mulveling
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| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Guys like this place actual listening, in a proper musical system, DEAD LAST. It's all about getting their test rig to show a flat FR, plus a BOM with little room for profit. So boring - like most speakers designed this way. We live in a clickba... | |
| Final Analog Upgrades If you're good with a phono stage on the warm side of sound, look no futher than the Hagerman Trumpet MC. Alternatively, you could opt for the Trumpet MM version and add either Piccolo MC or Piccolo Zero for the MC head-amp duties. That would allo... | |
| Question about high current amps versus "not high current amps" The topic of "high current" wouldn’t matter if speakers worked like plain resistors - e.g. acting as the same constant 8 ohms value (or 4 ohms, or 2 ohms) at every frequency from 20Hz - 20kHz. But speakers don’t do this; not even close. Hop onto S... | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? Both are popular in this hobby. It totally depends on the model in question. Rogue Audio claims they broke up the Zeus 225 lbs stereo tube monster into Apollo monoblocks because of the logistics of moving the damn thing. When you have a single c... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s Popping/scratchy sounds on engaging the bias switches, and triode/ultra mode (I generally prefer ultralinear and leave it there), are normal. They’re loud & clear on 96dB Tannoys, but not anwhere near danger or concern for tweeters. It’s also ... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s @buellrider97 Thanks for the kind words. I'm no golden reference, but have been through a lot of gear experiences, and just "trying stuff" has been my passion / hobby for 20 years now :) My last set of Apollo monos (I had the og verison first, ... | |
| Listening @immatthewj Very wise to peel back on that stern warning sign! Good on you. Some guys never get a warning through decades of abuse (including seemingly perfect liver/enzyme numbers), then wake up all yellow one day and it’s game over. We’re both ... | |
| Listening I generally avoid background music. Perhaps a bit of radio when I'm driving, but fortunately don't drive much. I used to listen while working / studying, and can be very productive in doing so - but the downside is I don't fully enjoy the music, a... | |
| cary audio sli 80 signature vs willsenton r800i I’m convinced "Willsenton" comes from a chinese mispronunciation of "Williamson", as in the classic Williamson amplifier circuit (source: I made it up). I assume you’re curious to try DHT SET? SET has never "done it" for me when I’ve heard it, bu... | |
| Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s First off - WOW, nice gift!! The og owner’s claim that the M180 was "too powerful" is a bit odd, and Rogue’s response to them was equally odd. These amps have a very high gain, and that is the main issue when paired to high efficiency speakers. C... | |
| Question about loading with an SUT Perhaps a Hagerman Piccolo is in my future but I think from this discussion, I’m going to rule out a different SUT since it seems they need to be tailored very specifically to the cart/tonearm cable and I don’t want to have a different SUT for ev... | |
| Question about loading with an SUT As others have well pointed out, you should never stress about differences like 18x versus 20x. It truly doesn’t matter. If you swap from one brand/model of SUT to another, the inherent sonic differnces between those SUTs - due to materials choice... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? The only time I’ve heard a near "transformational" experience with a cable was (strangely) the old Zu Mobius headphone cable on Sennheiser HD650. I’ve tried a number of cables on those headpones, and many more cables on different headphone models.... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? Yes, back to the original question - "is vinyl worth it"? I listen to a lot of rock / metal / pop / new wave from 1970s through 1980s, and for this material the sound quality on vintage vinyl is often far more enjoyable compared to what’s availab... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? In class D amplifier "Voltage" is converted to "Duty Cycle", both analog - meaning there is no discrete steps (unlimited resolution). Duty cycle is back-converted to (amplified) voltage by filtering. Streaming and CDs both have limited resolution... |