pennpencil
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| Will accidental max volume damage a speaker? Lesson learned. Thanks for passing it on to the rest of us. | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? I understand these "what is best" questions come from the dilemma of being unable to buy a bunch of expensive cables/amps/streamers and compare them. So, it seems natural to ask others, "Which should I buy?" It would be great to have a Consumer Re... | |
| OK - Now What…? 1. Audition the different streaming services. They do not sound the same.2. Reexamine your speaker placement and room acoustics. 3. Occasionally, connect a pair of lousy speakers to your system so you can remember how wonderful your system truly i... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? 100% digital. Recently found out that Apple lossless sounds as good as Tidal on my system and for half the price. Now, I can listen to 70 million songs. Problem is, I don't like 69.9 million of them. :-) But who is counting? | |
| T+A PA 3100HV vs Pass Labs X350.8 I have the x250.8 and love it. I heard a difference between it and the 350.8. If you can, compare the two before choosing. | |
| Help selecting a power cord. As for which cable to replace first, buy one cable and move it around. See which component improves most. Buy a second cable and repeat. | |
| How much reality do you really need? Upgraditis. It’s fun. Expensive but fun. | |
| Best lower end cables for B&W speakers...? I use canare 4s11 but combine all of the wires in one length together, meaning, I bought four lengths of 4s11 (2 for each speaker) for my B&W 803 D3s. The wires take a while to "mature" but the sound is rich. | |
| Amplifier knobs...where to "set" on the clock? As with many things, try the options and see. Noon? 5 o'clock? I bet your system works better at one of them. | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. @dekay LMAOI don't have acoustical treatments because my setup is not in a dedicated room, unfortunately. I recognized the need when I did one of those sound tests that went from 1000hz to 0. On the way down, I could hear at the low end where my c... | |
| DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated? FWIW: I bought the Nobsound passive amp because of the discussion in this thread about bit-stripping. The Nobsound was only $60 and it was for sale on Amazon. So, for once, I could try something without consideration of restocking fees, etc. I was... | |
| Check in: How quickly are streamers and servers evolving? I think this is relevant to the OP's question: I have a DAC that I like. I run Tidal on my iPad into it. Is there some sonic improvement using a streamer instead of an iPad as the music source? | |
| XLR or RCA for my new DAC Looking at the specs for my amp and in some general reading, I see that the input/output impedance, voltage, and sensitivity are all about double for the XLR connections. I am not sure if those stats equate to a sonic difference. Here it is for my... | |
| SQ vs. Music If I didn’t really care about the SQ and only cared about the music, I’d be content with my crappy computer speakers. I surely wouldn’t spend as much money on gear as I do. I do look to be dazzled by the SQ. At the same time, I turn off a song if ... | |
| DAC as a preamp? +3 RME DAC. It goes directly into a Pass Labs power amp with balanced interconnects. Sounds great. Upgrading the power supply is intriguing but probably way above my pay grade. The RME has a remote so no need to leave your chair that's in the swee... |