whipsaw
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| I can't believe this. I bought a high-end BRYSTON digital player and stablemate DAC pre-owned. I sent the player back to BRYSTON for a full software reinstall and general status look over . It went in on or about October 2021 and I got it back on or about March 2022, ... | |
| Qln, Joseph Audio, Audiovector, Marten, or Canton...? I have been using FinkTeam KIM speakers for about a year now, and they are <$15k and superb. Note that they are technically stand-mount, but are affixed to the integral stands at the factory. FWIW I did audition the Martin Parker Duo (a step up... | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers I have a 65" SONY flatscreen TV between my speakers. It is also slightly above the top of the speakers, which are placed about 20" in from the screen. No doubt that the sound is better when I place a fabric cover over the TV. I had one custom mad... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? A very respected loudspeaker developer told me that they had put needles into a potato and used that as a loudspeaker cable. They couldn't distinguish the sound of the potato from that of the very respected high priced cables. Yes, but you negl... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? I'm an electrical engineer and many time have serious doubts about one might consider "woo-woo" claims about the impact of more expensive interconnects, power cords, fiber optic, etc. And yet, based on the rest of your above post, you apparent... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? I am not an "objectivist", and, as mentioned in my initial comment, do believe that cables can make a difference. But since a poster recommended these: Iconoclast 4x4 UPOCCC Gen 2 I thought that some readers might be interested in Amir’s revi... | |
| Do Costly XLR Cables Make A Difference? Hi @ryder I’m skeptical. No, not a "cable skeptic", as I have spent significantly more money on cables than any true skeptics ever would, and believe that they can indeed make noticeable differences. But I am also a strong believer in diminishin... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? @akg_ca Thanks for sharing your experiences. Obviously related components can be a very important variable, and then there is the ever present question of diminishing returns. The other issue is that even if one wanted to A/B speaker cables, it... | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? AUDIO: SPEAKER CABLES - From Alan Shaw (owner and designer of HARBETH) ” … So, the moral of the story is this: the most important factor of the loudspeaker cable that you should select is the amount of metal in the cable core. More metal mean... | |
| Best concert video ev-ah Well, given that it took place ~50 years ago, the audio and video quality pushes my vote to Hendrix in Maui: Jimi Hendrix Experience Live in Maui 1970 | |
| Synergistic Research Euphoria HC power cord. Yes, I have thought, related to one of my Audio Axioms: the more hyperbolic the name of a component, the more skeptical one should be, especially of relative value 😀 | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? I have to say that some of the responses by certain posters, including the OP, have been very disappointing. @prof is a serious audiophile who has related, professional qualifications, is an independent thinker, and a very helpful contributor to ... | |
| Audio Note DAC Owners- please share your thoughts @designsfx I am also using an Aqua La Scala Optologic MKII, and if you find any DAC that you consider to be clearly better, I'd be interested to hear about it. I say that because it's difficult for me not to imagine a steep slope of diminishing ... | |
| Has anyone truly compared Vintage vs. Modern? I have never done an A/B comparison, but a few years ago I enjoyed using a re-capped Accuphase E-303X. When I switched to modern amps (Hegel, GATO and now Circle Labs), though, I would say that it was clear that they were better. | |
| Cabling Recommendations MILLER CARBON Cable Cradles....is that the Millercarbon that used to post on these forums Definitely. You can see the product on his website: millercarbon |