onhwy61
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| Changing your tune A system doesn't have to be the most expensive or the best to provide a tremendous amount of musical enjoyment. A few well chosen components properly setup in a decent sounding room is all that most people require. The fact that some many think th... | |
| My system acts weird Do you leave the entire system powered up 24/7? | |
| Synergy The soup analogy is very misleading. Cooking is more akin to making music as an activity in that it has an element of creativity. The reproduction of music is of an order of magnitude less complex than those activities as it lacks the creative par... | |
| Synergy Impedance and gain compatibility are engineering reasons for the basis of synergy, however, for most audiophiles I'm of the opinion that synergy is an explanation for personal sonic preferences. Why use tone controls when you can mix and match com... | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB RME has recently come out with a 24/192 capable USB digital interface. It's a pro oriented piece and offers a vast number of input/output options. For audiophiles it does offer a S/PDIF I/O. I believe the price is $1300. | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Jax2, your summary of the TAS article omits the fact that the reviewer repeatedly stated that both USB and Firewire were inferior to coaxial connections. | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Are you sure the Apogee Mini supports high sample rates over its USB port? | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? Shadorne, why limit it to just what can be seen? Better it's what the audiophile knows is what they hear. In anything it's near impossible to not be influenced by what you think you already know. | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? Shadorne, the article does not prove that looks are more important than sound quality. The conclusion I draw is that non-sonic factors clearly influence a listener's opinion of sound quality. Those non-sonic factors could be size, brand name, numb... | |
| Music and politics Fmpnd, got your e-mail. It really wasn't necessary on your part, but it is a testament to your high character. I would have directly answered you, but I just completed moving and I have a new internet provider. I can receive e-mails but not send t... | |
| Music and politics Real artists challenge their audiences.I didn't say that the challenge has to be political. As a matter of fact I didn't characterize the challenge at all.Nor did I advocate censorship. I don't see how my comments could be read so.Few people like ... | |
| should speakers be coupled or decoupled? It depends upon your type of floor. Couple if your floor is rock solid and won't transfer significant amounts of vibration into your speaker. Decouple if your floor is relatively elastic and capable of transmitting vibration into your speaker. Thi... | |
| Music and politics It's apparent that many people don't want artists making art, but instead expect bought and paid for minstrels. Real artists challenge their audiences. Is it that difficult to not reduce music and concerts to mere commodities? | |
| Any High-end speakers "kid-friendly" not fragile? Kid-friendly is different than kid-proof. I'd recommend any floor standing speaker with a large footprint (can't be knocked over). When not in use keep the speaker grills on. Makes sure the cable connection is inaccessible and can securely keep th... | |
| Midrange texture? It's not a single component. It takes a whole system (and detailed setup) to be able to naturally render fine detail. There's also a school of thought that argues that the type of detail you use as examples are more an artifact of the close microp... |