mallen123
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| Your top 3 worst purchases ever Other than my mid fi HT gear, which i Iiked but always has horrible resale due to format and connectivity obsolescence, the following are my worst purchases:Cheap BDplayers- my 1st Blueray player, Samsung , sounds horrible on music and is worth no... | |
| WireWorld HDMI: Starlight 6 VS Island 6 FlaI will eventually try that but I suspect the issue is not the AVR - it is most likely noise on the cable box that the AQ diamond does a better job of filtering. I am currently burning in a 1 m and 2 m redmere from the oppo to the AVR and then t... | |
| WireWorld HDMI: Starlight 6 VS Island 6 Got Redmere in yesterday.My ht system:Pioneer sc-79 AVROppo 105Def tech bp7000s, 8080hd center, 4 in wall 75 running full range Cardas Neutral Ref bi wire cableAudio test: steely dan gaucho multi channel SACDResults similar to Jdlynch: AQ Diamonds... | |
| Replace Silver interconnect cable , please advice make sure your speaker settings in the oppo are correct for two channel listening with no subwoofer.If the pc and oppo is your only source, you mayhave a setting issue in he oppo. | |
| WireWorld HDMI: Starlight 6 VS Island 6 I have the $1000 AQ Diamond Silver HDMI cable on loan and just ordered the Redmere monoprice cables given the recommendations here.The AQ diamond made a significant improvement in the hd pic quality running from my cox cable box to my pioneer sc-7... | |
| Clearaudio master reference vs Feickert Blackbird I cant comment on the Feickert, but can give you some thoughts on Clearaudio.I had a master solution and looked seriously at upgrading to or buying a master reference to get the better speed stability with the three motors and also get multi tone ... | |
| noob DAC question You are probably looking at CD players with digital inputs. In this case their DAC is used to play audio files from a computer source. | |
| Personal speaker evolution ignoring high school JBL type stuff and starting with first "hifi" speakers in College1979 Kef 104A/B - new $9001988 Apogee Full Range - used $75001996 Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1 - used $90002002 AvantGarde Duos G1 - Dealer Demo's - $11000 | |
| best smartphone for music? Newer Android phone w 64 gb card, power amp music player, and high end in ear monitors. Klipsch x10 as example.Key is getting a good music playing program for the phone that won't down sample your iTunes to mp3.I have 250 albums of cd quality appl... | |
| Would you upgrade to 3D for Blurays like Pac Rim? The best 2d Large screen LED sets basically come with 3d already. I own full array local dimming led sets from Sony and sharp elite both of which have active 3 d.Tougher decision if you have top end blue ray projector or tv set before 3 d was avai... | |
| How many sq feet of diffusion do I need? IMHO Start with the bass issues first.It's counterintuitive but fixing bass nodes significantly improves your rooms mid and high range performance.Tube traps make a significant difference in the mids and high performance of your room. Once you eli... | |
| It was 20 years ago today. . What was your system? My system in the early 90sApogee full range speakersMark levinson active cross overBi amped with Krell KSA250sAriston TT with sumiko Blackbird cartridgePS Audio CD playerVan den hull silver cablingTalk about bright ! | |
| Child-Proof Speakers Hang them from the rafters.....I did it works great.Kids or speakers? | |
| Child-Proof Speakers Hang them from the rafters.....I did it works great.Kids or speakers? | |
| What's your profession? Age? 56, Information Technology consulting, amateur musician.Owned stereos since high school. Got hi Fi bug at 22 when I heard set of Acoustat thru mark levinson gear at shop in silicon valley. Been on upgrade journey since then |