retrocrownfan
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| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions I’ve watched the audiophile chats here with great interest over the last couple years and have reached the conclusion that the line between snake oil and improved performance is highly subjective. Part of my fun in the hobby is acquire knowledge a... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions I didn’t listen to both but did build a theory that guided me a try Mogami.My Wharfedale Lintons are tweaked by designer Peter Comeau to deliver a rich low end and uses crossover right at their big box baffle step. Love ‘em but they don’t have a n... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions Cable rabbit hole :) These guys serve the recording studio market. https://www.proaudiola.com | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions I really like the sound of low capacitance cable, which is a characteristic of most all Mogami products. Clearer high frequencies and overall higher current. My Heritage Wharfedale Lintons got noticeably louder but lost a little of their sound sta... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions Fun thread! Good info. As a resident MidFi guy in the group, I’m lovin’ the Auris Audifi. Versatile WiFi devise with ESS Sabre DAC that connects to many music services through the 4Stream phone app. Under $300 and often sold out. The marketplace s... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? If safe is your goal in both performance and budget (and checking out your room) the latest generation of Mission 770 or Wharfedale Heritage line big baffles are well made MidFi all-rounders. I confess to being a fan of the Peter Comeau IAG design... | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet Have had good luck buying used on/line FWIW. Good advice abounds in this thread. Look at seller history and other items they sell, avoid Friends and Family requirement. Also, spend some time looking at going prices for your target equipment…there ... | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? Sorry, but not a useful parsing. There are speakers under $1500 a pair that would embarrass most golden ear audiophiles in blind A/B test. HiFi vs MidFi is only about price and perceived brand value. Companies make ROI decisions based on volume of... | |
| High end speakers at low volume Leak 130 and a pair of Wharfedale Heritage Lintons or Mission 770s. My job here is done LOL | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? Three word solution. Wharfedale Heritage Lintons LOL | |
| I am just very happy with my system. PSS - If there’s one topic that never adds to the body of agreed info? Let’s start another thread about burn-in/break-in LOL | |
| I am just very happy with my system. PS Props to this forum for providing a wealth of “refinement” info. There is no doubt that my system has steadily gotten better through small dollar (or zero dollar) tweaks using technical info shared here…about everything from component gain opti... | |
| I am just very happy with my system. Happy here…and giving a thumbs up to the idea of small refinements, including room reflection, speaker placement and, for me, considering the ROI of modest power conditioning on a mid-fi system with heritage model big baffle speakers. | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? FWIW, about a year ago, I finally got serious about cables. I’m a mid-fi guy who basks in the wide range of knowledge in forums like this…but I’m not compelled to chase listening perfection at the cost of running a string of polo ponies LOL. Beca... | |
| Bass- at what frequency does it change from sounding like a string to just a low tone? Great thread. FWIW my combo of Wharfedale Heritage Lintons and REL T5i connected with Mogami cables, including speaker-level custom Neutrik to the sub, is a dream date. Easy to make the sub disappear. The REL volume knob is click equipped, so I ke... |