yoyoyaya
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| Power Cables and Wall Sockets @imanitaural, just to be clear, I am absolutely recommending that you address your mains wiring and outlets as a matter of priority. If the wiring is the age it is, I would really consider running in a new line, ideally dedicated to the hi fi. The... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets There are actually very many systems and listeners that can identify the difference power cords make. It seems counterintiutive that a couple of meters of cable can make a difference, but many listeners find the difference audible. There are plent... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? There are frequently frictional lags in the degree to which the prices of goods track input costs. However, the current global circumstances have created an unusual, if not unique, situation. We have become accustomed to a having very low interest... | |
| Does Formula 1 racing and high end audio go together for anyone else? Been following F1 since the early seventies - originally through Motor Sport magazine as there was no F1 on TV in Ireland. Post rules change, this season is the first time in years that we're seeing real racing. | |
| Speakers for string Quartets There tends to be a bit of false conventional wisdom about reproducing string quartet music because of the fact that we are dealing with four instruments instead of a full orchestra. String quartets can have significant dynamic range and the fundm... | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? I'm another of the stuff between the speakers culprits. I have a dedicated listening room but it's small. One wall has a door in it two walls are pretty much entirely covered with record and CD storage. So there is nowhere else for the hi fi to go... | |
| Low Level Listening and Distortion I listen a lot at very low levels when my wife is asleep. But the ambient noise level drops at night also. However, it is a very good test of a system as to how engaging it is at low levels - more linear, wide bandwidth systems do well here. Conve... | |
| Why is most everything remastered? Remastering is a pretty broad term. Some remasters are actually remixes using the multitracks or stems from them. But in any case, it's down to the taste and equipment used by the mastering engineer. Even back in the analogue days there were quite... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @jetter. I was aware of those posts before I made my comments. The internet, sadly, is full of stuff that gains currency because people who don't have any personal experience repeat the received experiences of others rather than talking about th... | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? The mass production of neodymium magnets has allowed some worthwhile improvements in driver design. Borresen Acoustics has done some interesting work in lowering the inductance of its bass/mid unit through the elimination of iron. That's just tw... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @jetter - hearsay is just that. | |
| Is it me? Will I ever be satisfied? Godducks44 The room is close to square, which is not great acoustically. Judicious acoustic treatment will help, as will getting the speakers away from room boundaries. Have you gotten less satisfied with the tonal balance of the system since th... | |
| MC901 monoblock tube matching Q For simplicity, it's easier to just order replacement tubes from McIntosh, as needed. I certainly wouldn't go replacing tubes until they have exceeded their normal life or, alternatively, fail prematurely. From the owner's manual: The MC901 wil... | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective There has probably been a bigger improvement in more affordable speakers over the decades as improved materials and techniques from higher end speakers trickles down. The Kef LS50 is a good case in point where the driver technology is much better ... | |
| Madman! Digital vs Vinyl @2dougthebiker - to answer your question, with €7k invested in your analogue front end, it is definitely worth investing in a quality phono stage - pricewise/quality, up to something like the Parasound JC3+, I would say. But will €10k of analogue... |