northman
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| questions about streaming source for a headphone amp Thanks to you all for such clear and helpful answers. I'm glad to know that I can run the headphone amp from the preamp or dac--that might be my best solution, though it means that I'm wedded to a single room.I'm interested in using my MacBook and... | |
| Help connecting a source directly to an amp @noromance, YES! I was wondering if a cable adapter like that existed. I'll go with "theoretically." @stereo5, yes--he knows that. But when you say "not that friendly," do you mean incompatible? Or just ... not ideal for producing an inviting sound? | |
| Help with some big ol' used DIY speakers Excellent--thank you all very much. Good stuff.I love that picture. MC, I'm assuming you're serious and I appreciate your considerate question. Yes, my friend is pleased at the thought that the picture may inspire some smiles! | |
| Help with some big ol' used DIY speakers Perfect! Just what we wanted to hear! It can feel counterintuitive to me that huge speakers don't necessarily need much power, but I also know it can be true. Thanks, MC. | |
| Grado Signature Ultra-wide Bandwidth Reference Cable?? I appreciate that, tablejockey. I'll take it with a nudge and a wink, and I'll retract *my* snark. I just get so tired of all the juvenile hostility out here, the attitudes. I jumped too quickly on your post.I agree that my reaction to the cables ... | |
| Grado Signature Ultra-wide Bandwidth Reference Cable?? Thanks for the snark, tablejockey! Well played! Brilliant. I feel humiliated. Why didn't I think of that? Oh, wait, I actually said that I was going to try them. I just checked and, yup, I said that. This may not be so obvious but that actually im... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs @slimpikins5--NICE! I bet the French bistro was Lunig's. "The Valley"--Warren, Waitsfield, and the Sugarbush region in general--is just beautiful. I live about ten minutes from Smuggs and skied there all the time when my kids were young. By the wa... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs @slimpikins5, thank you for all the great advice! I think the Model Ts might be a bit small for my space, and I'm not sure that 2000 watts is enough for my needs. I want my system to make a statement. And ... I am kidding... The room I'm setting u... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs Wow--such incredibly thoughtful responses. I simply love that there are so many approaches to finding the right sound (for each room and listener). And, yes, I’m looking at powered subs. @fastfreight, that’s a mighty, mighty post. You should be th... | |
| Cables 101, new student, first question Thank you, @terry9; I've got an account with the Cable Company lending library and I might indeed do that. And thank you, @hobo1452; I know exactly what you mean about those "incremental" improvements. Your first point is something I've wondered a... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs I truly appreciate the answer but I ain't never going to "throw away .. music, beauty, and timbre." That's like saying that a poem is just organized words which are just signifiers operating arbitrarily in a system of differences. Sure, right, but... | |
| Cables 101, new student, first question When I first started reading Audiogon with some real attention, about two years ago, I was flummoxed by the differing opinions to questions that I took to be straightforward. Of course I knew that in the wider world there was plenty of debate abou... | |
| Cables 101, new student, first question @soix , YES, this: "Adding a better interconnect improves the sound of my system even if there’s a lesser one elsewhere. But it also matters where you install the cables in your system." That answered my question! Thank you!I appreciate the advice... | |
| Cables 101, new student, first question I appreciate the response. I'm sorry that anyone thought I was talking about the relationship between price and the subjective listening experience. I was trying to ask, simply, whether cables in a system are victim to the weakest link in the cabl... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs Q: How many audiophiles does it take to screw in a lightbulb?A: What kind of light fixture is it and how is it wired? Is the bulb dimmable? A watt is a watt but some watts are brighter than others. Before you change that lightbulb, have you consid... |