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snarfie23

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How long do good speakers last?
Vandersteen model 1B player the crap out of them 25 years long. Fortunly they have the rubber instead of foam edges an they have a abuse circuit that kicks inn if needed. When aging an lately applied room correction they sounds better an better. 
what does it mean if your cassette deck playback and recording sounds warbly?
Inventor of the cassete tape Lou Otten about vinyl. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/11/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-dies-aged-94 --- Ottens, who died on Saturday, had little patience with the renewed popularity of the cass... 
Looking for a DAC under 2k
Bought a Topping D10 for less than 100,- usd best dac i ever bought. But if i compare my investment to a measuring mic for making room correction measurments with Mathaudio room eq towards the topping the measurung mic changed my sound for the bet... 
High end Class D amps?
I was looking to change mine NAD C370 (For a class D amp) who had a faulty protection circuit which is fixed and some other nearby strategic capacitors where also changed for around 50,- Euro on cost an materials. Than it occurred to me that a tot... 
A deeper more holographic soundstage.
Besides positioning you speakres correctly is one thing but If you did nothing regarding your room acoustics you can try Mathaudio Room EQ ( mathaudio.com ) in combination with Foobar2000 completely for free. But first invest in a decent measuring... 
Name the most recent album that has shaped your musical world
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session On this recording my Vandies creates a staging not only record deep but also wide. It’s comes close to a intimate experience recorded direct on a DAT tape an 1 stereo mic pure recording the natural reverd of th... 
Women who enjoy quality speakers
My wife has regarding music practicly nothing incomen with me. So i have my mancave an she has her womancave. This is going on for already 40 years an we are still happy with each other. 😅  
The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D
I have NAD C370 after 20 years the protection circuit took a bit to much time to switch the amp on. So i bought for 2,75 Euro replacing condensators an turned the Zener Diode which causes the problems an it was done. Problem what i read about mode... 
Buying a DAC when you can't try it first
Topping D10 to replace my Philips CD630 refrence Cd player did read only the testing bought it compared it an found it in the lows way more tight an precies.And it is no coincidence that this 79.- euro DAC had the same outcome in numoures independ... 
What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system?
Steely Dan - Almost Gothic Joni Mitchell - Blue hotel roomJonas Stark Bach - Suites for Solo Cello; Sonatas in G & D Major the Philips Mercury Living Presence recordings. It sounds holographic and hypnothic you hear Jonas working.to get it thi... 
Vandersteen Moel 2Ce better than Model 1B used in midsize room
@aewarrenMust be wriiten at The Chelsea Hotel "I’ve got a blue motel roomWith a blue bed spreadI’ve got the blues inside and outside my head.Will you still love meWhen I call you up when I’m down?" 
Vandersteen Moel 2Ce better than Model 1B used in midsize room
@tomic601Al Stewart is my old regular cd i bought some where late 80ties. Don’t know if this is the best release. Second file are the Beatles - Come together latest re-master where the Vandies comes alive tight bass from Paul for instance. What i ... 
Vandersteen Moel 2Ce better than Model 1B used in midsize room
@audionoobie Don’t find you contrarily because this is exactly why i have a bit of doubt. Let i put it like this. The 1B is performing whit let say 70% of my music which is Jazz small ensembles but also jazz rock like Steely Dan as a dream. Basica... 
Vandersteen Moel 2Ce better than Model 1B used in midsize room
Thanx for the input for now. My amp is a NAD C370 200 watt at 4ohm. Peak power is much higher. Think juice enough. The space of my attic which has a V shape roof guess 60 degrees is 13 x 22 feet compared with a normal room with strait wall my cubi...