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| Spendor S8e vs Spendor A7 vs Spendor SP1/2 vs Harbeth SHL5 I can help with two of the four -- I owned a pair of Spendor S8e speakers that I sold to move on to a pair of SP1/2Es. Rather than retype a bunch of stuff I've already written, see my review here: https://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Speakers/Spend... | |
| Speaker Recommendations: Corner Placement One additional thought about Ohms -- they do have a 120 day home trial period. You just pay shipping back to them if you decide they don't work for you. | |
| Speaker Recommendations: Corner Placement I have Ohms in a large room (not as much square footage as yours), but open to one side and a much higher vaulted ceiling. I have them about 2’ out from the wall behind them and about 2’ from each side wall. Not exactly a corner placement, but clo... | |
| Tidal login problem using Oppo Sonica I have both a Wiim Mini ($99) and Pro ($149) streamers and both work great. (I also have several Raspberry Pis and Quadra Inovatos that I use as streamers.) The Wiims are among the easiest to set-up computer-type devices I've ever had, and support... | |
| 4 ohm. > 89 db. I agree with @russ69 -- not really sure what your question is about. There are a LOT of factors beyond impedence and sensitivity to consider when picking a speaker. The first question -- have you heard these? | |
| Modifying Crossovers Another explanation is that some people have an insatiable urge to "customize" their gear. This makes it unique to them. | |
| Inexpensive Streaming I have both a Wiim Mini and Pro. Both are excellent buys at the price, and even more impressive, are one of the easiest to set up streamers out there. They aren't perfect, but here's my evaluaton of the pros and cons. Pros: great price, compact,... | |
| Troubleshooting Audio Interference (Buzz/Hum/Static) One simple thing to start with is to buy an outlet tester at the hardware store (or Amazon) and test the outlets in your home to make sure that they are wired correctly and grounded. It is surprising how often the hot and neutral wires are switch... | |
| Ohm Walsh 2000 regrets How are Maggie 1.7's a "downsize" from Ohm 2000s? (Or did you mean you just moving from two pairs of speakers to one?) I had a pair of Maggie 1.6QRs for several years and really liked them, but they are far more picky about the room and positio... | |
| What are my options for music files, CD rips, and a DAC all-in-one solution? Also look at smallgreencomputer.com. They've been around a long time and have several options with internal drives for storage, and some have a CD drive for ripping. Prices are quite reasonable for the quality. | |
| DAC for second system Consider the Schiit Modi Multibit 2. It has a very small footprint and is getting excellent user reviews over at Head-Fi.org -- its the subject of a long thread. I'm really enjoying mine. The only catch is there is now a 10 to 12 week wait for them. | |
| Recommended Server? If you are not downloading music, how will you be using the server? Only as storage for ripped CDs? Or as a streamer for a music service such as Tidal or Qobuz, etc? Or both? | |
| Dac: Old vs New The best thing for anyone to do is to read the many reviews available on the various models in your price range and then buy one of the likely candidates from a place that allows returns. Some will give you all your money back if your return it w... | |
| Looking For Sound Controller Lot of detail missing in terms of make/models involved, but it could be that you are plugging a dynamic mike into the 3.5 mm line level input. Line level inputs look for 1 or 2 volts from the source (e.g., the output level of a CD player or tuner... | |
| where and how to find blank "music" CD's A few seconds on Amazon gave this result -- 100 disk pack of audio CDs for $23.29 (a shade more than the same product in data CDRs.) BTW, you can find the owners manual here: https://manualmachine.com/teac/lpr400/437513-user-manual/ It has detai... |