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| The pursuit of bass... My pursuit of a little more bass has me using equalizer. While using my music server I started to play around with iTunes and the equalizer in the program. The adjustments are made on the fly from my listening chair. I have to tell you I am really... | |
| What to tell my electrician Hire a licensed Contractor! Call your local contractors association or board and check up on them. Make sure all the electrical work is performed by a journeymen not some guy who says he know what he doing. In most cities this type of remodel work... | |
| Electrostatic versus conventional speakers Ive got a pair of Acoustat Spectra 33 electrostatic speakers. I got them new in 1988 and still use they every now and then. They have a pin point soundstage and are very intimate. The listeners sweet spot is tight, much smaller the box speakers.... | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? I am with Elisabeth and Samhar, mid 60's to the 70's. The db meter is next to my remote. | |
| Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Comparison I've got the original LP and CD, the remastered CD and XRCD. For my money the XRCD is the best. I hate to say it but it was worth the big money. | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables Go for the Technics 1210MKII(new or used), an AT-150MLX cartridge and spend the remainder on a good phono pre-amp.Finding the right pre-amp is just as important as the table and cartridge. Check out the needledoctor.com phono pre-amp section. The ... | |
| If you wanted to impress someone, which track? My Show Piece tracks are as follows. For digital playback its Pink Floyd - The Wall "Happiest Days of Our Lives/Another Brick in the Wall" taken from the MFSL Gold CD. Mac is right everybody knows it. For vinyl, Katrina And The Waves Waves : Lo... | |
| Musical Fidelity fine-tuning service I have two Musical Fidelity devices. I like the sound and plan to keep one for a long time. I am hesitant to have it or any device modified simply because a company says it will sound better. I did that once and the product came back sounding diff... | |
| Feedback on McIntosh Mc-402 amplifier I must have had mild case of dyslexia this morning or not enough coffee. Brian, Yes i really love the sound of the amps. I tried Classe CAM 350 SS mono blocks last year for two months. They didn't give me the WOW. I go through this every spring be... | |
| Feedback on McIntosh Mc-402 amplifier My local audio salon has a mc-204 demo for sale. Do you folks think this amp will drive my speakers? I rotate between Thiel CS-6's, Acoustat Spectra 33's (big electrostatic speakers) and B&W 801's. I current use VTL 300 Deluxe Mono Blocks and ... | |
| Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection CD's: Dire Straits "Brothers In Arm" xrcd & Pink Floyd's "The Wall" mofi. LP's: Blind Faith self titled & Frank Sinatra's "Nice N Easy" recent mofi pressing.I own these titles in multiple format, except "The Wall" and IMMHO they are the be... | |
| restoring a technics linear tracking turntable I have a digital SL-10 service manual. If it would be of use email me.Good luck. | |
| Bass: Jolida 502A + Klipsch Forte Things I'd check:Are the Fortes close enough to the rear wall, I seem to remember they are designed to be close to the wall. Bypass the dac and go audio out of the Mac. Just maybe the dac is restricting bass.Check the Audio Out set-up in OSX of th... | |
| Soundsmith's turnaround time? They took eight months to retip an Technics MC 310. After waiting all those months I emailed them and requested my cartridge be returned. The very next day I received a phone call telling me it was done. During the time the cartridge was gone I bo... | |
| sorting MP3 and ALAC m4a files in library FWIW: With OSX and iTunes I convert lossless files to mp3 for transfer to a digital music device. The original lossless files remain along with an mp3 copy of file. After all the music is transferred to the device. I sort my entire itunes library ... |