willemj
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| Whats in your second system? I also have a very simple but nonetheless pleasant tertiary system in the bedroom:Wharfedale Diamond 9.0 speakersAva Maestro 50 amplifier (with optical input)Chromecast Audio as an optical digital source.The amplifier is a very small and completel... | |
| Whats in your second system? I have a secundary system in my study at home:Harbeth P3ESR as desktop speakersrefurbished Quad 405/2 amplifierEmotiva Control Freak plus some additional inline attenuators as volume control.ODAC usb DACComputer as source for streamed music.I have... | |
| Luxman 505UX vs. Luxman 550AX Integrated Amps How about a Yamaha AS 701 or AS 801 as an alternative? See here for a test of the previous AS 700, essentially the same amplifier but lacking the digital inputs: http://i.nextmedia.com.au/avhub/australian-hifi_reviews_2011-05_to_12_2011-07_yamaha_... | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? DSpeaker Antimode 8033 dsp room eq for subwoofers. | |
| wireless/bluetooth receiver Chromecast Audio? See here for a test: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2016/02/measurements-google-chromecast-audio.html | |
| New York HiFi Show: Tubes and Turntables For those who wonder what these are responses to, I posted an extended economic analysis of the audio market, with an explanation for the prominence of snake oil products, based on mainstream business economics theory. It was removed by a modera... | |
| Oppo UDP - 205 I doubt these mods will make for an audible improvement (euphonic difference, maybe). See here for comments on the earlier Oppo 105: http://archimago.blogspot.nl/2017/04/measurements-oppo-bdp-105-rca-xlr-hdmi.html#comment-formTake home: it is exce... | |
| SoCal FM radio casualty Not sure about the exact situation in your region, but don't many stations migrate to internet radio? As a listener, I have moved over as well, and without any regrets. As long as the bit rate is on the higher side, internet radio is sonically sup... | |
| Octave v70se OR v80se That is a pretty large room for an amplifier with such limited output (only 70 watt *peak*). Unlike some here I do not believe that competently designed amplifiers used within their specifications have a sonic signature (and they most certainly sh... | |
| Let's talk power cords Happy atheist here. | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Geoff, your experiences show our point. | |
| Let's talk power cords I am afraid science is not a democracy. | |
| high frequency intermittent noise See here for some reading in IEC standards on electromagnetic compatibility: http://www.iec.ch/emc/ | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? True, but voodoo cults never can. | |
| Let's talk power cords James, I have been following your thread on interference, and I am sorry that I have been unable to think of a good explanation. You have not yet established that the interference is picked up by your power cord (let alone that another cord would ... |