mapman
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Replacing driver screws with brass screws This reminded me I have not checked the wing nuts on my Ohm Walsh driver boards in awhile. They were still pretty tight but one or two had a slight give. Now they are tight for sure and I think I hear a difference. Or do I? I have a pretty active ... | |
Replacing driver screws with brass screws Well brass screws are not expensive so if someone thinks they are worth it not a big deal.If Uber expensive audiophile brass screws from Synergistic or others suddenly start popping up it would look very suspicious. | |
Replacing driver screws with brass screws The drivers need to be mounted securely for sure. Loose screws/drivers not firmly mounted will negatively affect exactly the things the op mentioned. As will defective gaskets. Most screws will need tightening from time to time in that the vibrati... | |
Poor value vs snake oil... There is poor value and there is snake oil. It’s not that complicated. Except when people want to pretend such things do not exist. | |
The Revolving Door...Hey, how about some synergy? https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEPJRenMGafYvvCb9lxt4ND0qGQgEKhAIACoHCAowtIuXCzCHs64DMI-I0AY?hl=... | |
Ok now I am frustrated with streaming If any volume controls are in play with any of the sources, would suggest lowering them and see if that helps. If the node device has an explicit setting for line level only (volume control bypassed) use that and set volume with pre-amp only.Two h... | |
How to insert album cover art on music files? .wav format is not designed for tagging including artwork. Using it for that is a kluge. Expect issues. Flac files are designed for that and work well. Plus the lossless compressed data format makes managing large libraries more viable. I think e... | |
Ok now I am frustrated with streaming Network bandwidth issues usually result in delays while playing. Never heard it cause distortion. Been streaming happily for years now. WiFi can be obstructed by objects in the signal path and of course weak signal can cause issues. Laptop should ... | |
Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? The biggest mistake people can make with hifi is spending money while having no reference to determine what it is they are trying to accomplish sound wise. The second biggest mistake is thinking all recordings should sound a particular way. That w... | |
Digital streamer signal issue with ethernet vs wifi Very possible the network wire is picking up nasty things that make it into the streamer to dac signal path . Never have had that problem with wireless WiFi. | |
How to insert album cover art on music files? Technically, no audio degradation if done lossless at same resolution and a good quality streamer that works with flac format is used. Try it and see. There is always a chance some streamers do better with one format than another Even if source mu... | |
How to insert album cover art on music files? Ozzy wav format might be an issue for what you want to do. Wav format is not inherently flexible with tagging. Never tried Wav with these tools. I started with wav and used dbpoweramp to bulk convert wav to lossless flac which is very flexible wit... | |
How to insert album cover art on music files? Yes the dbpoweramp editor has an option to select image files you store on a directory on your computer. Picard might also not sure. Never tried. | |
How to insert album cover art on music files? Picard can be downloaded for free. Very powerful and able to auto tag and add album art automatically in many cases.if you already own and rip using dbpoweramp the editor is included. Otherwise a nominal cost to download. | |
shifting soundstage> It can be changes in how the listener focuses while listening alone that results in shifts within the soundstage. |