lemonhaze

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Speakers or room
Maybe get rid of current wife. Order one dozen big fat ones on-line. Place one in each corner, 2 per side at first reflection points and the rest on the floor between you and the speakers.Face them inwards for better dispersion or outwards for mor... 
Best used DAC under $750.
If you are happy with redbook only,  then do your best to find a Wadia 15  It uses the Burr Brown PCM63 R2R architecture which beats, to my ears, the delta sigma DACs, unless you are prepared to pay huge money.This on redbook is a more musical and... 
What are the best Room Accustic Treaments members have found?
@ geofkite  I asked why you scoff. Can't answer, no rational reason? Seems you're not short of inane comments with nearly 19K posts.Name dropping skills,  hmmm, reminds me to drop your name into my folder titled 'Pathetic"  
What are the best Room Accustic Treaments members have found?
Because rooms vary so much in construction it is difficult to predict acoustic behavior by guessing.There is no need to guess, for less than the price of a pair of modest interconnects or isolation product which may or may not have an effect, a s... 
What are the best Room Accustic Treaments members have found?
WOW, after I read what @joshfilm posted I went to the Stillpoints site, not believing that this patent drivel and misinformation was up for all to see.  I no longer have any interest in their products. This insult is the worst kind of advertising.... 
Are there any current high end dipole speakers (dynamic)?
I was at the XFI Premium show in Veldhoven, Holland end of last month and can recommend Spatial and Pureaudioproject. Lots of good sounding rooms but these two appealed to me most. Open, spacious and natural. The bass does not slam but what it doe... 
NUPRIME EVOLUTION ONE-BEST CLASS D AMP ON THE MARKET
I recently attended the XFI Premium show in Veldhoven, Holland and heard a few class D amps. One I remember was the Merrill 116's driving Guru speakers. Sounded really good, in fact good enough to return and listen further.I of course heard top D'... 
New DAC or New Streamer or New Streamer/DAC
@cal3713  Thanks. Just read your thread on the Duelund caps. Would dearly love some of those but unfortunately my Tannoys need total 6 caps. Maybe the tweeter series caps someday.OP good luck with your search. 
New DAC or New Streamer or New Streamer/DAC
This is interesting, also looking for a streamer without DAC.Like  'clio09'  I have a DAC I'm extremely happy with, an ancient Wadia 15 which also uses the fabulous Burr-Brown PCM63. This beauty does redbook only but I do not miss hi-res. I have a... 
What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio?
As jouri_knegt posted about his Wadia 9, I was shocked when I bought, quite cheaply, a second hand Wadia 15 DAC which uses the same architecture as the 9  It 'only' does redbook but I have not heard anything else I prefer!Room treatment too. So fe... 
Streamer choices
You have received good advice from duckworp and others. That is: you can't polish a turd. Life is too short for listening to compressed music. Start by upgrading to at least redbook res. from Tidal etc. then upgrade streamer. I would suggest separ... 
Demo'd a few sets of speakers over the past 2 weeks...
Hi OP, Richard Vandersteen produces a great speaker and great value. One way to lift the performance is with subs but not just any subs. His own subs are expensive and I believe you can do better. One of his will just add bloat and boom to the po... 
Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’
OK guys, settle down. This is serious!If I took your Gate, would you take offense?  
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
Absolute phase is audible but the majority of listeners are unaware of the phenomenon or have heard it and deemed it insignificant, probably the same ones who can't hear cable differences.Absolute phase is when the leading pressure wave reaches t... 
High resolution digital is dead. The best DAC's killed it.
The  Sigma Delta architecture has to my ears a sound that gives digital a bad reputation. I own a Wadia 15 which uses the fabulous Burr Brown PCM63 and considering what I paid for this second hand I am surprised more folks don't snap them up.The T...