mike_in_nc
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| How good is Aesthetix audio? The Aesthetix room at AXPONA 2019 was among my top few for natural sounding hi-fi. They were running their Mimas integrated amp into a pair of Aerial speakers, 7t or 6t if I remember right. | |
| Baffled by Pricing Strategy @testpilot said: Unfortunately, buyers are constantly low balling sellers, therefore, in some instance, a seller will inflate their price to help offset the low ball offer. It’s just a stupid game. As an occasional seller, I have in fact not... | |
| Can an audio rack be that important? It is like plastic surgery, which doesn't improve your physical health but might make you feel better. | |
| AES/EBU vs RCA s/pdif into dac, RCA analog out There is no general answer, as in theory, the two inputs (coax SPDIF and AES3) should sound the same. In older or less well engineered DACs, one could sometimes hear a small difference between the inputs, but I have not noticed differences with re... | |
| How Long Is Too Long? It’s always difficult to get a small operator to do a job that is free (even if he’s the one who set the price) when paying jobs are lined up. It shouldn’t be that way, but it is. I remember (30+ yrs ago) paying a remodeling contractor when half a... | |
| How Long Is Too Long? Whenever one deals with a small outfit, especially a one-man shop, there are potential issues different from those encountered when dealing with a larger firm such as NAD or Bryston. One often gets cordial and personal service (which Bryston also... | |
| Subs with room correction DSP? I believe SVS and now Hsu offer some sort of app that lets you configure the sub from your listening location. I don't know about Hsu, but I have two SVS subs. The app includes PEQ, phase, level, polarity, low-pass filtering, and more. All conf... | |
| Subs with room correction DSP? The Elac Varro series has automated room correction, though I don’t know the details (how many bands it adjusts, for example). Review here. I believe it takes its measurements with a smartphone or tablet. The SVS models come with an app with thre... | |
| Do my ears deceive me?? If room acoustics are bad, every speaker will sound similar because of the heavy room signature. Once you start killing reflections and bass overhang, the real nature of speakers comes out. | |
| So many YouTube clips to evaluate sound quality. Why??? I suppose people who post this are trying to get views. I understand that if you get enough of them, you receive money. | |
| Schiit Loki Max? One view -- the one I hold -- is that some kind of rather precise, fixed EQ will be needed to make many systems sound the most natural. Certainly in the bass, and sometimes higher up to correct quirks of the loudspeakers or headphones. THEN, one ... | |
| Schiit Loki Max? @stuartk After cataract surgery, my view of the gear became a lot clearer. I missed the Loki Max, so recently I bought one again, now in silver finish (formerly unavailable) to match my other gear. Although I can read the knobs, I prefer more de... | |
| So This Really Is The End.... Sorry you’re losing your local establishment. I still miss our local dive bar, which closed during the pandemic shutdowns. It had an incredible kitchen, a great shaded back patio, and low prices. Two examples of the inevitability of change. I ho... | |
| Analog vs Digital on albums from the 60's and 90's +1 @tomcy6 . I'd add that besides the unfortunate addition of dynamic compression, there is a second common issue in such CDs. Often the treble seems to have been boosted in remasters, and this can make the material hard on the ears if you don't h... | |
| Feature request -- editable titles for new threads I agree. The ability to edit a thread title would be a good feature. |