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| Why no “Break in” period? None of us are saying that you should not evaluate equipment through as many measures as you can reasonably apply. The problem for back seat audiophiles like geoffkait is that there are mountains of absurd junk and snake oil out there that they wa... | |
| Need Two Way Speaker Switch That Won't Negatively Impact Sound You can do it with a sealed high current relay which you can switch from your seat. I use one to AB loudspeakers but it is pretty old and I doubt it is still being made. Go to Digikey.com and search the relay section. You will need a small power s... | |
| What are the best Room Accustic Treaments members have found? David, It all depends on your room and the type of speakers you have.For primary reflections over 200 Hz acoustic tiles work great and are dirt cheap. https://www.parts-express.com/sonic-barrier-fwp122-studio-acoustic-foam-wedge-panel-12-x-12-x-... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? Thanx Prof. It is not just sighted biases but intellectual ones also.Another mistake people frequently make is confusing causation with association. Just because two events happen at the same time does not mean one caused the other even if logic s... | |
| Any tweaks I'm missing? Maybe a new set of hearing aids? | |
| Why no “Break in” period? 1+ atdavid. I was going to make that response but you beat me to it.We all can recognize a cat meow or a dog bark. Some of us can recognize middle C. That is a far cry from remembering what a complex set of noises sounded like and comparing them t... | |
| What's more important in a difficult room, room correction or higher, clean, power? 1+ Ralph. As Ralph says no amount of digital correction will fix a standing wave. For most of us you have to use multiple subwoofers. This does not mean that room control does not have a place. The best room control will provide perfectly flat fre... | |
| Considering the option of "DSP speakers" Andy, if you want to take full advantage of digital sound processing it helps if you have a unit designed for that purpose, a digital preamp. The best available now is the Trinnov Amethyst. If you want to bi or tri amp you would get one of their m... | |
| Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs? I'll go with Eric on this one. Digital cross overs is absolutely the way to go especially if all your sources are digital. We can argue about analog later.You can do almost anything you want in the digital world without distortion. Using digital c... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? Prof, very eloquent. After all this nobody has given us a proven reason why a purely electronic device needs to "break in" after the manufacturer's burn in. Most of us who do not believe in electronic's breaking in do so because there is not a via... | |
| Question on phono input noise levels At normal volumes you should hear nothing. If you turn the volume up all the way you will hear some noise and it to try to play it at that volume you'll either blow an amp or break a loudspeaker. If you hear it at normal volumes then you have a no... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? jea don't kid yourself. The manufacturers have to remain politically correct or people won't by their equipment. You have to be a personal friend to know what they really think. Noromance, I did not make up that expression but in most relatively m... | |
| Inflated prices in audio Consumer beware. It is always that way. Human's are extremely dangerous animals. How many friends do you REALLY trust with your wallet, your car, your kids or your wife. Having said that many high end manufacturers have very ethical business model... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? That's OK Doug. You hang back and I'll light the fire.Certain mechanical devices like cartridges and speakers do indeed have break in periods. All of our central nervous systems exhibit a characteristic called accommodation. All of you have done ... | |
| Koetsu black, lacking bass Nice way to do it Uberwaltz. As a rule it is always better to by a tonearm on the lighter side as you can always add weight. It is much harder to take it away. It is also helpful if you can match the cartridge to the tone arm. A good reason to hav... |