rudyb
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| When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you? 1. Establish a budget 2. Determine the max dimensions that suit your room 3. If looks matter then take that into account too 4. Do your research and make a shortlist 5. Go to a shop and listen to your fav music 6. Realize that at home they wi... | |
| Ready For Digital Source...Computer? Buy yoursellf a nice computer. Reserve $550 of your budget to get yourself a Bluesound Node streamer besides it. I have a fanless no noise PC that I used for streaming. Works OK. Still I bought a Bluesound Node next to it. Great sound and great e... | |
| Ridiculous assertions that someone is being ripped off or conned It’s pure psychology. Suppose someone just shelled out $6000 for a 100 gram can of rhino horn powder because he has a firm belief in it’s aphrodisiac powers. He’ll be happy with the purchase. Others, who never tried rhino horn powder themselves,... | |
| An interesting demonstration Also ... we hear what we see.Google for the McGurk effect. | |
| Get the best from your system while listening without any cost Jasonbourne52: What about LED lighting? Must we listen in the dark? Or go back to the old Edison bulbs!Not must ... but you definitely should try listening in the dark.With your eyes closed you'll enjoy greatly improved soundstage and imaging. Thi... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? @larsman I guess that’s it ... anyone can see the difference, and/or it can be objectively measured. Unlike with audio, where someone can claim he/she hears an improvement after installing expensive accessories like cables, fuses, or floor spacers... | |
| Tiny bridges everywhere, but why? They are meant to avoid vibrations in the cables. There’s no scientific proof or explanation though that mechanical vibrations have any influence on the transfer of electrical signals. And by the way ... a length of cable that hangs between two sp... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? @mirolab The discussion ran in all kinds of directions, while I was merely wondering how come in the audio world ...A. There still is a desire to cling to (very) old technologies like vinyl and tubes.B. There’s a broad range of components and acce... | |
| Telling musicians to evaluate and choose their instruments in a “scientific” way? When it can make you smile, or give you goosebumps, or make you feel in love ... then it sounds good, no matter the measurements.Doesn’t always have to be expensive. My €8,‐ earbuds, which I got after having read many reviews that claimed they sou... | |
| The Most Cost Effective Tweak Just for fun I measured the frequency response of my Harmon/Kardon GoPlay bluetooth speaker with the two apps of the previous post. I played the 20s logarithmic sweep 20 - 20kHz wav from here.Repeated measurements show very similar results. And ap... | |
| The Most Cost Effective Tweak @mijostyn No need to purchase anything.Install a tone generator on your smartphone and connect it to the amplifier: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keuwl.functiongenerator Or, alternatively, this frequency sweep wav can be used:h... | |
| The Most Cost Effective Tweak I'd say room acoustics.You may just have spent thousands on your equipment, and then, if you'd measure room acoustics, you'll probably discover the frequency response wobbles +/- 5 or even 10 dB.Hang some curtains, place some acoustic absorber pan... | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? What influences the sound characer the most, in order of magnitude:1. Speakers2. ROOM ACOUSTICS (often forgotten)3. Amplifier4. Source (CD player, streamer, DAC)5. CablesI'd spend my money in that order. | |
| Yet Another Post About Power Conditioners! You hear a hip hop radio station playing? I bet that was pun intended ... I can’t imagine your amp has a hidden AM/FM receiver built in. :)Is it proven as a fact that the ’lousy’ mains cabling in you house is the source of the interference, or is ... | |
| Recommended streamers/servers? Bluesound node. Don't let the price make you think it's not 'high end'. Read / watch the reviews, it's hard to find a negative comment, but for the issue with the automatic light switch the current batch has. I've got mine a month now and it's bei... |