mastering92
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| Moving the sweet spot Minimize the reflections in the room. Then sit in between with the speakers facing straight or slightly angled towards you.Near-field listening is ideal for picking up details. | |
| Which makes the biggest difference? The DAC would make the biggest difference. It is your "primary source."Sending an inferior signal to a high-perfomance amplifier will only reveal the deficiencies of the DAC. | |
| New cables - To judge now or after burn in period? From my experience, cables don't "burn in." They either work or are DOA. Low-quality cables may also die without warning.Passing electrons through a cable for many hours won't create a smoother path for the electrons to flow on. The physical prope... | |
| Pioneer Elite DV-38A and a Blue Blinking Light… Don’t know if that player has fuses - check those first. If there is no physical damage to internals or snipped wires, the issue could be power related (internal power transformer) Also try plugging it in to a different outlet or a power condition... | |
| In general, how does price relate to quality? You get what you pay for most of the time. Intended purpose of the gear is more important than price. | |
| share your experiences with fuji cassette tapes here! @ozzy62 I have nothing against vinyl, tubes, or cassettes. I simply prefer digital. Would I discourage anyone from trying vinyl? Nope. What I don't understand is why you're so sensitive about all this. Until you actually buy it and hear it, passin... | |
| CD Player Recommendations… @fuzztoneHave you not heard of the terms "reference" or reference-grade?" lol I should have just said above...my bad. | |
| share your experiences with fuji cassette tapes here! @ozzy62 Listening fatigue is mostly induced by music that wasn't recorded/laid down properly. For instance, my Focal Utopia headphones can tell me when the treble is too bright. I don't enjoy listening fatigue. I just enjoy solid-state components ... | |
| Holo Audio Spring 3 DAC Nope. Haven't heard it.Contact the company to find out how they improved it. The main thing to correct would be timing issues. (in ms) | |
| CD Player Recommendations… CD players with chips from Texas Instruments, Burr Brown, Wolfson, and in-house are some of the best.Each CD player will have different sonic benefits. Detail retrieval, bass accuracy, midrange transparency, and treble resolution can translate dif... | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? The TAD-M1 unique looks paired with a strong attempt at sonic accuracy. | |
| share your experiences with fuji cassette tapes here! Some of the best out there.Tapes and vinyl tend to sound warm. I no longer listen to them. | |
| Fixing imbalanced hearing loss This is totally brilliant! I bookmarked it. Regarding hearing loss, I have always wondered if our eardrums have a passive way to protect themselves. After asking a hearing specialist, she said we do. Example: Listening to music with headphones or ... | |
| Listening at Night vs. Day @pauly From the documentary - "Greek Audiophile" Boss with the Tannoy system said: Electricity is 50% of the sound for me. I have very cheap wire. It doesn't matter if you have cheap or expensive wire; You need to have clear electricity! | |
| Audio PC Avoid any laptop or desktop computer that is inherently noisey. If you have a gaming laptop or laptop, I wouldn't use it for audio.My Gigabyte Aero 17 is quite noisey. For that, I have an iFi silencer 3.0 that does wonders for it. Although it has ... |