mike_in_nc
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| How to go about collecting Classical Music Mike--Books: _Inside Music_ by Karl Haas still hasn’t been improved on. Covers classical music from a variety of perspectives, including instrument families, forms, time periods, conductors, and composers. _The Indispensable Composers_ by Anthony ... | |
| Marantz 1060 screws Aaron at Vintage Hifi Audio is great:https://vintagehifiaudio.com/ | |
| Smaller vs larger listening rooms? My room is 12.5 ft wide x 20 ft long x 7 ft high. Objectively, too low and two narrow for the best sound.With attention to acoustics, it’s become one of the better rooms and systems I have heard.The speakers are Janszen Valentina P8. Subs fill a h... | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? I found all speakers tiresome until I put more effort into the acoustics of my room. | |
| Help: Anthem STR dac vs Bryston BDA-1 and others - sounds the same to me The STR Preamp is supposed to be a flagship of sorts for Anthem. I have one and like it a lot. The DAC pleases my ears more than the one in my previous DAC-preamp, a Classé CP-800. Other DACs I’ve tried in this system include the Auralic Vega and ... | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy As @jond said, 4xBOM cost for retail is hardly out of line. When I worked for a small-run electronics firm making medical equipment, it was priced at about that . . . and we didn’t have dealers taking a cut. R&D are expensive, as is small-run ... | |
| digital to analog converter See if this firm suits your budget:Lifatec | |
| Best Cable Option: Streamer to DAC +1 @mgrif104 . Great post! | |
| Classe Delta Stereo Amplifier The power drop with impedance is important only if you plan to be using the full power of the amp. Not likely. I auditioned a previous Classé amp (CA-2300). In my very quiet room, I could sometimes hear the fan running during quiet passages of mus... | |
| If Cables Are Not Tone Controls... Cables are value traps. | |
| String quartet or saxophone quartet? String quartets, just because there is so much more repertoire. Not Mozart, nor Haydn, nor Beethoven, nor Brahms, nor Shostakovich wrote any saxophone quartets. | |
| Critical subwoofer tip The idea that reflections negate the need for sub phase matching is erroneous. However, it may be less important for those using DBAs, which (at least from what I’ve read) often run the subs somewhat out of phase with one another.I have done measu... | |
| Connecting Bluesound Node 2i to Anthem receiver @galleybob - You're mentioning three options: digital optical, digital coax, RCA jacks (analog). As @sfar said, you won't know which you prefer until you hear them. That said, I'd probably avoid the analog output of the Node2i. It seems likely you... | |
| Another dedicated line question Multiple lines can cause ground loops. And people say that if the multiples are from different phases, it causes sonic trouble. I wouldn’t know. I’d recommend one line (20A or 25A) with hospital-grade receptacles (they are sturdy and well made). Y... | |
| Should I explore balanced cables to connect my amp to dac? I can highly recommend no-snake-oil cables made from Mogami W2549 cable and Neutrik gold XLR connectors. They can be made for you by ProAudioLA or other pro audio shop, and I believe there’s an outfit on Amazon also selling them. A 1-meter pair wi... |