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| My VERY POSITIVE Experience with VTV and Warren Coleman (Attention: Sound Lab Owners!) Vtv has caught my eye. Had some initial email exchanges this week and got very prompt and useful responses. Looks very promising! They offer a nice variety of designs and very good relative value. There should be a fit there for most. It is a bit ... | |
| It Happens Every Time I Calibrate Live concerts done well are the reference standard for sure. Acoustics of a concert hall is way different than any room at home. So it's not realistic to try and replicate. You can measure the spl at the concert with a smartphone app and keep... | |
| Bob Weir: "George Jones is my favorite musician." Country artists getting the most playtime recently in mapman household. | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? My house is very nice plenty big for listening purposes. I had some things done when built to make it amenable for listening and I am setup to listen in 6 different rooms. So I have it very good in every regard when it comes to room for us all t... | |
| ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records The records I clean on my Humminguru all sound great. I use distilled water. | |
| Would I benefit with Roon? Roon features reliability and performance has gone off the charts in the last few months since taken over by Harmon. It’s a pleasure to use these days. | |
| Why do Wav and Flac Files Sound Different? If the metadata is affecting the sound time for a properly designed streamer. | |
| Help me understand the current amp market Benchmark AHB2 is the "benchmark" these days for SS amp performance. Many other good quality amps at all price points, but, if in doubt and in-budget, safe to start there. Just google search it and you will see. | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? Good choice! | |
| Need some treble If you are streaming and using Roon software, Roon DSP is the ultimate tone control. No special hardware required. | |
| Mood No doubt changes in mood, health, etc. can affect one’s sense of hearing along with everything else. As much as we may like to believe we are stable like a rock day in and out, fact is we like other forms of life are not machines, and in fact are ... | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? In terms of when hifi was at its pinnacle and garnering much attention from the general public, that would have been in the latter 1950’s when hifi 33 1/3 Lps were brand new and companies aggressively marketed good sound to the masses. Once that ... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? In today’s world of digital audio, sound can be tweaked pretty much any way you want it to be. So it’s no longer the end of the world if measurements stray from textbook perfect. As long as the speakers are up to the task of filling the room wit... | |
| Importance of clocking Just buy a good DAC and life is good. Keep it simple is often the best policy. | |
| Importance of clocking Someone will figure it out sooner or later. |