motown-l
Responses from motown-l
| Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap I like to turn the light off and watch the sunset happening between my speakers. | |
| White cabinet popularity? I just painted and vinyl wrapped a pair of older PSB rear surrounds in white from their original black. Not really a style statement but they much better blend with the wall color. | |
| What happened to Yamaha electronics? My experience with Yamaha electronics is limited to a 1990's mid-range CD player I bought used. The internal DAC was unlistenable. It even sounded bad as a transport using the coax digital out to my external DAC. Their current Yamaha integrated ... | |
| My Favorite Tweaks, What is yours? @mdalton I agree that a good sativa makes the music float. My best tweak has been a $48 jitter filter from Amazon. It made a huge improvement streaming from my PC. | |
| ??? What Is Your Favorite Speaker Finish ??? Saw some Telefunken stand mounts in the 1980’s done in teak with cool fabric grills. Beautiful. | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? It’s interesting to read that the original poster found Ortofon’s too bright. Through my NAD phono preamp I find Ortofon’s flat and rolled off at the top. Much better synergy with AT’s and Goldring’s. I guess everyone experiences sound differently. | |
| Using external DAC with preamp with built-in DAC I hooked up my old Arcam DAC to the line in's and did an A/B against the resident DAC in my integrated. The resident DAC in the integrated uses a lower end ESS chip compared to the TI chip in the Arcam, but the Arcam DAC is close to 15 years old. ... | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles My wife cooks her late mother’s recipe so is the first place meatloaf. 2nd place is the late name sake in Rocky Horror | |
| Anybody ever dealt with Safe and Sound audio Bought an open box NAD phono preamp from them a few years ago. Very positive experience | |
| Standmount speaker suggestion Revels are great and a little less forward than most B&W’s. | |
| A life sentence!!! My Velodyne SPL 1000 Sub. Bought it new in 2000 and have changed every component in my system several times in 25 years except that sub. | |
| Cartridge - sweet spot on the cost/sound curve? I swap between a NOS Shibata stylus equipped Audio Technica AT 12sa and a Goldring E3. Both are MM's and the cost of both together is less than $500. I use the AT cartridge for older recordings as it will reveal more detail. The Goldring is used ... | |
| Vinyl Lovers-- Cartridges!!!! Do you have a daily driver? My budget is more limited than many posters here. I don't listen to vinyl a lot, but I do keep two different MM cartridges mounted to alternate between. I also prefer the more laid back nature of the Goldring E3 on some LP's and the more detailed,... | |
| High pitch buzz in speakers after adding some LEDs My subwoofer flips out when the LED lights in our living room are turned on. I don't they're even on the same circuit. | |
| I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading? My audio fascination started when I was around eight and my adult cousin put a pair of Olsen headphones on my head and I was hooked. I have since then bought and sold many components to get to the entry level system I'm now enjoying. I sometimes ... |