rodman99999
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| Is soundstage width a myth? Whenever imaging or soundstage are mentioned, I like to remind people about these resources: The following provide tests, with which one may determine whether their system actually images, or reproduces a soundstage, as recorded. ie: ... | |
| Power cords known to produce good bass All the cable naysayers and deniers please step aside. We have heard your opinions more than enough already. Thank you. IMAGINE THAT (if you can)! | |
| Seriously though, maybe the best tweak is exercise? Exercise those elbows and EAT MORE CHEESE! https://www.houseofhearing.co.uk/news/eating-cheese-help-prevent-hearing-loss https://www.edinburghhearingpractice.co.uk/hearing-loss-cheese-toasties | |
| How large should be my port Timlub’s comments regarding drivers, TS parameters, box dimensions and port size: +1. | |
| Let's share key moments in our musical lives At the age of ten (1958): discovered what the FM dial was for, on our DuMont AM/FM/TV/Phono console. Heard 'Take Five' on my '66 Olds 88's radio, beginning my love affair with Jazz. I enlisted in the Marines just before the rel... | |
| Does Hearing Loss Disqualify Me from Audiophiledom? AudioPHILE = audio LOVER (literally) iow: If you love AUDIO, you qualify (irrespective of anything else, including hearing). 'Music' differs from 'audio' in definition, but many conflate them (semantics... | |
| Does Hearing Loss Disqualify Me from Audiophiledom? @dadork- Can you still hear a mosquito when it’s buzzing around your ear? Look at that frequency. Could you be a bit more nebulous? https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Wingbeat-frequencies-for-29-mosquito-species-B... | |
| Does Hearing Loss Disqualify Me from Audiophiledom? What IS an, 'audiophile'? Go with the societal* flow! *As long as you identify as... | |
| what is the best Kt88 to get @moose89 - Can I risk damaging my amp by purchasing (2) more to make (4) KT88 GL quad? No risk there. Just be certain that the two new tubes are matched with one another, plugged into the same channel and properly biased. | |
| Comparing Phono Pre-Amps You could use something like this, probably: https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Passive-selector-switcher-Splitter/dp/B0894TGBT8 Maybe two (they're cheap). One (connected backwards) for selecting which phono preamp the TT’s signal feeds and... | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? Whenever imaging or soundstage are mentioned, I like to remind people about these resources: The following provide tests, with which one may determine whether their system actually images, or reproduces a soundstage, as recorded. ie: On the ... | |
| Integrated amp recommendation for Maggie .7's @audionoobie - How big a room? How big do you like your sound? Asking because: the presentation you're describing could be the onset of the Belles' power limit and distortion. Or: is that the case at all vol... | |
| Integrated amp recommendation for Maggie .7's @audionoobie - Were you to add a simple Bass array (ie: four Subs) to a pair of Maggies and the STR INT*, mentioned above; I’ll bet the combo would sound outstanding. You WILL want woofers (imo)! ... | |
| Magnepan Directionality/Off Axis Dipolar/planar speakers will have a beamy (figure eight) radiation pattern, by design, which is advantageous in some environments. Used correctly: better imaging, less room interaction/reflection/interference. ... | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? SOCRATES: The only true wisdom is knowing when you know nothing. Me: To know you don't know anything, you have to know something. |