mapman
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| I s Benchmark the "Benchmark" Coli,Please elaborate what you hear as different or better between the two.Thanks. | |
| Spaghetti cabling behind entertainment center Keep power and digital cables as physically separated from other wires as possible, especially anything running from a phono. Use shielded ICs if in doubt. Plug power amp units directly into wall, no power conditioner, separate outlets from oth... | |
| Help? Stereo for art studio, under $1k Yes, active pro monitors like the Audioengine or similar would be a very practical way to go. | |
| newbie DAC question It can and might in your specific case but hard to say for certain.If you think your sound is deficient in some way, best to focus on in what ways and focus on how to improve. Focusing on a DAC without being certain what aspects of the sound you... | |
| Why a headphone amp For flexibility overall with headphones or speakers Bel Canto c5i is excellent all around digital integrated amp including for use with headphones. I have Sennheiser Momentum phones that C5i does a wonderful job with and it is all the hifi overall... | |
| Digital Formats The dac will make most of the difference regarding how things sound. | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube Well the dozen or so posters so far at least it would seem. 🤔 | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series Gator in the lead by 3 dimensions. 🐸🔊🎶🎶⏰ | |
| how can I make the back wall transparent? Glad to hear the happy ending.So substitute for determination and trial and error over time when it comes to managing room acoustics. So many ways to skin the cat. | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube I have 2 Class D setups currently.My main system with Bel Canto ref1000m amps and ARC sp16 tube pre-amp that run a variety of speakers and my second family room system built around a Bel Canto C5i integrated.I added the C5i recently to test the wa... | |
| Did you get your copy audio porn? Nice catalog. | |
| B&W 'New' 800 Series Free advertising for Bobby. | |
| Somewhere in Time Soundtrack versions & tape hiss? It is. | |
| Why does a Sony PlayStation sound good to me? I wonder if it's doing something to digitally Doctor up the sound? Equalization, dynamic range processing maybe? Anything is possible with digital and no rule that says a device must target flat accurate response. Often that is underwhelming alone... | |
| Squeeze Concert including one odd tidbit I'm a big Paul Carrack fan so I tend to like Squeeze with Carrack best. His vocal chops help put them over for me at least for the short time he was there. I can hear some Beatles influences in tunes like Up the Junction for example but other than... |