whart
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| Shanling ET3 or Project CD RS2-T CD transport comparison I bought the ET3 as a stop gap when my C.E.C. went to the US distributor for a check up (nothing major). I thought the ET3 sounded a tad too bass heavy in my system out of the box, but my system is voiced for vinyl in a pretty serious way. I use ... | |
| Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea? @wrm57 - I wish I could take myself seriously. I’m really a dilletante with a lot of different interests. Lately been focusing on motorsports again after a long hiatus. FWIW, after trying virtually all the different inner sleeves available incl... | |
| Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea? @lewm- my terminology probably wasn’t consistent either, does this help? | |
| Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea? I've tried many different products and methods over the years. Sleeve City sells these 5.0 mil polypropylene oversized outer sleeves, which are large enough for a double album. They present like mylar- hard and clear. I package the jacket and inne... | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? @emergingsoul said: "...does anyone really understand what they’re buying absent being an engineering tech savvy individual.... I think if it were based purely on engineering, one could do this in what I referred to above as a "holistic" approach... | |
| Has anyone here set up a system with tiered subwoofers handling different bass spectrums? My system works this way- the woofers in the Avantgarde Duo are two 10" dynamic drivers with horn loaded drivers for the mid and tweets. Those woofers don't go down very deep and I found it necessary to adjust them so they cohere with the mid-horn... | |
| Vinyl that is impossible to find @chrisoshea posted:-"Let’s all consider retiring the term "spiritual jazz" ...ALL good jazz is spiritual." @foggyus91posted: - "totally agree, blues too!" Chris- I think I’m the only person on this thread that used the term "spiritual jazz"- whi... | |
| Is it possible to really know what you're doing? I think the OP is alluding to whether there is a holistic approach to system building, rather than trial and error. Sure there are some basics in terms of matching power/current needs from amp to speakers and some impedance/gain issues in the enti... | |
| EveAnna has sold her biz The nice thing about all tube stuff is that it can be fixed by somebody who knows what they are doing; the problem is the shortage of tubes (no small problem). I met David years ago; Eva I dealt with a little when the Steelhead was reviewed on 6... | |
| Vietnam era stereo reference I think the military contracted for cheap household goods shipments back to the States; I seem to recall that some servicemen brought sports cars back after WWII as well through a cut rate deal via the military. | |
| Attention Horn Owners I think you’ve gotten some good input, @earthbound and have not heard the Volti, agree that the bass on the Duo (at least my era, perhaps later too) was difficult, and was only solved by adding 15" subs with the system in a different, larger room ... | |
| Attention Horn Owners You really need to get some seat time and not just a quick demo- listen to a variety of material. I made the transition from decades of electrostats to a horn type (Avantgarde) in around 2006. Very revealing of what's up-chain, not just noise, gro... | |
| Vietnam era stereo reference The brands you mention were very commonly available to US service personnel during the Vietnam war. I assume they were sold through the PX, but when I met people who had been over there, it was pretty usual that they had systems with those brands.... | |
| New electrical wiring specifications @llg98ljk: "All else aside, make sure it's all done to code." @devinplombier:" "Honestly y'all oughta leave electricity to electricians" @puptent: "If I was going to spend the money, I would seek out Electricians that specialize in audiophile... | |
| I2S Recommendation I tried a very short 6" long I2S (HDMI plug) cable- no name and bought the DH Labs 2.1- the extra length of the DH Labs certainly didn’t make it worse- 1/2 meter. The question is will your DAC work (or is the I2S input user configurable) with wh... |