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| 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... | |
| Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging... Each room and system is unique, requires unique speaker placement to some extent. I put tape on floor to mark locations for past speakers. And don't have any equipment on high racks between speakers. Not having anything other than room treatments ... | |
| What interesting or unusual gear has passed though your system during your audio life? Good that only batteries at fault. I just recalled I heard the same screech sound a second time, I then put my CJ MV55 into service as replacement, never did go back to NEW. I bet batteries may have been the only problem for guy I sold it to these... | |
| How do you listen? I guess I'm guilty of being proper audiophile. Total involvement with music is my only mode, performers in room sound quality and my music choices just naturally invoke this frame of mind, no work required.I leave multi tasking for music listenin... | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? Its only most overrated if one accepts the premise of it being a greatest masterpiece. In my view its a pretty nice album, not up to level of Sunflower and Surfs Up. I certainly don't understand trashing the album, unless melodicism and harmony ar... |