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| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? The best thing you can do is to invite that friend to your house to listen to your system. Of course after you say something nice about his. Then play some music that he is familiar with and see his reaction. Offer advice only if asked for. Otherw... | |
| Ken Fritz's $1M Dream System update Excess in anything is bad. Even if it is in a good thing. | |
| My stereo That’s a tall order. Congrats though on achieving a level of satisfaction and contentment. Takes some character. Try not do any comparative listening to other’s systems. This is where temptation will originate. Enjoy. | |
| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me @atriya Have you ever heard of the Audience 1+1? The Absolute Sound called them the best desktop speakers ever made. They are pricey but I believe the characterization is right. I have used them as bookshelf speakers for years and had been very ... | |
| amazing transformation...how? You said: “Nothing else changed in my system.” How about you? Have you changed? A year and a half can be a long time depending on your age. Do the CDs still sound the same? Food for thoughts. | |
| Do your ears deceive you? @cleeds And again and again, and round and round. The author of the article didn’t say that cables don’t matter. His company actually sells cables. What he’s saying is that a lot of expensive ones don’t justify the price tag and a correctly des... | |
| Do your ears deceive you? @roadcykler Good article! Long, but it makes sense. I have used these RadioShack interconnects that he is talking about some decades ago and can attest that they were first rates (although they did subscribe to the notion that the signal was dire... | |
| Anybody compare the latest Audience 1+1 V5 speakers with Alta Audio Alyssas? I have the V5 version and what I am hearing is totally opposite to what these gentleman have experienced. They are among the best bookshelves I have heard regardless of price. I am using a bigger and much more expensive pair of stand mount speaker... | |
| 18 inch subwoofer vs multiple 12 inch subwoofers with bookshelf speakers Unless you can’t afford it, multiple subs are always better than one, especially when dealing with bookshelf speakers. This is a no brainer. Also, you might get away with it for movies, but two F18 might be overwhelming for your bookshelf if music... | |
| Hum mystery to me @jond If the information you provided is correct, you are done troubleshooting. You said: I played a side on turntable 2. No hum. So that should rule out the amp or pre-amp. I hooked up a cheap NAD PP2 phone pre-amp to turntable one and ther... | |
| Insurance for system FPL has an insurance for electronics. It costs I believe less than $12 a month in case of lightning damages and such. Last month, we had a power surge that killed my five year old AVP. They gave me what I paid for it new. I was expecting a replac... | |
| Besides the BBB how do you fight claim resolution against FedEx @br3098 Thanks for the advice. I don’t think I will be selling another sub unless it’s a local sale with pickup. | |
| Besides the BBB how do you fight claim resolution against FedEx @rsf507 I got some money back from them including shipping. It was very close to what I was asking. I agree that subs are better sold locally. Thanks. | |
| Larry the Cable Guys Curiously, the Neardost Odin Gold cables have the same architecture. I shortened one recently to make it fit and was amazed at the complexity. Great post by the way. Thanks. | |
| Dual purpose amp @cleeds Some people don’t know the difference between an AVR and an AVP, some just use the terms invariably, like I use to 😀 |