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| Musical Fidelity I had recent good experience with MF M2si, really wonderful sound quality at that price, great build quality. I don' have any personal experience with prior MF equipment. Hopefully, if there were problems, they've been take care of since Pro-Ject ... | |
| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. Audio merchandizing has changed since my good experiences with B&M prior to internet. Online business is competitor and likely perceived as a winning competitor by B&M personnel. I suspect they assume each new visitor may be comparison sh... | |
| One big reason why brick and mortar high end audio dealers struggle. I gave up on bricks and mortars with store fronts long ago, pre-interweb time. I discovered in home dealers willing to spend more time with you, knowledgeable and more willing to negotiate on price. I often purchased demo items as they were often ... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? The warnings are legitimate, reason you do homework prior to replacement parts. What is the sound quality you're looking for, is there some lacking in present state of equipment. Reading about other's experiences with particular boutique parts wil... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? Takman resistors, film bypass caps on power supply electrolytics. Resistors have flavor, bypass caps tightened up bass. | |
| Buying the right tool (aka gear) the first time... I had to learn what I didn't like before I could discover what I did like. I suppose the don't like is possible to bypass, but with so many choices, variables and advice you'll eventually end up with a system all your own. Highly doubtful anyone e... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend In regard microdynamics. I do understand it as integral with resolution. But I also believe I hear it as separate sound quality not allied to resolving powers. Its what I'd call the breath of life. I exclusively use tube amps and preamp, and Iike... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. Hilarious, I too had extremely miltaristic female chorus teacher in 9th grade. Got kicked out of class for year for failure to conform, had to sit in principle's office for the year, deprived of all books, anything to read or distract me. Staring... | |
| Is today’s contemporary music lacking? Simonmoon +1. For many music is about nostalgia, music can make one feel young again, I get it. On the other hand, optimizing my streaming setup has reinvigorated my love of so many more genres of music than previous listening limited to my colle... | |
| The return of the DIYer There is far more access to diy audio supplies than in the day of Radio Shack, partsconnexion and parts express, amongst many others. Boutique and generic parts are easily available via interweb.There are numerous forums with diy information and ... | |
| Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging... @gp4jesus using ht for stereo and setting that up is beyond my pay grade. In stereo systems, first reflection points at side walls and ceiling should be first place for room treatments. I'd suggest diffusion is best for all first reflection points... | |
| Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging... @Mahgister, your many posts and this latest in particular have finally compelled me to respond directly to you.And so, you have a total system that costs less than $500, you have computer screen and equipment directly between your speakers. Based... | |
| Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging... Sound waves reflect and diffuse off front wall as well as side walls, floor, ceiling and back wall. The phantom center image is an artifact of these interactions. Sound waves reflecting off relatively flat and hard surfaces such as equipment front... | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend Agree with the above. Now, what about microdynamics? Is there much difference in this capability amongst dacs, or is this mostly system dependent? Personally, I find this aspect of sound greatly lends itself to sense of live performers in room. Do... | |
| The return of the DIYer DIY are starting to be heard, check out newly proposed 'National Right To Repair' bill. Proprietary rights are being taken to extremes by many corporations, they don't even want you to have the ability to open up their product. More vertical integ... |