mitch2
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| Mike's Barn. If you read through his virtual system description, at the bottom is a link to a 2004 Positive Feedback article discussing the barn renovation and construction of the listening room. We are fortunate he has shared his journey with us in such detai... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Grateful Dead Radio - Colchester, Conn., USA (via Roon) I listen to the Sirius version in my vehicle but have recently begun exploring the radio options available through Roon in my main system. | |
| How remove odor from interconnect? @winoguy17 Feels like Im missing something here..... how much could a pair of cables possibly smell ....? Unlikely as it sounds, this is unfortunately a real thing that happened to me (with Cardas cables, like the OP's experience) not too lon... | |
| 1 meter speaker cables I used 1M long speaker cables for years. In my experience, and in my system, I could indeed hear differences in 1M long speaker cables. I actually have a variety of 1M speaker cables that I have compared and the sonic comparisons between given ty... | |
| Shipping costs- WTF @jeffbij Every shipment they took in was marked up 2.5 times over the price you would pay if you went to straight to the customer counter at the UPS facility. The large UPS facility located about 1/4 mile from my house that I have successful... | |
| Six DAC Comparison I look forward to hearing the Mystique Z with the PCM58 DAC chips based on my fond memories of the sound of a Lector CDP-7T/Mk II that I owned. The Mk II used BB PCM63 DAC chips while the CDP-7T/Mk III that I upgraded to used BB PCM1704 DAC chips... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? I am using the Decibel X app weighted in A. They offer other weightings, including C, but you need to purchase the premium version. I am only using it to verify sound levels when comparing components with different output voltages so the free ver... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? Typical background music when working, reading, or being respectful of loudness levels - 40-60dB Comparison listening and when focusing on good sound - 60-80dB Occasionally rocking out - 80-95dB Temporary insanity - higher than above Regula... | |
| AC Power @erik_squires Lightning Arrestor for N-Type Antennas Surge Protector: Wouldn’t this work just as well inside of the house if inserted in-line before the modem? Ground it to the copper water pipes? EverStar MI-300 Ethernet Galvanic Isolator: ... | |
| Member Almarg passed away last night I agree with all of you. Al had a wonderful combination of knowledge with humility and was a genuinely nice person. He was an asset to this site and had a calming, positive influence on even the most contentious of threads. He is certainly miss... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Mojo Audio Mystique Y AM DAC (warning – long) Perspective: Just about everything in this audio hobby, like most things in life, is related to perspective, developed through one’s experiences and other factors. Since none of us are starting from... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? Regarding the optimal power cord, one of the manufacturers (I seem to remember maybe Steve Nugent with Empirical Audio) used to say that Romex would actually make a pretty good power cord and that twisted 10 awg THHN would be better since twisting... | |
| Sold Sold Sold "I acknowledge his need. Without approving or not." Are you in politics? | |
| Sold Sold Sold This has at least been educational wrt on-line sales: Communication - clarity, mutual agreement, and confirmation are necessary to avoid misunderstandings Show Me the Money- the best way to secure an on-line transaction is to send payment as s... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? This info on Neotech's NEP 3200G includes a good image of the construction showing the type of solid core construction that @jea48 is referring to. Scroll through the pictures in this next link to see a similar image of the construction of their ... |