mike_in_nc
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| Why Do Cables Matter? Boutique cables are important because they give audiophiles a way to churn costly items without alerting the spouse. Wires? What could THEY cost? | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? Here is my viewpoint. I’m someone who thinks that room acoustics are > 50% of the sound and that boutique cables are way, way, way down on the list of things worth spending money on if good sound is your objective. I just say that so you know m... | |
| FYI: Let visitors use your Wi-Fi for additional security It's not a matter of trust. Accidents happen, and offering a guest network can make that a lot less likely. | |
| Amps on top? I depends on system configuration. Integrated amp on top so you can read the dials and adjust the knobs. or Power amp on the bottom (or a dedicated stand) because it's heavy and to make the speaker cables shorter. It doesn't have anything to re... | |
| FYI: Let visitors use your Wi-Fi for additional security I’ve been using ASUS routers for a decade or more. Setting up a guest network is extremely easy, and it is reassuring that guests while browsing the Internet do not have access to local fileservers, etc. Maybe when you’re ready for a new router, ... | |
| Could these be your next cable loom??...and price be damned. Maybe it's a tactic to make the $90k model look like a bargain. | |
| Warmer class D amps for magnepan? A friend uses Maggies (3.6, I think) with an amp based on PuriFi 1ET400A modules and says it's the best sound he ever has got out of them. I have electrostatics and run them with a PuriFi amp, and it's the best sound I've ever got out of them. I... | |
| Selling cables is easy! All successful salespeople believe what they are telling the customer. Does that mean the customer should believe it, too? I think the customer should be a little skeptical. | |
| Whats your sound system for your computer? For gaming and Web browsing? I wouldn't bother. | |
| Does anyone know where this J. Gordon Holt comes from? https://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/1107awsi/index.html | |
| Any Benchmark AHB2 users here….speaker connect question .. Don't break the binding posts on your beautiful new amp! The manual calls them binding posts. If it can't be loosened and bind down on a spade lug, it's not a binding post. Keep trying -- gently. | |
| DAC Transformer Hum - Affect Audio? It's not affecting the audio signal. If you're sure you can't hear it at all from the listening position, there is no point in getting a DC blocker. If you find you are becoming aware of the hum, you could try one. I recommend the AVA HumDinger. I... | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers I’d be sure to hear the new Janszen Nine.Five. I like electrostats, I like Janszen electrostats, and preliminary reviews have been great. Outside of that, I generally look for rooms that won’t blow out my ears with overly loud sound. That radical... | |
| Trinnov Audio Internal Phono Stage Is Remarkable! Thanks for the report! | |
| Are Harbeth Super HL5 XD right for me? Once your system is such that you love it (or part of it) -- as you said you do -- it’s pointless to buy any new component without an extended trial (several days or weeks) in your own listening space. The key to doing that, of course, is finding ... |