shadorne
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| Michael Fremer's system The space looks small and cluttered. No doubt great analog gear as that is his consuming passion. However I much prefer Mike Lavigne's setup which is in another league. Nevertheless darn impressive! | |
| Benchmark AHB2 power amp impressions? @aberyclark Try disconnecting your amp at the amplifier end and listen to the noise of the speaker wires. Generally speaker wires run at high signal levels and speakers are rather inefficient and are rarely able to pick up any RF/EM speaker cable ... | |
| Best Footers for DAC? Four fried eggs sunnyside up - just ensure not to break the yolks and that the DAC rests on the yolk. Organic grain fed is the smoothest but the type with Omega 3 can be more revealing. Experiment with cooking time until you fine tune the sound. C... | |
| Revel Performa F-206 versus B&W CM-10S-2 How might they differ in sound quality?? +1 Erik - excellent summary - F206 are by far the better speaker if you like natural accurate sound. B&W are perfect if you like the fake hi-fi sound from boosted bass and boosted treble. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 power amp impressions? @mrppv A wash is how it should be. If everything is working fine and your amp and speakers are well matched then the cables should make no discernable audible difference. | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. @kosst_amojan +1 You discovered why snake oil (fancy cables etc) works - it all starts with faulty equipment and goes exponentially from there.... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? @cd318 "It seems criminal that some engineers are working extremely hard to further standards in these areas, often with little financial gain, whilst purveyors of snake oil rake in easy money. "+1 That is so true. What money gets wasted on snake... | |
| My rant; we don't know what we don't know +1 Definitely. Good sound is available to anyone but you wont find it on the merry-go-round. The merry-go-round is just a reflection of a psychological need and nothing to do with the pursuit of high fidelity. There is a wonderful Agoner that went... | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. Did you damage your speakers? Playing too loud or clipping? | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. Aging equipment (a cap has degraded) or a loose connection. | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? Huh? Quantum mechanics and black holes don't make sense. It all makes total sense to me but I dont go in to the detail of these things with preconceived notions. Einstein made that mistake. | |
| Pre amp with Dac Benchmark DAC3 or Mytek Brooklyn | |
| What are your general thoughts of B&W speakers If they are bought out and management fired then it is the beginning of the end for B&W. Like Thiel they will become a lauded name from their past achievements rather than current ones. | |
| Current recording engineers - what cables used? Agreed. The advice here is excellent. In summary, component equipment is so much more important than cables. Not to say good cables are not important at all, as a good connection and good shielding can really help and low capacitance becomes impor... | |
| Best way to decrease the internal volume of a sealed speaker? Why not simply get a quantum device from Geoff or an air compliance device from Bybee? Why bother fiddling with foam, glue and other physical stuff and having to open up the speaker. Simply employ one of these quantum mechanical devces to warp the... |