twoleftears
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| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) There are two issues here, does the volume pot have an optimal operation range (typically around half way between min and max), and does the way the volume pot operates at the moment give you enough fine adjustability to hit exactly the volume tha... | |
| How do I get the best soundstage? It's all about the room itself, the position and angling of the speakers, and acoustic room treatment. Spend the $ on Advil and start moving stuff around. | |
| High quality CDs But there are loads of used CDs on Amazon and other sites, and among those CDs plenty of Telarc. And, strange to tell, owners of classical CDs tend to be gentler on their discs, so most are still in very good condition. | |
| First CD player help! The Denon is $430 on Amazon. There's also a decent Cambridge model. https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Audio-AXC35-Stereo-Player/dp/B07SN6BQJ3#customerReviews | |
| Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers Go and listen to some Bache speakers. He's in Brooklyn. https://bacheaudio.com/ | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 Let the Phillips vs. Stream Unlimited debate begin! | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 Do we know which disc drive mechanism this new unit is using? | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? There's a reason why the epithet "forgiving" is quite high up there in the audiophile vocabulary. | |
| High quality CDs You can't make a direct correlation between record label and quality of sound. There are multiple variables here: the space in which the recording was made, the circumstances under which it was made (especially time constraints), and all the soun... | |
| Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers Once you listen to those other three or four brands, you should get more of a sense of where your preferences lie, and with that we might be able to guide you more accurately. For the moment, I suggest adding ProAc to the list if you can. | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? What were those characters in Ibsen's Peer Gynt called again? | |
| Least Expensive Power Conditioner/Surge Protector That Won't Worsen Sound Puritan psm 156. 20amp socket. | |
| Pink Floyd’s brand new song @stereo5 If you're using a drop-down menu to paste, the key is to select "Paste as" and then select "plain text". | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? It's not him, it's actually his wife who's been making these recent posts. | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? If accuracy or transparency are the goals, an excellent system will actually show up poor recordings more. Upgrade at your own risk. |