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3-Dimensional Soundstage
"More critically, the BACCH filter doesn’t introduce any coloration to the signal." Not supported from the videos presented here.   Additionally, if the primary intent is to remove crosstalk, why do they recommend it for headphones where cross... 
Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One.
Bach Goldberg by Feltsman incredible spontaneous almost improvised playings after the end of the Soviet empire in his first invitation to Moscow ... A top level Bach lesson in pure joy ...Gould is mannerism compared to it ... For Strings trio , t... 
Jazz for aficionados
Arguably, this is a prerequisite for performing ANY style of improvised music well. It’s pretty hard to stay "in the zone" while switching back and forth between right and left brains. Your topic brought the following to mind: "Just a little m... 
Effects of concrete as base for subs, speakers and potentially equipment
After the excellent suggestions of mitch2 I will only add that the coupling/decoupling -process worked well for me with thick concrete slab, granite plate, bamboo plate, oak thick plate sorbothane plate, cork plate , shungite plate under the s... 
Have I Found the Holy Grail of Audio Systems? My Surprising Discovery
Congratulations!  Beautiful room ... 😊  
How to make your amp more expensive
It is surrealistic and a scam ... Dangerous... And  useful to kinow .... We must be cautious indeed ... Thanks for the information ...   @mahgister I should have pointed out that they also fail to include any sorts of fuses or breakers or... 
What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it?
All my pieces of gear are my favorite ... why? Because i am in the S.Q. / lowest price ratio scale ... And i succeed ...😁 But the more irreplaceable piece, with my Sansui alpha in second ,  are my AKG K340 hybrid headphone ... Compared to the... 
How to make your amp more expensive
incredible informing story! Thanks ...  
Most recent speaker you audited in room and returned? Why did you return it?
Most speakers , especially magnepan , are sensible to amplification and work accordingly but so important amplification must be , the source dac could be too... All that so impactful it is , compared to acoustics of the room and location , as for... 
Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?
For sure , i was using my Mission Cyrus in near listening and they were not small ... But generally near listening is more frequent with small speakers ... my point in my post was nevermind the room , nevermind the speakers size, acoustics matte... 
Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?
Near field listening is generally spent with smaller speakers ... I redesigned the porthole of my small speakers to go 50 hertz and when room acoustic is well done all is good at least for me ... Then it is not nearfield listening that matter but... 
Choosing Inexpensive Headphone Cable and Other Possible Modifications
@mahgister Yes, the idea that a pair of headphones could match the sonic quality of my electrostatic speakers is highly unlikely. I however want a pair of headphones  as I can use them in a variety of applications other than just my reference ste... 
Choosing Inexpensive Headphone Cable and Other Possible Modifications
Headphone design is very complex ... It is why we experienced so unnatural sound at any price with most headphones ... Even my 100 bucks modified active speakers in their acoustic dedicated corner beat all Headphone i ever had save one which is ... 
Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?
Even in nearfield the acoustic of the room matter ... If we compute the number of times the waves at the speed of sound cross the walls of any room to our ears, we will be surprized ... 😊 People who think that because they listen nearfield room ... 
Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound?
Very true .... Bass control in the room cannot be efficient without controlling the zone pressure distribution ...Helmholtz tuned resonators did it for me in my last room ...     But speakers in a small wood two way box are also Helmholtz reson...