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| New split AC System impact on sound. I have a similar system with the compressor outside my listening room. The one thing I regret is not having insulators put between the compressor and the concrete pad on which it sits. That said, when I am listening critically I turn the fan to a... | |
| A life sentence!!! I would have to say my speakers. DALI Mentor 6s I’ve had for several years now. I’ve changed out/upgraded sources, preamps, amps and cables over the years but have never really been tempted to change out the speakers. I bought them after hearing ... | |
| Favorite Albums Not in the Mainstream Found on Streaming Services A Gathering of Friends for Making Music: Golden Ring. Folkways Records 1974. I’ve been searching for this for decades and it pops up on Qobuz. I had the band’s name wrong and the wrong name for the song I was searching for (Nonesuch). | |
| Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker? +1 on the Alta Alyssa’s. I heard them at Axpona and was very very impressed. In the end I went with Dali Menuet SEs for a bedroom system in setting up. Less than half the cost and I love the sound of the Dali Mentor 6 floorstanders in my main ri... | |
| If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers I upgraded and went Biwire at the same time. I noticed an improvement right away, which I attribute to the Biwire. Then an improvement after a couple of hundred hours, which I attribute to the cable upgrade. Looking back, I should have made one mo... | |
| One box solution I’m not ready to get rid of my big rig but I am setting up a small one box streaming only system for my bedroom (I’m 71). I’m using a Cambridge EVO 75 that I formerly used with my tv as the streamer and amp but the star of the show are my speaker... | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? My favorite is Radio Jazz.FM from Poland. Also listen to KCSM in San Mateo. | |
| Morrow Audio Speaker Cables And their warranty is real. Grandkids managed to bend one of the bananas on my SP5 Biwire and they cheerfully and quickly reterminated it. No questions asked. | |
| Silnote audio or Morrow audio I’m all Morrow. 4 and 5 series. Why? They are reasonably priced. The people who work there seem like good people. They respond to email. They’re in Kentucky. But two big reasons: they compare well to other cables I’ve used: Nordost, Acoustic Zen,... | |
| looking for bookshelves - Another usual boring speaker discussion I just got a set of Dali Menuet SEs for a desktop system I am putting together. Great sound and great fit and finish. Love the small form factor. | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? +1 on the Bel Canto E1X all in one. I recently auditioned and man it sounds great. A bit out of my price range though. Ended up keeping my old streamer DAC (Cambridge 851n) and buying an Atoll IN300 evo. Very, very pleased with the new amp. But ... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? Well recorded harpsichord: Domenico Scarlatti: A Man of Genius. Francesco Corti. | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? I was on the same vector—time to downsize (especially speakers). And this led me to audition the Atoll SDA200 mentioned above. Blew me away, and made me postpone my downsizing in my big room— bought an Atoll IN300 EVO instead. Keeping my Dali Ment... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Will there ever be another Leonard Cohen? | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? I’ve been as high as 22% but partly because I had monoblocks preamps streamers and cd players. Simplifying my system now and will be down to 12% or so. Thinking of the “engagement ring” rule of thumb, the funniest ad I ever saw was in an audio mag... |