mapman
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| Best Dac under $600... New or used I'd start with the used benchmark and build around that as needed. | |
| anyone ditch their metal speaker stands? Do whatever sounds best in your case. Nothing else really matters. | |
| Has anyone in Mi.acheived holographic imaging? Once one has good quailty gear matched well and the proper recording then it mostly comes down to room acoustics and how that affects the sound you hear directly from the speakers versus the reflected sound. It's a geometric puzzle unique to each ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz It is what it is. Words won't change that. | |
| dumb question, streaming music to a preamp? Amazon Prime TV supports various apps (not sure about Spotify exactly) costs only $99, supports hi res video and audio via standard TOSLINK output (digital outputs only though), and Amazon PRime members get various free A/V content included. I'm u... | |
| I Just Know It's BS ... But I Have't Tried It Yet It cracks me up when anything around here is pitched purely on how good it sounds. Breaking news: this is high end audio. It's all supposed to sound anywhere from very good to fantastic. But there is always the pitch for some new product that ups ... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? The interesting thing seemingly about SET amp is that one has to understand the unique limitations of each unique design and match gear accordingly. Not so much different than the norm, but the rules and players are different. I would expect in th... | |
| I Just Know It's BS ... But I Have't Tried It Yet I like it when people who talk about tweaks I do not understand demonstrate knowledge of related things I know more about as well. That gives them more credibility with me in terms of understanding the big picture at least. When people talk about ... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? 10.2 ohm output caught my eye as well. That would make for some varied and possibly interesting results. Hard to see how that would perform well with most speakers, but again optimal performance and what one considers to be good sound are often no... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Not to mention the fancy boxes they come in and note promoting the designer inside.Who needs fancy boxes for wires anyway? I guess it makes it easier come time to resell. I see these up for sale regularly here on agon these days for only a fractio... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz If not for audiogon, where else could someone go to gush about wires that cost more than most people invest in music total and not get ridiculed off the face of the earth, no matter how good or not the things actually sound. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nice post Learsfool.I like to think of music as both an educational and healing force. Personally, I don't think enjoyment of an artists music is equivalent to liking them as a person. But liking them as a person is no doubt a plus. My reaction in... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I have no problem with people promoting products here for any reason. The truth always comes out over time. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert's logic is impeccable on that one. | |
| Going old school I picked up a basic admiral table at a yard sale for $10 with ceramic cart and stylus for 33 and 78 rams like most commodity tables out there in the 60s and 70s. Connected it to my arc tube preamp aux input. Used it only to play my old 78s and con... |