macg19
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| Throwing 2 High End brands together will not automatically equal success. Thoughts? @calvinj the answer is of course not. Unfortunately learning this by trial and error is quite expensive. | |
| Throwing 2 High End brands together will not automatically equal success. Thoughts? @mahgister I have just moved and my new listening area is much better theoretically than the previous space and out of the gate the system sounds better, but the new room has its own / new problems acoustically. I know it is not the gear. And I h... | |
| Technics SL-1300G Turntable issues @mattmiller an opinion is one thing, but silly statements with no basis in fact… Have you heard an SL-1000RE-S? Definitely not mid-fi or a DJ turntable (nevertheless the original 1200’s were formidable) | |
| Develop a hierarchy for phono playback @intactaudio agree strongly with set up added to the list, and IMO that requires microscopy analysis to deal with errors such as zenith, which can be as much as +/- 5%. Wally Tools is the only source that I am aware of that provides and end-to-en... | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? Yep, literally just swapped tubes in my DAC 5 minutes ago. The ones supplied with my DAC have little sticky nylon or silicone dots for grip. I would not used the white slippery ones that came with my TT though. | |
| Anybody ever dealt with Safe and Sound audio My experience buying $5K floor standers from them shipped coast to coast maybe 7-8 years ago was 100% positive. In some cases (mine) they buy up manufacturers/distributors remaining inventory for discontinued products. My $5K speakers cost me $25... | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? Adding to the many great suggestions… Definitely Chick Corea - Trilogy and Trilogy 2 live, and Chick Corea Akoustic Band Live are all great (Dave Weckl is crazy good on drums) If I remember correctly Chick wrote much of the music for Time Out? O... | |
| Advice on turntables Dr Feikert is in a different league than anything made by Pro-Ject. But you also need a great arm and cart to take full advantage at the blackbird level. Personally I’m on my second Clearaudio TT. | |
| Definitive Technology Mythos STS crapped out... worth repairing? Having owned the 'flagship' Mythos ST-L's, I'd move on. You can do way better, especially on the used market, and I think you'll realize the bass they produce isn't that musical / natural. (IMHO) | |
| Directional wires/cables I wouldn’t buy a cable based on whether it it was directional or not, but if it was, why not follow the manufacturers instructions? | |
| What does your Virtual System page say about you? Ain’t nothing wrong with being a 3! ...as long as we are all on the same scale, with 1 being super-awesome and 10 being not-even-close-to-awesome | |
| What does your Virtual System page say about you? I had to check...I listed mine: amp>speakers>sources with related cables etc. after components. Now I'm not sure if I should reorganize my VS to fit into options 1 or 2, or just agree I'm a 3? | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM? @mrkrichman No two people see Color the same Actually lots of people see color the same. 8% of males have a congenital color vision deficiency, but only 0.5% of females. Roughly 15% of the general population, regardless of gender have an acqu... | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel Get these they can configure/terminate however you want, use genuine Neutrik connectors and in your budget delivered from the UK way better than stock https://www.designacable.com/rel-twincore-subwoofer-cable-for-dual-stereo-sub-setups.html | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" How does any of this inform a future purchasing decision or help us enjoy what we have now? |