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| How Electricity Actually Works pingstonsmile, there is a YouTube channel called Kathy Loves Physics & History that goes into such things as why most of the world uses 50 Hz 220V and the US and some others use 60 Hz 120V. All of it is very interesting and she is writing ... | |
| What defines mid-fi versus high-end? As cd318 stated. "Mid-fi" was and is mostly a marketing term to make you think you need to spend $$$ more than you want for a given level of quality in sound. Everything is an engineering to price compromise at ANY level. But the goal is or shoul... | |
| Do you build anything for your high fidelity system? If so, what do you make? Years ago, I made a 6 shelf equipment stand using oak plywood (from Lowe's) and applied edging, stained it many times, applied some Urethane clear coat. Used 6-foot long black anodized threaded rods (McMaster Carr), wide stainless steel washers, n... | |
| Speaker Questions In the reviews that Cheapaudioman did, the new lower end Polks did well. I came very close to buying their Reserve R700 last year when I found them on sale for $849 each (and I kick myself for not getting them). Currently in my den I have a set o... | |
| First CD player help! noske, I had been looking at a Yamaha CD-S303 but had a live chat with a Yamaha tech and the CD-S303 does NOT have gapless playback. That is so aggravating in the sub-$500 price point region. Otherwise for $380 it had everything else I wanted...... | |
| First CD player help! I recently bought a new Denon DCD-800ne CD Player for $499 and love it. I had not bought a new CD player in 30 years (my Sony and even older Magnavox were mostly doing fine). However, nothing lasts forever, and I have a fairly large collection of ... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? Inflation and government over-spending is harming everyone. Even SpaceX had to raise their prices of a Falcon 9 launch from $62 million to $67 million. Fuel and shipping costs, raw materials, and of course labor (if you can find people to work) ar... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal I don’t give a rat’s ass about Neil Young or CSN or if Cher jumps on the bandwagon. But MQA isn’t part of the equation to me in the first place. I subscribe to TIDAL’s fairly new Hi-Fi tier that tops out at CD quality without MQA which is fine by ... | |
| How long ago did you catch the bug? As a young kid I was always into technology. The more buttons a gadget had the better. Around 1965 my brother-in-law bought one of those all in one wooden cabinet stereos on legs. I loved using that thing to play music. I’d sit right in the middle... | |
| Speakers for daughter If she has room for them, I would choose the Wharfedale 12.2 over the 12.1. She'll end up with better bass and they can potentially play a bit louder or play with more dynamics. I use them in my den powered by a Denon A/V Receiver, and they do ju... | |
| Who uses ADS Speakers Still have my ADS L520 in my bedroom and use them almost every night. I still put their bass extension, imaging, and ability to play at lower volumes but still sound FULL up against any speaker south of $1000 today. Loved that they used crossover... | |
| flabbergasted with reviews on speakers Electrolytic capacitors are not "bad" in and of themselves. It’s just that over time, *some* of them, especially in a hot environment, will begin to dry out and change value. How long? Usually, 5 to 10 years or MORE. If you are willing to rebuild ... |