papafrgog
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| Best speakers around $130k? I have no experience in this price range. The only thing I can say is that I assume you have the other components that will allow you to appreciate any difference in the speakers in this price range. Best of luck to you. | |
| RIP oregonpapa I join this list of those who only knew him through interaction here, and his passing is sad, but also uplifting when I see how many people he touched through this forum. OP - i suggest you share these responses with the family to remind us all t... | |
| The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses In terms of application, what component(s) get the purple fuse? I read above DAC/CD/Streamer....but no one mention putting one in their power conditioner. I have a Transparent PI8 that all of my other components (except power amps) plug into firs... | |
| The New Synergistic Research Purple Fuses This thread is definitely a "must read". After doing so, and in the spirit of the OP, a couple of questions: 1. Assuming the purple fuse is "better" than the orange fuse, what did SR change in its manufacture or design (other than color)? If th... | |
| Great song to test bass Marion Herzog/Chris Jones: No Sanctuary Here. a bass demo tune used by many audio booths in the big shows | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system great thread...lots of new listening ideas! My top 3:vinyl - Dead Can Dance - Ubiquitous Dr Lovegrove - great percussion for transients and speedDepeche Mode - Dream on - acoustic guitar and harmonized vocals for critical listeningdigital - Mario... | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . simple: EgoEverything seems to boil down to a "measuring contest" It's not how big the system is, but how well it works and how much you get to use it ...haha | |
| The two stages of audiophilia good post. Fun reading, no hating. Stage 1 is personal. Stage 2 is universal. Shouldnt need a Stage 3 | |
| Porsche This thread is entertaining to say the least. OP wondered why audio and Porsche seem to go together. Don't we all appreciate the best of things in life? Its all about personal preferences right? Simple as that. People might tell me my audio ... | |
| Tube Flavor Tube rolling can be fun and it can be expensive. My experience started with necessity. I had noticeable tube rush in my aesthetix phono stage & preamp so my immediate goal was to go ultra low noise, I consulted Brent Jessee and he gave so gre... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year @millercarbon ...Watch. Pages will follow! and they did. Thanks to @mesch for additional measurments/factors creating better synergy in systemMy purchases are typically a process of elimination - budget, specs, appearance, and most importantly, h... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year @georgehifi - I find it very sad that most of the Stereophile basher’s here, are also too technically inept to understand the measurements.George, I admit I don't understand how many technical measurements translate to (or create) something audibl... | |
| Best Cable Option: Streamer to DAC This is great information and I appreciate the thoughtful responses. I have experimented with my system connections, but never tried USB, thinking it would be inherently noisy. Noted definite improvement of SPDIF over Toslink. I use Transparent Re... | |
| Perfect Pop Songs I’m an older guy and recognize/know many of the aforementioned titles. I’m exploring NEW pop. Try the band Sofi Tukker- you’ll recognize some of their songs as music in Apple commercials. Energetic, fun lyrics not to be taken too serious- which t... | |
| About to invest in room treatments; GIK, RealTraps, DIY -- what is your experience? +1 on ASC tunable traps. Movable, tunable available in multiple colors and if you want to resell, you’ll do fine. I have 4 and also had room analyzed and treated with Artnovion panels - absorption and diffusion. They are absolutely beautiful, if t... |