mapman
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| Anyone else upset about new Audiogon policies? Gotta pay the bills.Disclaimer: people asking top dollar for expensive often used, sometimes old stuff in uncertified condition need to pay the bills too obviously. There is always Nextdoor or Craigslist or us a mart or sell to a dealer for less w... | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? If you buy these fuses you now have to upgrade all the rest of the parts in there to the same general cost range also to keep up and not bottleneck the performance you are sure to achieve. Right? Also better start paying your electric company more... | |
| Holographic Soundstage ? @sgreg1 that is not how it works.Also It’s not unusual for tube amps with higher output impedance ( than SS in general and Krell) to have relatively less articulate bass and inferior dynamics as it interacts with the speaker load at various freque... | |
| Are these streams being replaced... node 2i, and PS Anyone make a streamer these days with form and function like Squeezebox Touch? | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? The thing is, to do things right, you have to address fundamentals first. The issue I have is when people focus on things like this incessantly.....and never advise to address fundamentals first. Or oversimplify the fundamentals in order to get by... | |
| Roon - Clipping and streaming I would not expect a device to expect me to detect and apply a manual adjustment to get the signal right. Is this a common thing or unique to that Mytek? | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? The job of a fuse is to blow when needed to prevent damage to the gear. So your fuse $$$s may well go up in smoke as designed at some point. Also fuses are delicate devices that age and wear over time and require replacement at some point to funct... | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? No library can be too big. Except of course the Library of Brilliant Knuckleheads. | |
| Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse? Not if you must own the worlds most expensive fuse. Impress your friends! Nobody, no skeptic can deny THAT! They probably have purses and screwdrivers that people think cost too much. But is it really the most expensive? There might be one more ex... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? Some things are really simple. Like what “audiophile” means. Look up audio then look up phile. Voila how did that happen so easily? Of course everyone can have an opinion about what they think it means. Just like what they think they hear. ... | |
| Do you care about car audio? Only in the car. I enjoy Using Plex app to stream my music via CarPlay with album set up on the dash. Didn’t have that as a kid. Just radio. Then cassettes then CDs. Why should cars be any different? Especially if you spend time there or... | |
| When did you most enjoy the music? Whenever I hear good sounding interesting music I feel good. Every time. It’s funny how that works. It happens all the time but more often at times when my hifi is on its game or I am out at some live event. I guess that is why I care about sharin... | |
| EXTRA! EXTRA!! Millercarbon Proven Wrong!!! Read all about it! EXTRA! EXTRA!! My BS detector is going off. No extra charge! You're welcome. | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? This thread is much too long to read. Is there a verdict yet? | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Obviously no testing is much better than blind testing. Or not-blind. Testing is hard work......who needs it? People have better things to do with their golden ears like listen to the things they know they like. So what if there might be somethin... |