mswale
Responses from mswale
| System Advice $1k for a integrated, and $1k for a TT. Would go the used route. Figure out what things you need and what things you want. That should help you figure out what to buy. With used, you are stuck with what is available. 1. Power (watts) 2. inter... | |
| Tergikleen or AIVS formula 15? Have your tried the Ai fluid in the spinclean? You need to do a side/side comparison. That is hard to do, can you manually clean one side with X and the other side with Y then listen? With your Degritter after, not sure the pre-clean is as impo... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM? The internet is both a blessing and a curse. Everyone does the google to become an expert. It's the time we live in. Sometimes, I think we don't know what we are missing until we do. What I mean is, we all think our systems sound good. We might ... | |
| New Amp Advice This guy is looking for an end game amp. As usual we get, treat the room, get new speakers, change something else. Obviously, you want a new amp, and are just looking for someone to help you justify it. Your current amp is amazing, but with ever... | |
| What actually determines volume power? Is it watts? We need to define a couple of things. What is your top listing SPL? What are your speakers, what is the sensitivity, power handling? Music source? Think you might need a whole new system to keep you happy. My amp is 200w high current, but I ... | |
| XM tuners/ receivers First what kind of radio antenna do you have? That kind of makes all the difference in picking up stations. XM sucks, it has the worst audio quality, worst customer service, is totally unstable. Canceled my subscription last year. Weirdly, had a... | |
| Streamer + DAC help: Bluesound vs Eversolo (vs Others) What are you looking for? Best sound, or ease of use? I know everyone loves the Bluesound, and Eversolo. But the Cambridge Audio stuff always gets better sound test in reviews. My vote would be to try Cambridge Audio, the software is good, it ha... | |
| Upsampling/Oversampling Just my thought. You are double oversampling? It might be overdriving the DAC when it starts to pop and click, it might be getting too hot? Think driving it like that for a long time will overheat it. The DAC is in overboots mode, receiving a very... | |
| Ethernet @mikhailark I happen to know exactly what Amazon uses in their DC's for cables. The same cables almost every company used, just Belkin. To the top of rack switch them fiber from there. Fiber optic does not carry any noise. It's just light pulses... | |
| Where's the next weak link in my analog chain? @kennyc thanks, didn't know anything about them. Sadly they do not have a dealer in WA state. Looks like a good cart for the money. Like the idea of much cheaper needle replacements. | |
| Where's the next weak link in my analog chain? @displayname yeah, usually listen to 4-6 records a day. My system gets turned on when I wake up, stay on for most of the day. I work from home, most of the time work from my. listing spot. Spinning records and making dinner has become a problem.... | |
| Where's the next weak link in my analog chain? Also wanting that cart! On the fence about it, or getting a phono preamp. Cables are a tweak, not so much an upgrade. IMHO, lots of cost for minimum return. Cart upgrade are usually much bigger steps. On the flip side, the more you spend on a... | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List There was a subwoofer in there for $199, had to check and make sure it wasn't $19,999. Really can't afford anything on that list, then "affordable" bulk speaker cable at $150 for 3ft, that is way over my budget. Not sure who that list is for a... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? Unless there is a problem with your current cables. "upgrading" cables is more of a tweak to get the sound you are looking for. For me it has been mostly subtle changes. At times I can't even tell a difference. Most of my cables are not real high ... | |
| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? You have some great gear, it's a shame that it doesn't get to stretch its legs. Besides speaker placement, and treating the room for near field. Think some higher efficiency speakers would really help. No near filed, but my stereo is turned on... |