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| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics @unreceiveddogma does he offer examples? Not too many, rather he states "I don't endorse every accessory described here - I simply report on what's available."However he did include this about examples of indisputably worthless products:Exa... | |
| HiRes lossless FLAC Radio streams Yeah, I'm personally not digging the content of Radio Paradise. The sound quality is fantastic however - maybe they will consider adding more stations. | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics Out of curiosity I took a quick look at Robert Harley's well-known book "The Complete Guide to High-End Audio" to see what his guidance was on tweaks. He discusses them in Chapter 15 (out of 16). He indicates that these items can be used to addr... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope @guakusSo I assume you're not going to answer the questions? | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope @guakus @three_easy_payments" Why do you even care if some people refer to them as "snake oil"? "Why do you care to comment about someone else’s purchase that wasn’t yours as "Snake Oil" in the first place?" Isn't it simply rewarding enough tha... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope @mrklas I'm sure someone thinks I wasted my money Exactly! Many people think I waste my money all the time on audio and other areas of life. I couldn't care less. If I am the only person on this planet who recognizes joy from the things I inve... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope @guakus Here's your introductory premise for this thread: First, I want to debunk the idea of ever using the term, "Snake Oil" because it has been incorrectly appropriated and is not being applied genuinely. Why do you care so much how others ... | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics @unreceiveddogma Which would you choose?$2000 on a room treatment for 25% improvement $2000 on cables for at best 5% improvement Agreed on this example. It strikes me that your focus would only shift to tweaks when you feel that you've done a... | |
| New Streamer Transport Lumin U1 Mini | |
| Devore 0/96 - Integrated AMP help I would love to check out the LTA amps at some point. Hearing so many good things about them. | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics @cleeds +1I too believe cables make a difference - and you need to be a "non-idiot" to produce a good one. I just don't think they are contributing to more than 5-10% of my system's overall performance - and appreciate other's thoughts on the rel... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope My dad can’t tell the difference between a $4 bottle of wine and a $400 bottle - so he thinks anything more than $4 is a waste - a total ripoff. I could care less. He’s not offending me in the least just because I believe that I can tell the diffe... | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics @jpwarren can we now address the difference between stones, pebbles, and rocks? And let's not forget about crystals and nano particles. | |
| Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics @oldhvymec Vibration control, 5-10%.Gear 30-35% maybe a little higher 40%Electrical 5-10%.Room and room acoustics, 40-50% Tweaks.. 5-10% including cables.. This has been my experience as well.@femoore +1To me the main components (speakers, s... | |
| HiRes lossless FLAC Radio streams @zappas Rather pick my own music. I guess you're saying that you're anti-radio? Radio is one of my main avenues for discovering new music. It's also great to play in the background while I'm working. I too of course play albums a lot as we... |