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| I need quiet as much as music sometimes so help me please The Sony over ear model everybody's been raving about the last few years are great for noise cancellation and musically sound pretty darn good. The V4 is the current model. It's got a few new bells & whistles vs. V3, but is 95% the same. V3 NO... | |
| Easy Windows App for Flac & AIFF for Novice @jaybe VLC is a great idea. I have used it for video but never thought of it for audio playback. FYI, UX is user experience. I totally agree with you about the weakness of bluetooth, but this isn't for me, it's for a friend who will only play via ... | |
| Digital upgrade: new disc player or better streamer? @bobbydd,the better sound will be the Bricasti locally streaming your ripped CDs/SACDs from a NAS. Qobuz will depend on what version they stream so it will vary by recording. Playing your own files, you can ensure it's something good. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Listening Descriptor Chart Glad to see I’m not the only one who got a kick out this. When I look at both together it makes me second-guess using small band recordings only to judge how my system is handling the whole spectrum. We're gonna need a bigger band! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Purchasing from LP Gear IMHO, LP Gear sux. They shipped me a defective belt and wouldn't replace it. They apologize by email and do nothing to resolve. Never again. Art9 is a great cart! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Full range speaker for rogue 90 or 100 wpc amp. If you don't mind the "Spaceballs" looks, Gallo 3.5s would be a good fit at ~$2K used. Maggie 1.7sTotems are nice, but the bigger-woofered Forest probably over your price range. The smaller ones are great for their size, but they won't meet your e... | |
| Digital upgrade: new disc player or better streamer? @bobbydd ,With a similar situation(80 vinyl / 20%dig) and a decent but not great digital setup including.Oppo 105, I faced the same decision. After tons of research and with a bias towards the best sound I can afford, my path and thinking:- Agree ... | |
| Have you heard Gold Note is increasing prices Expect the same from everybody else. Supply chain jams are slow to fix and affecting many manufacturers. I'm sure diverting attention to it and juggling production schedules based on what you've got to build with is creating challenges for many in... | |
| ROOM DAMPING - CHOOSING THE CORRECT SUPPLIERS AND MATERIALS that's easy...just get a mirror(floorstanding or with a helper to hold/move it) and a flashlight. Sit in the sweet spot with the flashlight. Move the mirror along each wall and aim the light at the mirror. When the reflection of the flashlight lig... | |
| Horn speakers , high efficiency but not “shouty” @newtoncr,You seem pretty tight with ASC, how about posing the question to them? I would hesitate to start messing w/cables and tweaks for this stuff until you've maximized the placement & setup and convinced yourself this gear is definitely a... | |
| Which makes the biggest difference? OP's questions leads us to a game of Six Degrees of Audiogon Thread Separation. Can't talk about amp impact w/o mentioning the speaker in use. Can't rank preamp above or below DAC without discussing analog vs. digital volume controls and relative ... | |
| Horn speakers , high efficiency but not “shouty” @newtoncr, Have you heard the Charney gear in another system/room where it overcame the issues you're describing? Have you played everything enough hours for break-in yet? Cheers,Spencer | |
| ROOM DAMPING - CHOOSING THE CORRECT SUPPLIERS AND MATERIALS @pmreagan2 ,So are you saying your speakers are setup along the 55' wall and you're firing 15' with your ears only 2' from the back wall? Excessive brightness will primarily require treatment at the first and second reflection points of the tweete... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Soundlab speakers. The star in my solar system! | |
| Fleetwood Sound Company I have no dog in this fight, but feel that the conspiracy theorists about OMA don't know what they're talking about. These guys have been building and selling extreme high end stuff for ages. Their Technics SP10 plinths are highly regarded. They h... |