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| What About LiFePO4 Batteries and Pure Sine Wave Inverters? I was introduced to this topic by someone with a system much higher end than my system. He has a better ear for small changes. So, I was impressed when he told me that getting off the grid made a noticeable difference. So, when posting this topic,... | |
| What About LiFePO4 Batteries and Pure Sine Wave Inverters? I am really shocked at how little attention this subject gets. I am even more surprised when I consider that power is one of the top contributors to a great sounding system, or perhaps I should say that poor power is a certain road to a bad soundi... | |
| What About LiFePO4 Batteries and Pure Sine Wave Inverters? Thanks for the information. I found this link: Tweak Audio on Power Inverters He suggests a specific brand of power inverters and claims that just powering off the charger isn’t sufficient, but the charger should be disconnected from the batter... | |
| What About LiFePO4 Batteries and Pure Sine Wave Inverters? So, with all of the many companies making audio oriented power equipment, why aren’t there high end inverters marketed for audio? I would think that this either means that they are already available via products made for the general marketplace, ... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” The room and everything in it. A few days ago, Juan of @blisshifi made a days visit where he moved the listening position, speaker placement, subwoofer phase/crossover frequency and volume and the result was that he transformed the sound without c... | |
| Tradeoffs of external phono stages? I have a Modulus 3 from 20 years back and a while back I was curious to see if they were still in business. They are in business and will upgrade the 3 to m.c. and you can trade in an old 3 for a 3b. Not suggesting that you do this, but the Audibl... | |
| Hearing aids I use the 10K tone control to compensate for my 40db down at higher frequencies. Any negative resulting from a tone control goes unnoticed. Perhaps, there is a slight change in soundstage. | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution Your question is also dependent on your preferences. I approached purchasing a system by first buying an integrated amplifier. At the time, I wanted the simplicity of an integrated. The McIntosh MA12000 had just been released to positive reviews, ... | |
| TV size for Sonos arc It seems to me that if you are going to a fancy soundbar, you have already compromised your sourround sound, so I would just make sure that the 85” TV is the best OLED out there. For me, the larger size and great black levels make the movie exper... | |
| Time To Upgrade My Digital Front End “Many here mention the likes of Aurender, Auralic, Innous, and a few smaller, boutique companies as well. Most of these are a bit over my budget though” I need to sell my Roon NUC. I purchased a used Aurender from a member and now dealer. Look... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing Another usual suspect here. | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier If you want the best, isn’t it better to go with a line stage and outboard phono preamplifier? Mike, or Ralph could probably fill you in further on the Atma-Sphere mentioned above. Perhaps, the Atma-Sphere is the exception. | |
| Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts? The Forte IV has many wonderful reviews and seems to deliver a good bit at this price point. I don’t dislike Klipsch in that I have a Klipsch 9:1 system. I was thinking of running a low wattage system, since I’ve had great success with a 300b ampl... | |
| Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts? I agree that liking what the Klipsch provides is probably a major factor in liking your system. | |
| Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not. @laps This is certainly sound advice, but we must also recognize that there is a difference between conditioners in any manufacturer’s line of power devices. Before even asking the question, you should have a conditioner that is designed to del... |