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| Problems with Amazon HD music streaming (HD / UHD icons not showing during playback) I love Qobuz. | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? Since you haven’t shared what amp you’re using or a budget I’ll leave it to you to decide which of these would be a good fit. I think you should also consider speakers with concentric drivers as they also sound very coherent in the nearfield and c... | |
| Diminishing returns? I would imagine at some point, the limitations of the receiver will outweigh the benefits of purchasing higher-end speakers? Yeah, IMHO you’re already there as the AVR just doesn’t justify higher-end speakers and will be a significant bottleneck t... | |
| Thinking of adding a sub---maybe not? Absolutely add subs!!! Rather than the T7, for a little less you can have two SVS SB1000 Pro subs, and two subs are significantly better than one especially for music IMHO. And SVS offers a very generous truly risk-free trial period and great cu... | |
| "Need" Roon, Bluesound Node, or or other streamer? Do yourself a huge favor and dump Tidal and its absurdly intrusive and limiting MQA sham. Qobuz sounds as good or better and has a better user interface, and it’s cheaper. The Node is a great way to step into streaming, especially if you have a ... | |
| Using Smart Plugs to Turn on Subwoofers For some reason REL only put a sleep mode on the 220V version, which explains why it’s not in your manual. Seems pretty lame to me. | |
| I knew I shouldn’t have thrown my Electrical Engineering text book in the campus pond! Does the picture on your large flat screen TV look worse because it has a cheap switching power supply? Of course not! SWPS's were perfected years ago! Only the neurotically obsessed claim that a linear PS is somehow sonically "better"! Don't fall... | |
| LSA 20 Statement Speakers @mijostyn —the LSA 20s are nicely made and that is about it. The engineering is very basic. Even you could probably master it. They are nothing special. This design has been drilled into the ground. Really? And what design is that? Dynamic drivers... | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? People who really care about sound — whatever that % is — won’t fall for the placebo effect because they use their ears to judge sound, not their eyes. As for the rest, it’s the same as everything else — a fool and his money...I’ve got around 7/8 ... | |
| I knew I shouldn’t have thrown my Electrical Engineering text book in the campus pond! Few thoughts...Everything matters (especially power supplies), and many who’ve upgraded their LPS have experienced significant improvements — go for itThe Perspective 2s will change your audio life — excellent choiceDon’t litterBest of luck. | |
| Headphone amp on Pre-Amp with no available Tape Loop Problem solved! | |
| I love my Hales T5’s but what about Magico A3 or Vandersteen? +1 Joseph Audio. There’s some magic in that infinite slope crossover that I believe will yield something more than your excellent Hales can achieve. Best of luck. | |
| Using Smart Plugs to Turn on Subwoofers Just leave them powered on 24/7. They probably burn very little electricity as they use Class A/B amps, and constantly turning electronic components on and off isn’t great either. Sometimes the simplest solution is best. FWIW. | |
| Power cord choice? Better to just buy a few with a return policy, and you're just out shipping.Big +1. I’d recommend trying Triode Wire Labs, Underwood/Core Power, Audio Envy, Cullen, Raven, and the Zavfino mentioned above by @lalitk also looks very intriguing. Be... | |
| LSA 20 Statement Speakers I owned LSA 10 Statements a number of years agoThe newer Underwood LSA speakers haven’t been out that long. Maybe you’re thinking of the older LSA1?They are just another dynamic floor stander. Nothing special. If you want special get Sound Labs ... |