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| Improvement In Sound? Today, Panasonic is making the best DVD players, Opponbeing long gone. The DP-UB9000 https://shop.panasonic.com/ca/audio-and-video/blu-ray-dvd-players/blu-ray-players/dp-ub9000?ps-open is an incredible piece. I only have a few 4K DVDs, but my Pana... | |
| Why does rock concert sound suck? Having actually done live sound for large venues I can tell you that at best it is extremely difficult, trying to work with the acoustics of the venue, the artists (onstage monitors are a completely different mix with different objectives from the... | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives There are 3 immediate problems I see: 1) the room is too small to allow a dipole to work properly. 12 x 18 would be more like it. 2) the acoustical panels would be of more help on the sidewalls helping to scatter and diminish the first reflections... | |
| Is anyone else streaming Amazon Music through a Dot. I found Amazon not worth listening to until I upgraded to Amazon Ultra. Recently I was listening to a couple Patricia Barber tracks mentioned in a Stereophile review and was happily surprised to find the actually sounded great. The Ultra versions ... | |
| Advice for Streaming Newbies - Best Bang for Our Bucks Threads like this make me wish I was in the audiophile accessory business. | |
| What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased? Magnepans Large Advent Walnut Cabinets But, I just got a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 300 7Gs, so I'm missing those two a lot less. | |
| What should I expect moving from MM to MC? @SecretGuy "High output MC really diminishes the supposed advantages of the MC design. I'd probably keep saving to get a nice phono stage and low output MC." Care to explain the reasons? | |
| SME 3009 S2 Improved Tonearm problem...possibly It appears you have a classic case of cartridge/tonearm mismatch. Everything you're reporting (except the induced hum from the hex wrench, and that will never be an issue when using the cart). The Zephyr is a fairly low compliance (stiff) cart at ... | |
| Does a turntable make a DRAMATIC difference? Whenever vinyl is discussed, the importance of VTA and VtF are discussed, but not the #1 issue - effective length and mass. Tracing error is 100% a function of arm length. Shibata and Microline styli with their very thin stylus profile simply cann... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? "...interacts with the photons traveling down the cable dielectric..." That statement alone tells you all you need to know. Sorry, but photons don't travel down the dielectric. Not in our universe, anyway. | |
| Shakti Stone @dmac67 - confirmation bias. Yup. Since you are aware, check an out of print, but easy to find book called "The Biomedical Bestiary'. Published in the mid-80s, chapters are still used in epidemiology classes today. It explains - in a biomedical c... | |
| Direct Drive "The only thing that can possibly make noise in a DD is the spindle bearing. But guess what?? ALL belt drives and idler drives have a nearly identical spindle bearing as a DD. In reality, DD tables are 10-20 dB quieter than most all belt and idler... | |
| Suggest your most desired MSRP $1,500-$3,000 Stand Mount for a Shootout. I agree with jjss49, without meaningful requirements and controls this effort will go for nothing. For example LS-50S and LS 3/5As are nearfield monitors, so using them outside that context is simply a misapplication. | |
| Whizzer cone drivers The holy grail of these drivers is a flat power response combined with the transient capabilities enabled by the lack of hysteresis inherent in all inductor and capacitor based crossovers. Sonically, that is an immediacy and clarity traditonal spe... | |
| Recommendation for low to normal level listening a 13.5' x 21' x 8' room I am a big Maggie fan, if you have a good room and amp for them, and it sounds like you do. JBL has been on a roll lately, and the S3900 would be a nice fit in your room. The 4 X 10" woofers will move a lot of air, while the horn mids and highs wi... |