treepmeyer

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Most recent concert
Saw Kraftwerk at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago on Saturday.   What a disappointment.   The volume was simply too loud.  The bass was physically oppressive and muddy.  The highs caused me to wince.  It was not possible to discern details at any... 
Most recent concert
Going to a Kraftwerk show tonight in Chicago.  A year ago saw the Eagles fronted by Steely Dan.  Awesome night!  
Surge protectors--how many $ make sense?
Surge protection.   I'd stay away from urge protection!  
Surge protectors--how many $ make sense?
OP - Since you have the Shunyata on trial why not pick up a Furman 20i that can be returned and compare them?  Might save yourself some significant change.  +1 on the whole-house urge protection.  It's a no-brainer at a few hundred dollars install... 
Streamer apps critical
+1 on the importance of ui/software in a streamer.  I went from a Node to a miniDSP SHD with Volumio.  Hardware was fine but Volumio was a horrible experience.  I even stopped listening to music.  My wife actually encouraged me to buy a new stream... 
Starting my showroom again
@nashvillehifi I will add my 2cents even though I know little about the inside of this industry.  I am a successful entrepreneur and have experience in venture capital, though.  I encourage you to follow your passion, but with some hard-stop cavea... 
Advice on Sterling LS3/6
I might add that Andrew did a phenomenal job packing up the pair of LS3/6 that I bought.  Jeff Stake was a pleasure to do business with, too.   
Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all?
OP - I, too, was prepared to climb the upgrade ladder on streamers but have creased, at least for the time being.  I went from a Bluesound Node 2i using its DAC, to using the Node 2i as a streamer but a Cambridge CXA81 DAC, to a miniDSP SHD stream... 
Weak link
+1 for Bacch4Mac, but Edgar (the inventor) will tell you that you absolutely need to treat the first reflection points.  Best of luck.  
New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid
@OP - You might want to give some thought to an alternative option, namely Theoretica's Bacch4Mac sound processing system.  It is The Absolute Sound 's 2024 product of the year: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xq48klNJ8i0 Here is Steve Guttenberg'... 
Speaker Suggestions for Next Move
OP - I'd like to respectfully suggest that before you traded in your Klipsch speakers you consider another solution for your desired "scale in presentation."  I have had the Theoretica Bacch4Mac application for spacial realism and the Bacch ORC fo... 
Is there Tannoy Magic / Should I buy a pair of Tannoys as "accessory" speaker?
At Axpona '23 and '24 the larger floor-standing Tannoy's were stand-outs.  I could have listened to them all day.  Best of luck.  
Is It Worh Modding An Amp
I had Ric Schultz mod my GaN1 and it sounds terrific,  but if I had to sell it I wouldn't recover any of the $500 the mod cost.  It's a risk.  
Advice on Sterling LS3/6
Sorry, my confusion.  It's Doug Sterling who is retiring and shutting down Stirling Broadcasting, not Derek Hughes.  Thanks for the correction.  
Advice on Sterling LS3/6
@grislybutter Jeff said to email or call him and he would see if Stirling can send another pair of LS3/6.  Google Jeff Stake HiFi in Bloomington, IN