shadorne
Responses from shadorne
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Burning in electronics without playing music is like breaking in a car on cruise control - not recommended. All the gears and moving parts in your electronics are not getting a varied enough workout. Like with oil in the car it is a good precautio... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... @grannyring I do not stream. I use CD quality or higher resolution only. | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... @folkfreak I have observed jitter problems with DSP DACS and even CD players. I am aware of jitter transmission issues with clock signals.Since I moved to Benchmark DAC's about a decade ago I have not had any jitter issues (at least not audible o... | |
| Most Important, Unloved Cable... @douglas_schroeder I don’t agree.I prefer to buy audio equipment that maximizes the source signal and minimizes errors from unintended pathways like Ethernet or power supply, humidity, temperature etc.I am sorry but I don’t care what expensive nam... | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! ATC have built their own tweeter in the last five years. Previously they used Excel and before that Vifa and before that Audax (40+ years of pro audio) It took many years years to develop and they regard Excel tweeters as extremely good - so impro... | |
| Best Ratios for a Newly Constructed Listening Room Golden ratio works. So 12 by 20 would be ideal!!! | |
| Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s) "nix the ELACs and invest in some more efficient and higher end loudspeakers,e.g. Devore, ATC, ProAc, etc?"Yes. If your budget allows I would go for Active ATC SCM25A, 40A or 50A. Of course it will be night and day. | |
| Speaker Break In Question - going from single wired to bi-wired @garebear No worries. I am not going anywhere. Have a good one! | |
| Speaker Break In Question - going from single wired to bi-wired Makes no difference. New or old wires. Break in is not needed for wires and for speakers we are talking may be a few hours if anything at all. My drivers are stress tested before installation - so break in is not needed at all.If your speakers nee... | |
| Harbeth C7ES3 vs Spendor SP2/3R2 You may like the polypropylene driver retro FM radio 80’s sound. Mission first started the great trend in this tyoe woofer. Polypropylene can be a bit nasal because of low resonance ringing (rigid drivers) but Spendor and others found ways to cont... | |
| Harbeth C7ES3 vs Spendor SP2/3R2 ATC have nice mid range and timbre (like Harbeth) but also give you great dynamics and high clean SPL with critically damped bass (tight) for rock. However the 19 have limited bass extension as most two ways do. The MA Silver 8 are exceptional va... | |
| Which would be better, the Paradigm Persona 3Fs or the Dynaudio Focus 60 XD speakers? @mmeysarosh +1 Exactly my experience. Exotic diaphragms - especially rigid light weight metallic or ceramic ones are NOT the holy grail. I still prefer the internally damped sound of pulp paper and soft fabric woven material usually doped with a d... | |
| Should high-end shops be "OBLIGATED" to advise about component matching for best sound? The market has split up.Headphones and lifestyle or portable music devices.big box stores selling everything like Best Buy (Sears of home electronics)HT market with the main target being new home installs and partnership with builders car audio Bo... | |
| Which would be better, the Paradigm Persona 3Fs or the Dynaudio Focus 60 XD speakers? Improved crossovers through active designs are a big improvement especially in three ways. Diaphragm material is overrated and cannot make up for poor driver overall design, integration and motor quality | |
| Is remastered mainly just less jitter? The Small Faces Decca deluxe reissues have also been well remastered. I agree it is a crap shoot. |