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| Jay’s Audio Lab is shutting down I also think Jay is a good honest guy, much more so than those reviewers in the magazines. Jay will tell you a room he didn’t like at an audio show where up until a year ago, you would never hear a magazine reviewer state an expensive gear room so... | |
| Adventures With Subwoofers I have a pair of rel subs that I have setup where you can’t tell where the subs are located and you think the bass is coming out of the revels. what model rel to get is room dependent. Some people say the t5x are very musical. I went with the big... | |
| Does anyone own a tri amped system in Florida I could hear? I tri-wired my ushers using 1 pair on the bass modules and biwire to the mods/tweeter. This sounded the best and when I asked the Usher distributor, he said that’s how he hooked them up. I used 1 stereo amp that had 2 pairs of speaker terminals f... | |
| Qobuz Connect Works perfect with my ps audio airlens. It actually sounds better than Roon using Linux. But the interface needs some work IMO. | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio $10-$15k is not a lot of money and no way is it for bragging rights. Who are you going to brag too? Your wife? Maybe a few people in an audio club, and some of these guys in audio clubs spend more money. I didn’t buy my Porsche to brag about it. ... | |
| Tube DAC with i2s input? I2s is the best option to use, Ethernet 2nd, usb dead last. Don’t sacrifice sq, keep looking for an I2s dac | |
| How can different CAT5/6 cables affect sound. This post makes no sense. Who cares how data packets are sent, who cares how usb transmits data. Every cable can sound different or in the case of fiber, no (noise) at all. If you think only analog cables make a difference, you are missing out. ... | |
| What is your vinyl commitment? Had $15k in tt setup, then $6k in preamp, and 500 albums, all sold 6 or 7 years ago when my digital setup started sounding better. Have never regretted selling everything | |
| Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage? I’ve had multiple people trave over 1000 miles to listen and to pay cash for speakers and turntables. I had a 150lb tt with all the boxes to ship but I won’t ship tt’s or speakers. When these guys come down, I ask a few of my neighbors to come by ... | |
| KT88 vs 6550 vs ? for warm midrange - using Cronos Mag lll I had the Cronus magnum II with kt-120’s. I changes all the other tubes for the phono and preamp sections. The only reason I got rid of that amp is the flabby bass. There was a lot of bass but not impactful. Tried the 4 ohm load setting with not ... | |
| Speaker choice You have a small room, you need to buy a speaker for a small room that plays big. If you ask a question like what is the best speaker, with 50 people responding, you will get 50 different responses which won’t get you anywhere. I just moved from a... | |
| "Wireless" Speakers for Living Room and Kitchen set up. So much better sounding speakers than Sonos. I had a friend that worked there and I could have got any Sonos for a good price and I passed. The Kef ls50 wireless 2 speakers are pretty good for their size, but I would save your money and get the Ke... | |
| Wi Fi Digital Source How many drinks did you have between comparing both devices? Your tablet or phone are just gui devices that tell your streamer/server what song to play, then the music goes straight from your streamer/server to your system. The only time your pho... | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. I haven’t dealt with a brick and mortar audio store in decades. I decided 3 decades ago to travel to all the audio shows (CES, RMAF, and many others) every year to see what’s in the market, look at the technology the manufacturer implemented, and ... | |
| A principle guiding the wise audiophile life This is why I will never use rock on their server or on mine. IMO, it’s foolish to take all of the Linux diagnostics out of the OS like rock did to save a couple cycles, and that’s why nobody will never know what is causing any problem you have. ... |