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| Would you buy a tube amp if you were unable to use vintage tubes in it ? faustuss Further I think all the suggestions regarding tube "rolling" is a little insane . . . What a crock! I nearly spit out my coffee when I read that comment. LOL. Another flat-earther's credibility shot to hell. - - - - The best loca... | |
| Streaming Tidal/Qbuzz Vs Internet Radio Father Time shows no mercy. I wasn’t even able to pivot my last road bike on to its center stand. Suzuki 650 450 lbs. Fortunately, still riding my LeMond Zurich - as long as my knees hold out. - - - Long ago, I worked on a brief project... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @testrun My preamp is made by a boutique manufacturer - which also has a bulky remote control. I only use the volume buttons. I replaced it with this slim universal learning remote control. It learns the code by pointing the two remotes at e... | |
| Listening Room or Components or my ears? My older Wilson speakers have the Focal 1" inverted titanium-coated tweeters. They have a bad reputation for harsh highs. When I first got them, I concurred. Not anymore. Now, they sound sublime. Zero fatigue. The solution was cleaning ... | |
| Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000? When watching a dramatic movie, a ’lack of continuity’ in a scene can disrupt the viewer’s ’suspension of disbelief’. It could be anything - such as an actor’s incorrect eyeline or mismatched action in the edit. Whatever the cause for the lack... | |
| Why Does Expensive Gear Seems To Sound Better? Never Argue with idiots, They drag you down to their level, And beat you with experience. | |
| Im going to regret my cable question @devinplombier Another member stated it this way in this post. >>>>The signal transferred on digital cables isn’t 1s and 0s. Also, the signal is an electromagnetic wave just like analog cables, therefore subject to the same causes ... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question mikhailark Ethernet cables are all the same though. Not really. The 1’s and 0’s are on an analog carrier which can be tweaked to affect the SQ. Whether you hear the difference - or not - between cables depends on the resolution of the audio... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question I’ve been a cable-aficionado for a long time. In my experience, ’better’ speaker cables had an impact in my system, but the least impact in the overall SQ. OP . . . but if we accept that “better” cables make a difference then that’s the imp... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? @carlso63 +1 Well said. | |
| Six DAC Comparison It’s threads like this that have continually educated me about my hobby and my system. It’s beneficial when manufacturers and dealers contribute to our forum. I now understand why my Concert Fidelity 040BD DAC doesn’t have a clock - and has only... | |
| network switches and cables. Re: ethernet cables. I’m very happy with my Sablon 2020. Have 2 of them. Body, texture, air. Re: cable order. I can hear the difference when swapped around. Very subjective as to which is preferable. Re: Network Acoustics. The guys ... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage Fidelizer Audio just released their Aura for $219. Technically, it has a switching power supply to keep the price affordable. The owner, Keetakawee, has a track record of designing excellent products. For a true LPS, look at his Nikola series He p... | |
| Have You Seen - 10 Characteristics of Great Audiophile Sound How about: - Musical instruments sound real. * - Vocalists sound real. - The presentation sounds like music. Not like a HiFi that’s reproducing music. - - - * Electric instruments, amplified instruments, synthesizers- difficult to tell. | |
| Have JBL K2s...best Amp pairing please? Congratulations! I heard the K2's at T.H.E. Show. I went back to that room several times since I couldn't believe how sublime it sounded compared to the other rooms. They were driven by Mark Levinson electronics. Don't recall the specific m... |