context of valuable components? This cheap component is better than this cheap component isn’t really much of a comparison. At the end of the day if a component isn’t competitively priced it won’t ... |