retrocrownfan
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| Making speakers “disappear”….. Good question. Good answers. FWIW I kinda get it about the direct sound and the first reflected wave. Probably took two months to make a set of spanky new Wharfdale Heritage Lintons disappear in a big asymmetrical 1924 bungalow bedroom, but it was... | |
| Starting from scratch and say $5000 If you don’t have the option of hearing a lot of equipment in person, a decision about whether you prefer richness or resolution might be helpful in hitting your budget number…at least in terms of speakers. I’ve heard some really smart folks in hi... | |
| Tidal class-action Not a lawyer, but to me, the more likely outcome (if there is a false claim shown in the MQA pitch about the existence of master files) would be for the Fed Gov to levy a fine and prohibit use of the offending claim in advertisements. More an issu... | |
| Tidal class-action My corn popping curiosity is enjoying the thread, but to be honest my ears are fine with an AudiFi, 4Stream and Apple Music Lossless. My MidFi system is noise tweaked and cabled well enough to be resolving and I feel I can hear the improvements at... | |
| Budget re-cabling Not an expert but super pleased with a mix of chunky Mogami 3103 DIY speaker level and smaller gauge custom Mogami interconnects from Pro Audio LA, including a Canart-like digital coax from Mogami for the slightly longer run RCA to 1/4” for my mai... | |
| Thanks to Paul McGowan To be clear, he is a business man LOL Every now and then his answers can be a bit vague, for example on cables. He sells one brand which is certainly his call. But that particular answer came up short on what aspect of that cable’s performance ma... | |
| Thanks to Paul McGowan Paul does almost daily unscripted videos in response to audio emails. His personable manner, good advice and enthusiasm speaks for itself. I have never owned a piece of his equipment, but he has helped me in the hobby on many points…both technical... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? Love my Wharfedale Linton Heritage speakers. A brilliant design in the big baffle 3-way genre and a steal at $1400 USD, with stands. | |
| Paul McGowan's Interesting Take On The Differences Pro and Home Audio Not definitive to the cost benefits of various specs between devices and their connectors, but a logical history of the environments. | |
| Is a FLAT response the IDEAL? Peter Comeau, the entertaining English golden ear speaker designer for IAG (Wharfedale, Mission, etc) has done some good interviews on this subject. He suggests that his approach to being the final filter for his companies was liberated when he fi... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? $125 Crown PS-200 from a little church in Virginia and the $280 full service from AE Techron on same. $199 right off the shelf value for Audifi WiFi streamer and free 4Stream controller app. | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? Agreed with "end obsession with basic studio cable" thought. Nine ft Mogami 2921 speaker level three-wire Neutrik out to my REL t5i and total of 25 ft of Mogami 3103 with good banana clips to my Wharfedale Lintons and I sleep well at night on thi... | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? Good question. Good answers. Long story short, decreasing resistance in speaker cable with fatter wire can improve speaker performance… how much it might help is a nuanced consideration that depends on how much current reaches your speakers now an... | |
| Small, Effective Subwoofers? Love our REL T5i. Fast and invisible. | |
| Low level listening Lots of good input here. I’d rather be lucky than good…Heritage Lintons, a REL T5i and a recapped and serviced PS-200 Crown with plenty of overhead reach a nice full sound a very comfy Db level. My unsophisticated logic follows most of the posts h... |