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| Redbook Keeps Surprising TEchnical descriptions are a tool to help determine what interests you. After all, you have to choose what to try based on something. I know I cannot try everything no matter how much I might like to.After that though, yes you gotta just trust y... | |
| Please comment on your experience with Plantation shutters. Yes they look great, They will obviously reflect sound differently than bare windows. If that is a good or bad thing will depend case by case. Its the acoustics of the room as a whole that matters, not any single part, though any of those might be tweaked as needed to... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Thumbs up for Collective Soul. Hugely underappreciated pop/rock act. | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Getting the amplification, speaker, room part of the system optimized together to a good degree is the most critical part to get right technically.With that you have a solid foundation to work upon. The rest is much easier to get right as long as ... | |
| Why do you give bad advice? Another interesting though somewhat rhetorical question is why do people take bad advice? I'm pretty sure in most cases the givers think their advice is pretty good. | |
| Speakers Women Like My wife likes my HK Onyx Studio 2 Bluetooth speaker because it's not too big and has no wires. | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? Obviously how much anything is worth is a matter of opinion and opinions will vary.Resale prices over the long run are most likely the only reliable metric to bank on when it comes to determining value.Another truth would seem to be that those res... | |
| Attack of the Clone Amplifiers BEl Canto ref1000m amps are not the same as stock Icepower or Wyred.They use Icepower modules in a a proprietary Bel Canto architecture with proprietary integrated power supply and input boards.Older ref1000 amps were essentially Icepower in a ... | |
| American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components Missing Bel Canto Design. | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? DNM Reson satisfied all my IC needs.One could take a look at their minimalist design and think they are overpriced as well for what they are. But thing is I tried them specifically because of their unique minimalist approach (something clearly ... | |
| Can the KEF LS50 rock? In a brief in house audition I did with ls50s a while back, I found bass performance was very amp and room dependent.Sounded great in smaller room with high current high power (500w/ch 8 ohm) low output impedance Class D amp (Bel Canto ref1000m)... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... It's always squestionable when there is no balance in reporting. Applies to consumer goods as well as politics. Claims that cannot be substantiated on paper do not help. Its just the way things are. Why should it be any other way? It should n... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? It is either acceptable or not. Right on! | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? I guess I need to meet some richer audiophiles..... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? I’ve stated many times that I do not think ANY two things are exactly the same so I do not think "wire is wire", a fuse is a fuse, etc.The debate is always about various paths people take to a good solution and cost is always a part of that discus... |