mapman
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| Best DAC to also use as a preamp I am leaning towards trying BEnchmark. Bel Canto is another strong contender. I would also have interest in the usual high value Japanese lines for this these days, like Yamaha for example.I am particularly interested to hear what others might thi... | |
| How long before your cartridge warms up? Since each case is probably different for many reasons, this is another topic worth learning about and then forgetting about most of what people will say about their particular experiences for the most part most likely.TBG of course will be all ov... | |
| audiphile power cords The right price as a % of retail will vary, especially with wires.Best to set a budget and go with that. Wires are excellent candidates to buy used in order to get the right price. I bought a very high quality $300 retail Pangea power cord new for... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall If you place a pair of speakers outside say with no walls behind or otherwise, you will likely only hear 1-D stereo effect between the speakers. No reflected sound, no imaging beyond that. Its the early reflections that blur detail and imaging. Ot... | |
| Best music server for the money Agree, the extent one can DIY with a computer is a big factor. If not, buy something with everything needed installed and integrated up front that also offers good customer support. It will likely cost a bit more but be worth it. There is nothing ... | |
| Best music server for the money Best value for what is needed is any decent PC with adequate USB disk storage for main and backup copies accessed via a network connection.The server only serves data the same as any client/server computer application. No music is made on or by th... | |
| Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall Early reflections off a wall is what compromises imaging usually. Some distance from the walls is needed to avoid. Its more the location of the front of the speaker where sound is emitted and other characteristics like the dispersion pattern of te... | |
| Just Pulled The Trigger It'll probably sound good.How bad could it be?I would not spend that much on ICs personally, but what to buy and how much to spend is a personal decision.I also would not spend hundreds of dollars on any bottle of wine, but people often do just fo... | |
| audiphile power cords "I've swapped some high end and less so cords in and out for fun and it pretty much always sounds great regardless."Power cords and similar fringe tweaks have the advantage of not having much down side. They all work pretty well, but performance o... | |
| Subwoofer's Front Firing vs. Down Firing "While others may attempt to help others and offers their experiences as lessons, Bo knows to keep hawking."Bo is most, blatant but most posts by people in hte "business" here are some mix of these two things, call them what you will.My understand... | |
| audiphile power cords I hear a difference with Pangea AC14SE cords on my DACs that I would attribute to lower noise and distortion. This Pangea model is designed specifically for that with line level components, ie source gear and pre-amps.Power amps are different. Mor... | |
| Does Separates really sound better than Integrated I have an old pair of Boston Acoustic A10s of mine from the 80's in the basement awaiting some refoaming work. I always liked those and have to wonder how good they might sound these days with the right supporting cast.I have been looking for a de... | |
| A New Superstar Power Cord I paid $3.50 for a bottle of water the other day, so there you go. It was very tasty water! I wonder what was in there?The LA CLipper's just went for $2B I heard. I hope teh acoustic's in there are good. :^) | |
| Spdif cable No two anything are ever exactly the same, but in practice, I do not notice much difference using different digital cables, though it is certainly always a possibility in any particular case, especially when noise factors as mentioned come more in... | |
| Lossless Files Vs CD's Listening involves significant subjective judgement when it comes to sound quality.There is no guarantee that listening alone will determine the quality of the digital source, especially if the two compared are more similar than different. Too man... |