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| Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening Bass boost or loudness control is the right idea but powered sub is better. It provides extra muscle to provide the power hungry bass without taking it away from the rest. An amp driven less hard typically sounds better with lower distortion. Powe... | |
| Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening Speakers. You probably need a powered sub or two practically with most setups to sound best at low volume because our ear sensitivity drops off and we do not hear nearly as much as we do at louder volumes. Equal-loudness contour - Wikipedia | |
| A stupid question for which there's no sensible answer. Getting setup of whatever you have right overall based on room acoustics is always the first order. Only then can you properly decide what upgrades to attempt or if even needed. | |
| Mickey Mouse Ears If it cost big money to do it it would sound better to more. Different ain’t good enough. | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ Einstein ain’t what he used to be. 🚬🥸 | |
| The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality) My daughter graduated local public high school in 2018. She played violin in the school orchestra since 4th grade. By the time she graduated the school orchestra was most impressive and she had come a long way. Her teachers were highly dedicated a... | |
| Decware: a worthwhile option? Your speaker choices will be relatively limited with any flea watt amp. But if that is the way one chooses to go then I think Decware offers very good value. Definitely products I would consider buying. | |
| tube magic with digital source? Digital source+tube preamp+Class D amp= very good combo. | |
| Is room size considered when they design speakers? Ohm speakers do exactly that. Website lists the proper size for a particular size room. Larger room needs larger speakers. Larger speakers cost more. Very simple and easy to choose. The design scales up and all sizes deliver the same sound set up... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat I started in hifi back in the 70s on and off to various degrees. ~ 2008 I decided to get serious once and for all. Got some good advice here and learned a lot. Took a couple years to get it all right....right gear set up right to meet my expectati... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat With many speakers these days most amps will sound different. SO you do not start in the same place regardless of the amp. Getting that alone right is not a guarantee and can wind up with costly mistakes.Then there is that no two speakers sound ex... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat I’d resist the urge to oversimplify to make a case.For most, I suspect it is actually a mixed bag of both buying the right stuff and setting up well.Buy the wrong stuff and no amount of setup may ever make it right. Buy the right stuff and not nea... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat @cleedsI don’t disagree people are free to do what they want but that has nothing to do with my comment. Some things they may choose to do are better than others. I welcome any and all responses that take the discussion in a useful direction. Mean... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat Sounds like the moral of the story is people should spend thousands of dollars on things that nobody can explain and just have at it because some guys on the internet hear things.At least people can buy into conspiracy theories for free. | |
| Remarkably better sound possible with just 1 system component change? Stupid comments. |