tomrk
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| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? I had the same reaction when I rebuilt my AR-LST speakers (which are pretty neutral) Remember it was at this time that "hi fi" was at its zenith, cassette decks and eight tracks were how most people listened to music in cars Most "hi fi" speaker... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive I agree with the recommendation to use dbPowerAmp. It uses AccurateRip that checks against a reference database to ensure what's ripped is exactly what's on the CD, even for different pressings of the disc. So if the software says it's perfect... | |
| Best options for in-wall ethernet cabling for new home I put cat-5 in my house about 25 years ago and it readily goes to 1GB without issue. Once the 2.5GB switches are cheaper I'll add them as well (the point is that if installed correctly, it will work with newer standard gear. I probably have abou... | |
| Lutron or Control4? Lutron; dead reliable, and integrates with HomeKit as well as Alexa. | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue @erik_squires "I swear to my dark goddess, my last job was doing cloud IT architecture for government and the powers-that-be insisted we use caches." Caches don’t make anything faster unless there are other bottlenecks in the system. And yes, I r... | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue Perhaps before ripping out sheet-rock, drilling new holes, and imagining copper lugs in the fuse box are better than aluminum, rent a power-meter. plug in your amp(s) and see how much current it's actually pulling. Go ahead, crank that volume up ... | |
| Converting my CD Collection from .FLAC to .WAV It sounds like you already understand that FLAC and WAV files are mathematically the same, if you convert WAV to FLAC and then back to WAV, the bits will lbe identical. The conversion can be done in much faster than real time, which is why when y... | |
| Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to Nora Jones.... To quote douglas adams.....mostly harmless. As to Diana Krall, I enjoyed her live concert videos and albums and once I saw her in concert for real (not carefully edited), I stopped listening to her. I'd call her an "entertainer" ... | |
| Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there? This is an easy question. Today the equipment to evaluate speakers can be purchased relatively quickly and with a modicum of knowledge anybody can create a set of speakers using this software/hardware. Box speaker work well enough; I have my... | |
| Sad songs- We love them- We need them I Can't Make You Love Me as performed by Bonnie Raitt Saddest song I know. | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? The HiFi market (sorry Audiophile) market is so small nowadays, the manufacturers are small, they're generally a handful of guys who are putting this stuff together, there's one guy who started the company who knows a bit about circuits. Their p... | |
| What's going on with the used audio gear market? @hilde45 Exactly right, if someone will pay the price, it's not greed. We're not talking about food or gas, but an extreme luxury product that has a narrow range of buyers. Why not ask as much as someone is willing to pay? | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? Led Zeppelin's "In my Time of Dying" was at least a match for Blind Willie Johnson's version. And much better than the Dylan version. | |
| Politics and Music Mixing politics and music can make music seems relevant and important for the period in which it was written. In that respect, it can support social change and and give voice to things people feel but can’t put into words. But generally that also... | |
| Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive? Today Hi-Fi is a niche. The heyday of Hi-Fi was the late 1960s into the early 1980s. Sales volumes were relatively large, build quality was excellent and prices were moderate considering what you got. Today, there's so little product sold; th... |