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| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? Still waiting. See I'm one of those guys who actually took a physics class, studied power distribution and networking, and practiced it professionally for nearly 50 years, and have seen and heard, if not all, most of the tweaks in that time. Here... | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? "None But The Lonely Heart" 1997 release by Chris Anderson and Charlie Haden on Naim. Yes, that Naim. Anderson was Chick Corea's piano teacher but retired from performing due to his blindness and degenerative bone disease that made playing extreme... | |
| SME tonearms on a japanese market Visualize a knife, edge up, placed transversely across the armtube. Now, fit the armtube in a metal block with a presisely machined 'V' groove that is placed on the knife edge and balanced. You have now created a stable, extremely low-friction, ra... | |
| KEF LS60: Distance from wall behind them @dbphd Bass management and crossovers are two different beasts, and one is definitely not a substitute for the other. The only exception to this is that most AVRs bass management does crossover as well as level and EQ. | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system I have no problem with equalizers for adjusting recordings. And despite the conspiratorial (mis)beliefs of those who deny room acoustics and speak of 'the Room Treatment Cabal', an equalizer can only impact the input into a room, not the acoustica... | |
| New pre-amplifier? First of all, it is illegal in every state to sell a used product as new stock. That said, B-stock, returns, or factory refurbs get another round of quality testing before sale, and so actually have a lower failure rate than new components. Some... | |
| Which is better, a fussy speaker or a versatile one? Substitute 'spouse/partner' for 'speaker' and you'll have your answer. Musicians have addressed this issue forever, perhaps none better than Delbert McClinton when he sang "One of the Fortunate Few". https://youtu.be/RF_cQ3coetc?si=RdDOavxxCHFU7_b... | |
| Combo Streamer/Headphone Amp @soix @dinosore Tanks for your input. I hadn't considered a dongle. I have a late model Samsung tablet that would work for this. Do the dongles provide a charger passthrough, or am I either on charge or on dongle? | |
| How to make the Focal Kanta No. 2 speakers sing? Amplifiers, preamplifiers, DACs make very expensive tone controls. And especially when you're trying to address the fundamental voicing of your speakers. Getting your room treatments right is never a bad idea, do I'd start there. And if that doesn... | |
| From pass xa25 to krell k-300i How about some context? Like what speakers, in how big of a room and what kind of music do you listen to at what level. That would be helpful. | |
| Primer on SSD and internal hard drives Whoa, a topic with general consensus! That never happens here. OK, Spinning disks are the past. SSDs are the future. No moving parts so less power, less heat, longer life, and absolutely no SQ difference. Spinning disks deserve a special place ... | |
| Focal Sopra 1 Bookshelves (with subs) or Focal Kanta 2s towers instead? Nice looking room, nice kit, but until you provide some attention to room acoustics, you'll never approach a small fraction of what either setup is capable. Properly done and integrated into the room design, acoustical treatments aren't just ugly... | |
| rocket 88 Maybe cables matter, but y'all understand that bi-wiring does absolutely nothing, right? You're still sending a full-range signal down both pairs, the crossovers still do their low-pass/high-pass roles. And at 10-12 ft the series resistance is sti... | |
| Benchmark or McIntosh.... A bit more oomph? All these amps are within less than 2 dB of each other and 3dB more than your current amp. A bit is about all you’ll get. All you can get. While you may rightly love your NHTs, you need to take a jump up in speakers to even begin... | |
| Room treatment ideas for annoying external noises 1) This is a structural sound transmission issue (AKA soundproofing, although there really is no such thing, just mitigation) so acoustical blinds, panels, diffusers are all simply wrong. Save those for where they are effective - in room acoustics... |