mapman
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| I have perfected my network for the nth time Ok I’ll settle for some pictures and a description of the entire system used. I’m assuming there is an amp and speakers in there somewhere? Maybe I missed it. Details, details. | |
| I have perfected my network for the nth time I hate to have to say it but show me something other than words to convince me how all that makes a clear difference. | |
| What is turntable “liveliness”. It’s a 100+ year old technology. People keep throwing money at the problems trying to mitigate them all as best as possible. It’s prettty insane! Go digital streaming! Much less problematic and way more versatile. | |
| I have perfected my network for the nth time I must be lucky. Mine has always sounded great since day one years ago. Streamer, software and DAC combo combined with practical isolation methods determines most of end results in my findings. | |
| What is turntable “liveliness”. The only sound turntables make that I am aware of are distortion in the form of wow and flutter and noise in the form of rumble and hum . Otherwise anything you hear off the source material at hand comes from the cartridge and how it interacts wi... | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? Generalized labels or descriptions are really not very productive. Everyone is different. Just accept that fact, worry about yourself, and avoid the urge to pass judgement on others. I think that is good advice not just for a harmless hobb... | |
| Ohm for Sale There was a video tour of the Ohm shop in Brooklyn done several years back. The focus was on how small, meager and blue collar the shop was. Brooklyn is not a cheap place to do business but Ohm managed to deliver so much with so little, practicall... | |
| About ready to give up on Roon and my streamer @dalims4 may have a point regarding router used. I don’t recall details but do seem to recall something in Roon docs indicating some routers could cause problems with default configuration. So worth checking to make sure your router is proper f... | |
| About ready to give up on Roon and my streamer What @erik_squires said about checking the Roon processing stream. Not familiar with that streamer but could be an incompatibility with the resolution somewhere in the system. Also make sure no unwanted Roon DSP processing is in play. That can wre... | |
| Who to trust when buying vintage ss ? Cambridge Audio is another option. I wouldn’t outrule Fosi or Topping if features match your needs on Amazon. Easily returned if does not work out or cheap enough to keep around as a spare. Active speakers to replace both speakers and amp anothe... | |
| Who to trust when buying vintage ss ? Vintage is not the place to start. Lots of old sexy looking stuff out there that perhaps has been redone pretty well but you never know and vendors in that business are asking over inflated prices these days for what originally cannot compare to m... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? I would think low-volume performance in Class D amps is not solely reliant on low noise (albeit that being a huge factor), but also the amount of attention in delivering the appropriate quality and control in those first few watts? The first fe... | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! It’s all good fun but in terms of results, the problem occurs when people have big goals but no interest in learning how to get there effectively as needed. But again its just a hobby not something both critical to society as a whole and compl... | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! It’s always a good idea to NOT make recommendations without knowing more about the context in which the recommended component will be operating. I agree the result can often be money wasted, depending on exactly how one goes about it. The main th... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? I can’t think of a reason why they wouldn’t work just fine. For starters class D amps tend to be low noise. I run mine on speakers that are 98dB and they work fine at low levels. My findings concur with that. All my Class D amps are dead quiet,... |