welcher
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| Blind or Just Deaf? I am a big believer in double-blind listening tests. I have been surprised by how little differences there are when you don't know which item you are listening too. When double-blind is not an option I will down-select to two choices and then brin... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? ag3__ description on the XA25 is spot on with my experiences. In my system, I use a Cary 805C (845 SET) and XA25. I switch between the two based upon the music and my mood at the time. Generally, I prefer the Cary. | |
| Singular Amplification Experience; Review Now Published The rest of us, who understand that an amp’s sound is no more harmed by placement on cinder blocks or furniture dollies versus a $10K audiophile stand, are managing quite nicely.I am saying that the hand wringing about how long to burn in an aud... | |
| Bass trap materials I just started building my own acoustic panels. I ended up buying Rockwool safe n sound from the local Lowes. I was not able to find fiberglass locally and shipping costs were exorbitant. I will start assembling them next week. | |
| CJ Preamp Teflon Recap HiContact Bill Thalman at www.musictechnology.com. He was a former tech at Conrad Johnson. I have used him several times in repairing tube amplification. He is knowledgable on the teflon caps and can give you an honest opinion. I have no financial... | |
| Aurender N10 hgeifman can you comment on the sound difference between the Bricasti M21 and M3. Thank you | |
| What was in your first "real" higher end audio system? mid to late 70'syamaha a1 integrated amp, t1 tuner, technics turntable with allision 1 speakers | |
| Stuck at home? Make a kit!! Building kits is fun. If I were not baby sitting my grand kids I would be building a new pair of sub woofers. | |
| Any difference in SQ from USB drive storage to NAS playback? I researched this on my Mac mini and found that the file transfer speeds were significantly faster with the NAS versus the USB drive. I believe the Aurender N100 only provides USB 2.0 data ports. This provides 480 Mbit/s versus the Gigabit Etherne... | |
| Vinyl Users - Best/Favorite room air cleaner In my basement i use a cheap box fan with a 3M Filtrete 2200 furnace filter duck taped to the back of the fan. The fan runs 24/7 except when listening to music. It makes a big difference. | |
| Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions? A little off topic: I bought a Korg MR-2000S studio recorder to digitize my vinyl collection. I made several test recording all PCM 24 bit: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz. I then compared the recordings to the original vinyl and each other.... | |
| It was 50 years ago today... I was in high school at that time. After reading the initial post I listened to my original abbey road record. Its a very good record. | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7 I use Cary 805Cs with my wilson watt puppy 7s. My listening chair is 7 feet from the speakers and I listen at 70 to 80 db volumes(Rock and folk music). I have no problem with the Carys low power and the combination can also fill the house with won... | |
| vandersteen m5-hp crossover setting Seehttp://vandersteen.com/media/files/Manuals/M5HP_2Wq.pdfhttp://vandersteen.com/media/files/Manuals/2wqmanual.pdf | |
| Conrad johnson 16ls owners An audiophile friend listening to my system did describe the 16 as having a golden color. I find the premier 16 to have a warmer fuller sound than the ET5. While the ET5 provides more detail or nuances to the music. An additional item to consider ... |