mapman
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| Who else here is frugal? I listen to everything, recognize what I hear, then work to spend the least I can to get that sound. | |
| Tim Mrock, Krissy Mrock, and The Perfect Path A little Silly Putty stuck in just the right strategic places can work wonders. You never know until you try. | |
| Another marketing gimmick? Would you prefer a boring black box at that price? | |
| What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why? I have a pair of Vanatoo Transparent One Encore active speakers that are small, packed with the latest technology, sound great, and are loads of fun. | |
| Qobuz sounds better VIA USB vs Ethernet Direct from Gateway, Why? The only conclusion is in this case that all the other differences determine the sound quality more than the connection type does. There are always many factors that go into the resulting sound. People often obsess or focus on one thing (like fuse... | |
| Need tips to better my sound Radio Paradise has a CD quality FLAC stream available. Try that to get a feel for how Spotify compares to CD resolution and if that is something that matters for you. | |
| Need tips to better my sound First let’s clearly call out the fuse recommendation as totally baseless other than that there are some obsessed with fuses here for whatever reason. Then realize Spotify sound quality is not bad but is not even CD resolution so that is a clear co... | |
| synergistic research orange blue fuse direction. Also I am wondering is Bigfoot male or female? | |
| All in one solution for bedroom system. Suggestions from all appreciated. https://newatlas.com/home-entertainment/caruso-music-system-audiophile/ | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "Living in the USA" - Linda Ronstadt. | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? Yes the wires are higher. | |
| Considering the option of "DSP speakers" I have these with built in DSP for just a few hundred $$$s and they sound absolutely wonderful. https://vanatoo.com/shop/speakers/transparent-one-encore/ | |
| Ohm F-5015 used purchase These are the ones I heard at Capital Audiofest 2018: https://www.stereophile.com/content/rocking-rockville-late-day-one-and-early-day-two | |
| Ohm F-5015 used purchase https://ohmspeaker.com/speakers/beta/Yep the current 5015s have built in powered subs but not the crossover, so the ones you are looking at are different. | |
| Ohm F-5015 used purchase Hmmm ok I was under the impression powered subs were used in the f5015 but apparently not necessarily the case. F5015 was classified as a "prototype" design last I noticed so its possible not all are similar. I heard a pair at Capital Audiofest in... |