squared80
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| Surge protectors--how many $ make sense? It's not a money thing. Get a whole house surge protector and be done with it. <$500 installed. Just keep in mind NOTHING will stop a lightning strike except physically unplugging your equipment. | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES TRY TO TELL OTHERS WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN’T HEAR IN A SYSTEM? Because some people believe in scientific facts and others believe in snake oil marketing. | |
| Favorite scream in rock? Chester Bennington. | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? To prove that it doesn't sound any different than a $200 DAC, yes. | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? No, because that doesn't happen if you're already using OFC cables at the proper gauge for the length of the run. Period. Anyone who thinks otherwise is lying or willfully ignorant. Science always beats snake oil marketing. Well, it should, but yo... | |
| Audiohifistore.com is a SCAM Red flags were all over this one. Come on, man. | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT Nope, they are not. Just ask science. Next question. | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles A true audiophile who understands the science of sound and the profound power of our brains to create biases... knows that anything they purchase beyond OFC at the proper gauge for the length isn't going to change the sound. Nothing. If you want t... | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? By first understanding the science of sound; not spending exorbitant amounts of money on boutique power cords, speaker wire, amps, etc., that don't actually change the sound AT ALL but feed into snake oil marketing that is killing this hobby. Then... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? There will not be any quantifiable difference whatsoever by swapping power cords. None. Now, what you tell your brain to tell you is a different thing. | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? Tubes and no tubes. After that there's not much difference. | |
| Has anyone here had any dealings with Tekton, particularly their subwoofers Tekton has horribly toxic ownership. Don't even care if I liked their speakers or not, Eric and his trash heap are dead to me. | |
| If a tree falls in the forest… If a tree falls in the forest, does an expensive speaker cable still sound the same or even worse than a coat hanger? Yes. Yes it does. | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? Insinuating that anyone here would be able to clearly discern if a DAC is fast, lively, or energetic compared to another one is both hilarious and sad to me. | |
| Room is way too bright. Make your own acoustic treatments. Anyone can make them, and make them look professional. Very cheap to make and even customize. |