mapman
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| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? "No one can accuse you of taking sides"I take the side that facts are facts and alone may be sufficient to achieve ones goals, but what can be predicted reliably based on the facts is never 100% certain.In home audio, that which lies beyond the fa... | |
| Need help with Squeezebox Touch reboot the computer with LMS and restart LMS.WHen LMS is back up and running, unplug SB device and plug back in (if needed). Device will reboot and should connect to server if only one server is running. If more than one LMS is running, use the SB... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Just remember, the mere action of removing and re-inserting a fuse alone COULD make a difference, if the new electric contacts are better/cleaner as a result of the process.That aside, if one fuse sounds better/different than another in repeated t... | |
| the greatest pop song ever? How about this classic from the legendary Vic Mizzy | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I'd trust Nelson Pass to know the right fuse to use in his products.Not to say changing a fuse might not sound different for many reasons case by case but predicting how in advance is a pot shot. Plus, ehenever one mucks with the internals of a co... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? "Mumbo jumbo physics,which is limited to what can and cannot be measured and mumbo jumbo tweaks are no different.The followers of either can be fooled by what they have read and by preconceived notions."Mumbo jumbo is hard to bank on in any case. ... | |
| Ipad to replace cd player? Ipad is not a bad device for listening on teh grand scale of things historically, but .mp3 files are technically the weak link compared to CD.Just listen to the music from whatever source of interest and decide for yourself if it is enjoyable or n... | |
| Headphones for use with Squeezebox Radio The Momentums sound reminds me a lot of the sound of my old HD424s, but way much more flushed out and with bass to die for that teh older phones were never able to muster. Its definitely that "Sennheiser" sound.This is a very nice product that sho... | |
| Thiel death do we part . . . When you are "raw" you are "raw", good sound or otherwise.In their prime, the Rolling Stones were as raw as a bunch of newly rich British white guys could get. | |
| Why are CD's decling in quality? They are quite durable but not indestructible. The designers did a very good job with the technology of the time (which has improved vastly since) for CDs to still be where they are 30 years later.How many gadgets designed 30 years ago are still r... | |
| New Thiel Speakers - Post Jim Thiel Era The problem with good speakers (like Thiel) is that they tend to stick around a long time. That means new customers are needed. Thiel will do what it thinks it needs to do to get new customers. Hopefully, they take care of existing customers as be... | |
| Source Components, Genuinely Need Your Assistance Current system please?Gotta know what you are starting with before anything useful might be suggested. | |
| Headphones for use with Squeezebox Radio After a new round of reading and auditioning, I just added a pair of Sennheiser Momentum circumaural/over ear Headphones.Ended up on these because:1) I've always liked the whole Sennheiser line for many years. Had HD 424s years ago that I preferre... | |
| Can a tiny silver bowl affect music reproduction " Does limiting production somehow make the product more exclusive?"To put it simply, yes. | |
| Does The Squeezebox Touch Have a Worthy Successor? A fair degree of computer literacy definitely helps with Squeezebox. Its easy for the "system administration" aspects of computer audio to become a big sideshow, drawing away from listening time.I'm a computer systems/software engineer, so I thriv... |