oberoniaomnia
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| Will an Amp change improve my system ? Don't have a lot of amp experience, just know that my Primaluna EVO300 pre with a PassLabs XA25 and 87dB speakers (PearlAcoustics Sibelius, REL T9) in similar size room works great for me. No problem with power, volume dial is at maybe 10 o'clock,... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I buy physical media because streaming screws over the artists and only lines the wallets of the streaming companies. I buy physical formats because I like to own something, and also appreciate the physical design. If available, I get the speci... | |
| Starting my showroom again In Santa Barbara (small town 100K, with high roller buyers in Montecito) we have two high-end stores, for one I am friends with the owner and his wife. I bought my 1.0 component system from the other, learned all the things I did not like about it... | |
| Anyone notice this with PrimaLuna EVO 400 remote?? I have a EVO 300 pre (to Pass XA25). I wonder whether the conflicting experiences have to do with sensitivity of speakers. Lower sensitivity speakers work fine, but high sensitivity speakers sound too jumpy? I use Pearlacoustics Sibelius with 87dB... | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? If you want surefire like, stick with what you know you like. If you feel adventurous, try new material, with the understanding that you will NOT like most of it, but you may make a cool new find. True for wine as for music. I don't stream, but... | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued @johnnotkathi Have those as well plus "Fyulaba" and "If you swear, you'll catch no fish" all on vinyl. My HC stuff is European biased, as I grew up on Switzerland. US band "Artless" was a fun show I caught in a club in Basel. Exploited turned out ... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? @jrareform I have a voltage adjuster (occasionally line voltage drops down to 90V) and a power conditioner (both Furman). I have compared speaker cables (Cardas 101 AWG 14 vs. Pearlacoustics AWG 4-5: so MASSIVE DIFFERENCE), and I can't tell them a... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? <1% Tried some variants, particularly bare bones with something a bit better where the differences should be most noticeable, but nothing, absolutely nothing. As long as it has a decent connector, I don't bother with cables. For speaker cables,... | |
| after market power cord Just be sure the cable is UL/CE certified. Many aftermarket cables are not, so if something goes wrong (house fire), you are out of luck with insurance. | |
| Amplification of classical soloists in concert performances ? I've seen it with theorbo/lute with Baroque music. That style music was meant to be played in small rooms, chambers/camera. Playing those pieces in large concert halls with period instruments creates challenges. Either you replace one to a part wi... | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued @johnnotkathi Re pure HC punk: Canal Terror, Upright Citizens, Razzia's Tag Ohne Schatten, One Way System, Lard as some of the lesser known ones, I really like. I still like it (Dividing lines, Ötzi, Arctic Flowers ...), but gravitate these days a... | |
| The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued @johnnotkathi Just found "Better than a stick in the eye" on vinyl in Switzerland. Was my first SNFU title I found in CD in '92, back in Swansea, Wales, where I did my master's project. Also found their first "and no one else wanted to play" also ... | |
| Music to let Your System Shine It all depends on my mood. Lately: Hackedepicciotto: Aichach on the Live album just released (synthy postpunk with violin). Videotraum - Du & Ich (German cold new wave/NDW from 2023). The Ex & Tom Cora - Fire & Ice from Scrambling at... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! @gemoody +1 Hifi-Mac: The worst combination of ostentatious and ugly. I have yet to see a Mac product I could bring myself putting in my home. Maybe Bose will rectify that? | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? I find in the "streamer" discussion, the access management and the DAC question is muddled. For sound quality, the DAC is the chief factor. If you plan on keep using your Chord as the DAC, then the streamer is solely for access convenience. Maybe ... |