wspohn
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| Need DAC/Streaming Advice I use Sonos to stream my digital music, which is all flac ripped CD sourced. A friend recently came by and we fed the same material in that format plus some higher res files of the same music. Small improvement on some but by no means all cuts.Un... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles Well heeled people tend not to buy stereo systems - they buy flashy cars, hugely expensive watches, boats, the wines with the highest ratings etc.You don't get peer points for having anything as geeky and esoteric as a truly well developed audio s... | |
| Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result? I'd give serious consideration to Hsu. I run a pair in my AV system and have occasionally run the audio only system through them (I don't need them for that as my main speakers are 3 dB down at 20 hz), They were well behaved (when properly set up)... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Jazz fans should check out Oded Tzur! Some very interesting music with an Indian component - take a listen on youtube.https://www.odedtzur.com/ | |
| CDs Vs LPs Couple of things.I agree that getting excellent sound from vinyl costs more and takes more time and fiddling to attain. The low level signals from the cartridge are prone to interference and lots of cable dressing and such to eliminate hums can be... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Jazz fans should take a listen to anything by Oded Tzur (available on youtube) | |
| Turntable /Cartridge hum 1 - try grounding to various points on the table - that causes many hums and some tables work better grounded and some not2 - try dressing the cables from the table to the preamp differently - I had a hum that I killed by moving those cables away ... | |
| Power Purpose I ran new 20 amp, 12 ga lines from the panel to my system. It did clear up the sound a bit. YMMV - you might go to all that work and get zero improvement (I did it because the distances weren't long and I was having rewiring done anyway). | |
| New "Media" Room Advise needed Is it a live room? What are the surfaces and coverings (e.g. drapes, if any)? | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? If you owe the shop where you auditioned the gear, it is to be in on any eventual purchase if they are willing. If you decide to buy, do the research on line and then go and see the dealer and tell them what it will cost you if bought elsewhere (... | |
| Replace CJ with new equipment There isn't a lot wrong with what you have now. The 11 is a good amp (the 11a was an improvement). You might consider upgrading the preamp (I use a CJ Premier 14). | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. I have an amp maintenance question, if I may.I favour amplifiers that are either Class A or at least have very rugged power supply capacity (I use several Classe DR3 VHC, a Belles A, a Rowland 5). What are the symptoms of the supply caps being on... | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? Like the suggestion of 1990 Angelus - lovely wine (and I still have a few bottles in the cellar).If I am listening to digital, if not a glass of wine, then a snifter of single malt, usually Laphroaig, Lagavulin, an older Ardbeg, or a Talisker.If... | |
| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? Can't see why one would eliminate a whole array of potential candidates by insisting on tube only. Shouldn't the question be - what are some of the best sounding phono pres regardless of what devices happen to be inside them?I use a CJ Premier pho... | |
| If you could just pick one instrument that you think sounds best on your speakers For my CLS speakers it has to be the violin (or any stringed instrument). I swear you just about hear the rosin flaking off the bow!For my main system (Wilson Maxx 2) while everything is well rendered, the low bass, particularly drum, sounds bette... |