mihorn
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| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? Yes. I have reached my end point in hi-end audio. There is no better sound and there won't be better sound than my current audio system forever. Every parts, the source, amps, cables, and speakers are at the top of the world. I'm not eager to list... | |
| Speakers sound too bright. All speakers in the world sound distorted and bright, except Wavetouch audio Antero speaker. Compare Antero sound vs. Magico A-1, Focal Sopra No. 1, TAD Me1 below Antero https://youtu.be/LlYlIvmmg3c?si=EB_m8Mi5PRDD2vcJ&t=152 Magico - in vi... | |
| Standmount speaker suggestion Absolute best sound speaker - Wavetouch audio Antero speaker. Compare Antero sound to Magico A-1, Focal Sopra No. 1, TAD Me1 below Alex/Wavetouch audio Antero https://youtu.be/LlYlIvmmg3c?si=EB_m8Mi5PRDD2vcJ&t=152 Magico - Jay’s ... | |
| Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker? Absolute best sound speaker - Wavetouch audio Antero speaker. Compare Antero sound to Magico A-1, Focal Sopra No. 1, TAD Me1 below Alex/Wavetouch audio Antero https://youtu.be/LlYlIvmmg3c?si=EB_m8Mi5PRDD2vcJ&t=152 Magico - Jay’s ... | |
| physiology and psychology of hearing squared80 If you tell yourself a more expensive power cord, lifts, or some boutique speaker cables are going to change the sound, you've built in a bias where you think it DOES sound different. But it doesn't. Not one bit. Snake oil companies a... | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player toronto416 The Oppo BDP-95 is an almost 15 years old product made by a Chinese company that "In April 2018, OPPO Digital announced they were stopping production and development of new products but would continue to support existing customers". ... | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player Wavetouch audio modded Oppo BDP-95 is the world's best CD, SACD, FLAC player. I've been in audio shows and stores. I've been searching on-line to find a better sound system. They all are sounding vague and bright behind veils. Audio signal is fr... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I make the world best sound audio system with an integrated amp. My audio system will sound worse if I used a separate pre-amp and power-amp configuration system. Also, my system will sound worse if I used separate transport and DAC. Alex/Wavetouc... | |
| physiology and psychology of hearing larsman @mihorn - so you’re saying it’s physically impossible for a woman to be an ’audiophile’? I wouldn’t think they were mutually exclusive, but that’s just me. I said "a’philes (men) can alternating between 2 sounds faster and easily than ... | |
| A Question: What makes for Good Vinyl? sanctus555 One aspect that isn’t discussed too often. In order to to truly have that Analog Magic…I find the album needs to have originally been recorded to analog tape. Any newer albums that were recorded to digital lose that magic. I listen... | |
| physiology and psychology of hearing One of reasons people hears differently is there are natural sounds and un-natural sound. People can only hear one sound only either natural or un-natural sound. People can’t hear natural and un-natural sound at same time. Therefore, a’philes don’... | |
| At the top of the line is it really all that different? OP At the top of the line is it really all that different? No. Their sounds are over-rated. Listen to multi $million and low budget systems. Alex/WTA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YgU397PPzpA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U-7MwmA2a1c h... | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? A. What does it cost, in terms of components, interconnects, and direct furnishings (e.g., racks, isolation pads, surface room treatments, etc.) to achieve 90% of the absolute best sound possible? B. What % does $50,000 get you? A) My system (... | |
| Aggrivated tinnitus from speakers? OP Aggrivated tinnitus from speakers? I had severe tinnitus for many years. Tinnitus has disappeared after my system’s sound became natural like the right speaker in below. All audio systems in the world sound like the left speaker in below. N... | |
| Where do I go from here? My advise to OP is record every sound change of your system with a cell phone or video camera. Don't trust your ears. Your ears will trick you every times you try to remember of past sound. After change has done or in progress, listen/compare reco... |