mitch2
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| Impedance issue, or no issues at all? 'Placette buffer' If the ratio is good between preamp and amplifier this device will add nothingSome here agree with that statement but others of us hear it differently. A buffer should not be needed if you use an active preamp. The need for buffers came about ... | |
| Streaming over fiber vs. cable Internet Old question, but he may be talking about Xfinity (cable internet) vs. AT&T (Fiber internet) | |
| Rubber feet when mounting on stands I use the Thin Fat Dots that Dill suggested but mine are also bolted to the stands.The decoupling occurs at the bottom of the stands which sit on springs.Speakers = 105 lbs, Stands = 70 lbsThe situation may be different for smaller, lighter speake... | |
| Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Interconnects - Less is More! I suspect a properly phased bass array should tame/eliminate the boomy resonance effect, although I would also suspect room dimensions and damping/treatment would influence that situation too. I would not have expected cables to influence that co... | |
| Dumb blonde needs help with power cable matching to subwoofer Another take on this is whether it matches may not be the only question. People into audio often use aftermarket power cords, since the cords that come with powered equipment are often inexpensive “standard” cords (typically all black with molded ... | |
| Townshend Audio F1 Fractal Interconnects - Less is More! I keep reading about their fractal wire and would like to hear a set sometime. Since they put so much emphasis on the quality of the fractal wire, and considering the price, I am surprised they would use a connector made of brass rather than copper. | |
| Best Bike to ride before a good listening session I have a friend in his mid-70s who is still quite a strong road rider. He also has an e-mountain bike that he rides both around here (MI) and at his place in Colorado. He really enjoys it. Not sure on the brand but it is probably a good one... | |
| Building a New Listening Room on a Budget Below are some links you might find interesting wrt your proposed room. The electricity delivery articles offer similar recommendations with a few specific recommendations that vary somewhat between articles. To the question of one vs. two or mo... | |
| TotalDAC D1 Driver-anyone using one yet? @georgehifi - I believe you are correct. The information on the totaldac website says: -one-box stereo version: RCA inputs, RCA outputs + unbalanced XLR outputs-two-box monobloc version: RCA inputs + XLR inputs, RCA outputs + balanced XLR outputs... | |
| TotalDAC D1 Driver-anyone using one yet? I have no experience with ARC preamps so don't know what substituting the Townshend Allegri Reference passive in place of my ARC REF 10 will do to the sound of your system. I believe the Townshend is an auto former or auto transformer preamp so... | |
| TotalDAC D1 Driver-anyone using one yet? From what I have read, the Totaldac d1-driver appears to be a high quality buffer amplifier. I use a unity gain (i.e., x1) buffer by SMc Audio between my DAC and my amplifiers. My DAC outputs to a passive volume control then to the buffer then to ... | |
| Why not more popular? FYI, in a former life, NOLA was the Alon speaker line of Acarian Systems.NOLA is Alon spelled backward.Both are the brainchildren of Carl Marchisotto, who has had an interesting audio career. | |
| Mojo Audio Mystique EVO My Mystique EVO B4B 21 continues to sound very good here and what I consider incrementally better than the v3, although not a night and day change. To be clear, to my ears, the v3 and B4B 21 share a "house sound" that is organic, natural, fleshed... | |
| Connecting a streamer via an Ethernet cable A couple of thoughts:a mesh system may improve on a wi-fi extender (more expensive though) - I use a short Ethernet cable from a mesh satellite to stream to my second system and have had no operational problems whatsoever, but I have not criticall... | |
| Townsend Platforms installed under my ARC REF10 and dCS Bartok Less hardness and a more natural sound is pretty much what I heard when switching to springs under my speakers and amps. Glad it is working out for you. |