mapman
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| What do audiophiles want from a cable? Its a tweak to help fine tune the sound when needed once all the common bigger issues are addressed. | |
| Must speakers have certain volume to sound convincing ? All else held constant, in order to be able to produce flat response down to lower frequencies, you need larger drivers in larger rooms. In the case of "box" speakers you also need larger boxes ie more internal volume. I think its that simple. | |
| Must speakers have certain volume to sound convincing ? I’m assuming by volume you mean volume of dynamic peaks.Bottom line is some live music is loud and clear so for me speakers should be able to do the same. Otherwise I would feel I was missing an important aspect of being able to enjoy music fully.... | |
| If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp? Atmasphere my ARC is SP16, not latest but newer. It has its own flavor of sound like any piece does. Dry is not an adjective that comes to mind with it. The sound is hard to distinguish as "tube" based I would say, which I like. I do no... | |
| Music Server larryi,If you have a computer to install it on, you could have Plex up and running in an hour for free. Why not try it first? Especially since the differences you have heard to date are small and there is no clear reason why any custom device ... | |
| If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp? Atmasphere I have ARC tube pre-amp and Bel Canto ref1000m amps in my main system and newer BelCanto c5i digital Class D integrated amp in my second. They each sound quite different. The c5i in particular is smooth as silk with no edge or irritatio... | |
| Music Server If you have a suitable computer already, you can download Plex and run it for free. If you like it you can continue to run for free or buy a subscription to create premium libraries which sound the same but provide supplemental automated tagging c... | |
| If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp? Atmasphere I cannot explain why but I have also found good modern Class D amplifiers to not be "irritating" as well as some of the others you identify. I’ve owned and heard some other SS amps as well that qualify.Maybe the non irritating amp club ... | |
| If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp? I’m with minorl on that.Enthusiasts will obsess over whatever aspect they choose but the more I listen the more I tend to think people’s expectations and preferences are what matter most. That and the ability to assemble a system that works well f... | |
| Music Server larryi curious what bugs and problems specifically you have with your current server?My concern with expensive music servers in general is TCO and what benefits they provide of value over what can be accomplished versus just running music server s... | |
| Money well spent Its very debatable at a minimum that spending hundreds of dollars on fuses is money well spent. Especially when there are many high quality alternatives for a fraction of the cost. Still, some seem to think so and work hard to convince others. Is ... | |
| Bill Chinook / Bruce Springsteen He was interesting early on and from DOTEOT into the 80s but not so much to me of late. I probabably should give some of his later stuff more of a fair try though. I think he took offense to BITUSA being used for political purposes and that seemed... | |
| You want the TRUTH from those Wilson Alexia's, maybe you can't handle the TRUTH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0KQWTBljjg | |
| Help me choosing an Integrated Amp Inna do you think the aesthetics might influence your judgements of the sound? I know most will put up with more when beauty is a factor. Just wondering. I of course am impervious to such things. 😉 | |
| You want the TRUTH from those Wilson Alexia's, maybe you can't handle the TRUTH While I appreciate power, I’m with Nelson Pass. I’m much more interested in the performance of an amp between 0 and 10 watts than 10 and 100.That’s fine if 10 watts is enough which means speakers are efficient and will be asked to do more rather ... |