thecarpathian

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How do you delete a private message?
Good question. I'd contact Tammy. Hit 'contact us' at bottom of page.   
Transparent Audio is anything but Transparent
Question: What exactly are these calibrating to? And what internally can they be calibrating?  
Florida -- Audio Equipment Movers?
@thecarpathian sounds like you've been spending too much time on social media.   Care to share what us Californians are like? @carlsbad2 , No, I’ve been spending too much time in Florida. I speak from experience or I don’t speak. I’ve lived a ... 
Florida -- Audio Equipment Movers?
That is a tough call considering you are in Florida. My experience with almost every business down there is they’re full of dishonest, incompetent, flight by night clueless yahoos who wouldn’t last a week in business up North. Not stating there a... 
Akai AS-980 Value
Type it into Hifishark  
Ascend Acoustics speaker upgrades -- anyone try them?
@spydrwebb44 , Click on @hilde45 's discussions, he's got a whole thread about it. It's because of his appraisal that those are most likely my next speakers. That and I already know and like the Ascend sound.  
Anybody here listened to Daniel Hertz Speakers? What did you think?
There are several YouTube videos about them. Maybe you can get some insight as to their ’sound’ from those. I also see it’s Mark Levinson’s company...  
Digital Preamp with USB-input but without a DAC?
Your speakers have a DAC??  
Speaker cable length.
"Dude if they are different lengths your speakers will be OUT OF PHASE" What a ridiculous statement.  
Speaker cable length.
I’m gonna go with the signal is moving at such a ludicrously fast speed that 12ft. differential will mean the same as zero. Just use the lengths you need to use, no more, no less and save your worries for other things like how the smoke particles ... 
Transparent Audio is anything but Transparent
Don't see how TA is screwing anyone over.     
Best investment; cartridge or line stage?
@terry9 , You made those tonearms??! Extremely impressive. Do you have a background in materials engineering? I wouldn’t have a clue where to start...  
Best investment; cartridge or line stage?
Ok, I’m confused. We have a phono stage, not a line stage which I’m guessing is the Sutherland TZ Vibe, not TX because I don’t think there is one, and I’m lost on the cartridge because as stated there is no Rega Aria cartridge, the Rega Aria is a... 
Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear
"@uavnola  looks like a new autonomous vehicle BOT…" At least it knows how to spell McIntosh...  
Best investment; cartridge or line stage?
@milo0812 , Did you mean phonostage, not linestage?