p05129
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| Please be gentle with me! š Nobody knows what a streamer is or what it can do or canāt Ā do. Whatās the difference between a server and a streamer? Isnāt a streamer a computer running some OS? Or do you call a computer running an OS a server?Ā Can a streamer read ripped song... | |
| The $10,000 Question If you like tubes, try the rogue Cronus magnum with kt120 tubes. For speakers, focals have no lower bass, sound thin to me until you get into the utopia range. You can get by with thinner sounding speakers with tubes amps | |
| The Best Bass Ever? A Subwoofer Discovery Yup, done this for years with ported speakers, it just doesnāt have to be subwoofers that you tune a port. For audio, some of the best sounding subs have no ports, or they use passive radiators in place of a port. Home theater purposes, get the bi... | |
| Preamp advice Why do you need a preamp? If you are all digital, skip the preamp and go straight from the dac to your amp. But you need a good dac with a quality volume control that is quiet. | |
| Looking for Sub to pair with Dynaudio Confidence 20s how about 2-REL t/7x or 2-REL t/9x subs? For 2 channel systems these are some of the best sounding subs in their price range. REL is famous for easy implementation with a wide range of speakers using the high level inputs. REL has a 60 day home t... | |
| Finally...subwoofer that's aesthetically pleasing! If you are buying anything close to the cost of these speakers, you probably have a dedicated audio room, so why would it matter what a subwoofer looked like? Iād probably have a stack of Relās if I had a larger audio room and the Rels would proba... | |
| Better than Usher Dancer Mini-X DMD? With the ushers, you donāt need a large sub for the low end. Iām using a good 10ā sub now but will be going with a pair of Rel t5x or pair of Rel t7x that have an 8ā woofer. The sub I have now is crossed over at 50hz with no phase adjustments, and... | |
| Yes, cables do make a difference -- regardless of price... Why do you think that people looking at cables havenāt already spent many thousands on acoustics? System synergy? Room dimensions? Itās pretty stupid to by a $200k Porsche and put Ā $50 Toyota tires on it. When you spend thousands, tens of thousand... | |
| Roon is snappy responsive now Iāve ran Roon, audirvana, and pure music on Macās for over 15 years. Iāve also had 3rd party servers like the Auralic Aries for a couple years. Iāve also tested Roon on an enterprise Linux server. My current setup is using an m1 Mac mini with a ve... | |
| Does a Subwoofer Make Spiking Redundant? Clearthinkerā Mc is always wrong. Instead of asking questions about the floor, the speaker, or is a sub, he just blurts out garbage. It all depends on the flooring and what does the speaker manufacturer recommends. For Tekton speakers, springs or... | |
| Do You Buy Speakers Without Hearing Them? Magazine reviews? They are ALWAYS positive, when have you ever seen a negative review from stereophile? TAS? Hifi+? If every product review is positive, which it canāt be, there is always a product that comes in second/3rd, etc. Sound thru YouTub... | |
| What makes One Music Server Sound Better than Another? Fiber is always the best connection possible, much better than usb for sound quality. āFiber's resistance to magnetic interference makes transmissions nearly noise free, and it has the advantage of better signal qualityā. if your Ethernet connect... | |
| Better than Usher Dancer Mini-X DMD? If you want more bass, move the speakers closer to the front wall. | |
| Integrated Curiosity Get a Hegel 360 or 390, skip the 190 | |
| Revel Salon2s: Seeking Advice Get the Revel salons. 1 of the best speakers you can buy for anywhere near the price and many times more. All Focals have no bass until you get up into the Utopia line. Any Focal less than the Utopia will need a sub. Even with the Utopiaās, I woul... |