total111
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| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) @whart did you ever see the wind mill farms in west TX....as far as the eye can see unreliable but expensive power generation .... | |
| Audiophile Surge Suppressor (and nothing else) I like my Torus TOT. Yes, it is also a isolation device to reduce noise... | |
| Music server recommendations needed. Nobody mentioned Rose which has a couple of nice options. SACD? No straightforward (legal) solution... Only Qobuz? I still prefer my local library, but why not have both? Last, I believe in the 2 PC setup with a minimalist and quiet endpoint. A... | |
| Power cord upgrade For kicks try a diy solid core with hospital grade Hubble and Marino iec in Europe use a 3x1.5mm solid and in US a 16awg (for source or 14awg for amps) synergy? These are the cables in your wall you might be amazed…. | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response All speakers sound sluggish/lazzy/slow/fat to me. And a boomer bass. Yes, some sound “nice” but fake. Only Tocaro speakers fit the bill and the only speaker I’m willing to pay more than $100. I have the 50F which is the top model and costs ~35k. 1... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? @mikhailark "The issue is in pure digital,"... music will ALWAYS be translated into analog...your ears cant consume flac file @dogberry not sure how good an analogy a printer is, but using a computer, we are not aware imho, that we ONLY work in t... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? Dear IT guys claiming bits are bits a) yes, I work for IBM too ;-) b) yes bits are bits, agree c) Agree, lots of snake oil with $1000 LAN cables...but thats nothing new in our hobby d) And its not all Linux ;-) my windows server 2019 sounds be... | |
| DSD coming to Qobuz streaming? nice, would be ironic if this https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/sandy-lam-dsd-collection-sandy-lam/0888880402783 would not be offered as DSD ;-) | |
| looking to replace Fyne speaker jumper cable Any solid core will be better ... | |
| Electric bill any high Get a kill-a-watt on Amazon a check. My system draws at idle -300w and a full on like 800w. Forgot what it is on standby | |
| 15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume Low volume listening favors high efficiency drivers. Check the newest Tocaro 48. Its a 15" full range driver. Magic. The 40 would work well too. If you are into music but not into hifi, checkout Tocaro (and Crimson) | |
| If Conrad Johnson still made a DAC it would sound like?? Brooklyn is neutral and musical. „Colorful“ is just tone control…why not just adding an equalizer (with hqplayer for example). Same result | |
| Another fuse tweak Thanks @mahgister | |
| "The Mystery Of Sound Is Mysticism" Well said @mahgister and you describe our endless ignorance well. However, just because we are ignorant ("I know that I dont know"...) does not mean we should not or cannot try to improve and thanks @bolong for sharing. | |
| Another fuse tweak @mahgister how do you treat your cables? Open to share? |