moonwatcher
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| What are the circular discs people use on components? Most people use the door stoppers not for any "resonance" damping, but merely (as John Darko showed in many of his YouTube videos from two years ago) to hold lightweight components like streamers and DACs in place such that the weight of the cable... | |
| Shocked. Need Opinions. How muck power do I need? Great points made by everyone: Current, slew rates, transient power reserves, damping rates, bass control, not sweating low impedances, and being "musical". But there is something about a large amp just idling along happy at putting out 40W to 10... | |
| Is there a cheaper alternative to this: How about the JS-120 from JBL that are for their L-100 Classic speakers? Note they’d only save you around $50. Yes, look at Etsy. Or if you are handy and have woodworking equipment you could make some from wood that would do the job just fine. Ke... | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? @chocaholic and @painter24 thank you! | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? @painter24 when you get more time to evaluate it (and after say 50 to 100 hours are on it) please let us know if the Pontus 15th or whatever it is has more bass definition (or "slam") than the Ares II. I’m on the fence about getting an R2R DAC but... | |
| Why do Wav and Flac Files Sound Different? WAV files are so old that there was never a schema developed for them to hold metadata internally. FLAC is merely a "container" for the WAV files having more robust places in the design (schema) to hold metadata, things like track name, number, a... | |
| looking to replace Fyne speaker jumper cable Bi-wiring sounds like a good alternative to completely avoid the issue, but if using a jumper, just know that some claim that pure silver is one thing, but silver coated copper is another. I’m not an electrical engineer, but some claim that silver... | |
| Bob Weir: "George Jones is my favorite musician." Friend of mine runs a "classic country" radio station (WAME 550 AM, 92.9 FM) and George is featured large on it. He rarely plays anything newer than about 2004 on it, except on Fridays after 5 PM. And there are a few new acts like Chris Stapleton ... | |
| New DAC issues The OP stated, "I had not planned on replacing my DAC just yet, but it was very high on my list when I came across it as a demo unit for an attractive price and decided after a few days to pick it up." The thing is, if this was a "demo" DAC, shou... | |
| Still the demons of GAS pursue me As has been discussed often (maybe too often), I found it amusing that in the 1980s and 1990s, EQs (and even tone controls that could be defeated) fell out of favor and all the strident "audiophiles" wanted to hear everything "plain" as if THAT wa... | |
| One answer to an oft-asked question. At lunch time I still listen to college radio stations (WSGE or WNCW) that often play new music in various genres to discover music beyond what Tidal recommends. I too sample the albums reviewed in Stereophile magazine. These stations also host a ... | |
| My Caladan Impressons @vthokie83 thank you, your thoughts and those of Wes above are great to contemplate regarding these. Thank you for taking the time to answer many of my questions. I also see that Steve Guttenberg just posted his Caladan review a few hours ago. ... | |
| my own experience with Tekton Design Glad you found something to make you happy again. Ah, so aggravating these days to only get to hear a very few brands or models in person at a bricks and mortar store. I do have Audio Advice about 1 hour and 20 minutes from me, but of course bran... | |
| My Caladan Impressons @wester17 Thank you for your review and insights after owning them a month. These are right in my price range for what will be my "end game" speakers. I’m also considering the JBL L100 MK II for about $5K. I have some old AR 9 that these will be r... | |
| It's the Cicadas! @mashif If you hear a low frequency hum that might be the aliens landing. Look out your window. 😏 |