mapman
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| Stopped looking for the best system OR, another very viable path to go down when all else fails is good quality digital equalization. Sometimes, there is nothing that will optimally in a particular room out of the box. Equalization may be the best solution at that point. Results pos... | |
| Wire differences explained common sense It'll most likely be different to some degree (how much and in what ways is always the question) but there is no guarantee that a better conductor results in better sound. The opposite is quite possible. Its true though that having multiple data/r... | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 Al,All good points, but I still wonder if a scope can be useful for the sole purpose of observing any differences in AC line noise levels before and after an attempted power tweak, say like with and without a particular AC power regenerator or fil... | |
| Stopped looking for the best system If one finds it difficult to get the sound they seek out of a single system, there is no rule that says one cannot set up multiple systems or swap in different components of the same type to help get better results.WIth teh money many high end aud... | |
| D-Sonic vs Wyred vs .... Better buy the amps now then while they are still relative unknowns and before the maker himself even realizes the full potential and raises the prices accordingly. :-)On a serious note, even older Icepower modules deliver topnotch results when im... | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 "I suspect that in most cases even an oscilloscope would not provide useful information. While it would give a general idea of the overall magnitude of noise and distortion, it would say little or nothing about how the noise and distortion is dist... | |
| Of all your gear, what piece impresses you most? The gear that impresses me most is not necessarily also the most irreplaceable. There are many very good amps and power cables in the sea....... | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 I would be willing to bet that things do in fact come around over time.In many cases, part of the process allowing any change to settle in or come around involves the listener as well. When one is so precisely tuned into how their music sounds for... | |
| The sound of my new electrical service: Day 1 BEyond the multimeter, which is a logical first step, is there an affordable gadget out there that can be used to actually measure AC line noise? That would take a lot of guesswork out of the equation when attempting to determine value of adding c... | |
| Of all your gear, what piece impresses you most? Bel Canto ref1000m monoblock amps because they are everything I could ask for in an amp in a very small and non-obtrusive package. Modern technical innovation applied to home audio at its best.Also the latest addition, a Pangea power cord, just be... | |
| OPINIONS NEEDED 100 trade-in chance FOCAL What Elevick said.If you are making a major new investment, you have a lot of options. Focus on your goals and the bottom line. The dealer is offering just one of many options that might work out best, including staying where you are if you like i... | |
| Glaring Omissions "Jazz is about uniqueness and innovations."Not always. Nothing wrong with music that is just plain fun or gets your toes a tappin. DSFDF.I have a mentally challenging job. Sometimes, I just want to hear music that does not make me have to think ve... | |
| Some older CDs play much lower than newer ones I recall there was inherent technical improvements made to the CD mastering standards back in the mid 90's sometime that inherently changed how CDs were mastered to make better use of available dynamic range and perhaps also changes to how equaliz... | |
| Glaring Omissions Its a glaring omission to focus on on the more revolutionary Monk/Miles/Coltrane era Jazz and newer solely and omit all the great more traditional jazz and big band recordings that pre-ceeded those , especially when digitally remastered as needed.... | |
| Ssssh, is your tube preamp really that quiet? ARC sp16 is very quiet when all tubes are working well. One might be hard pressed to know it is a tube device just listening. Surprises me in that regard all the time.Phono section is a tougher beast to keep quiet, but it is not a problem with the... |