roadcykler
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| Do different speaker stands can really make a big sound improvement? Speaker stands make less difference than cables and those make ZERO difference. Do the math (your bank account is debited with no sonic benefit doesn't sound wise to me). | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? Price is absolutely not indicative of quality, especially with wires of any kind. Also, they don't make any objective difference regardless of what people think they "hear." | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps In a word, no. More expensive amps are often because they use more "interesting" case designs or more colorful shiny bits. | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? There may not be a scientific test for what you hear (although there is), but there is a scientific test to determine if what you’re hearing is different than what you heard with different cables. Unfortunately way too many people won’t admit that... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? I recently bought some of that paint that is purported to be the blackest paint in the world. To test it, I painted an older cd that had some scratches on it, put in into the player and not only were the scratches gone, it was easily, and 100% obj... | |
| The Psychology Of Collecting @gdaddy1 That behavior is absolutely baffling to me. If you run out of tp, there are several ways to clean yourself including stepping into the shower. People are getting less commonsensical by the year. | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC Get the Schiit Bifrost and save a few bucks. It's maybe the best DAC for the money currently available. | |
| Diving into balanced It is "well accepted" that balanced is better by many audiophiles but not by people who understand science and objectivity. It's not. | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles Has it occurred to anyone reading those articles that maybe how you comprehend them has changed over the years? As for the actual content, there's only so many ways you can say "blacker blacks" or "enthusiastically recommended" before you have to ... | |
| Denarips and Vinshine split They're lack of a return possibility means I'd never order anything from them. I'm sure he'll land on his feet. | |
| Do your ears deceive you? Not this $hit again....give it a rest already. No. My ears do not deceive me. Just because you can't afford it, doesn't mean I can't hear it. Grow up. Why so defensive? If cables actually do make a difference, price shouldn't matter. Also, w... | |
| Enjoying "Affordable" Equipment the Technics SL-1200GR2 is not considered budget or affordable. Depends on your budget. Lots of people will automatically claim that this turntable isn't that great simply because of the price. They spend more than that on a record cleaner. | |
| Shorting plugs @curiousjim They don't objectively do anything but drain your wallet. | |
| SOS! Suddenly have a high-end turntable, need to upgrade Amp + Speakers I'll third the Schiit stuff. Very good quality at reasonable prices and since they sell direct, you get something that would cost $900-$1200 through a dealer for $500. | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? Blue Jeans cables or even what you can find at your local big box store are fine since cables don't make any difference except to your bank account. |