zlone
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| Opinions on Bluesound vs Sonos. @n80 Understood. I do not use the Sonos that much, but my wife does, and the complaints have been numerous. An amazing blunder for such a successful company and product. | |
| Opinions on Bluesound vs Sonos. I think you are missing out on a lot driving those speakers with Sonos or Bluesound amps. Stick with Sonos if you like it, they will fix their problems. I suggest using a Sonos Port connected to a decent integrated that does well at 4 ohms. Th... | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? So is the bottom line that you liked the Klipschs better than the KEFs, particularly at low levels? No, definitely not. For the time they were great, but I love the KEF’s, even for low volume. I just wonder if another speaker might be a little ... | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? @hsbrock Check out OCC wire, it is a means to make a strand of copper even better by changing the crystalline structure of the metal. The ‘better’ part is opinion of course, but OCC and the single crystal structure is real. | |
| Why are high efficiency speakers preferred for low volume listening? I am curious about this myself. I have KEF Reference One’s, which are not efficient, and years ago I had Klipsch Heresy’s, which are very efficient. Is it that high efficiency speakers are more “lively”, or was that just the horns on the Klipsch d... | |
| Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources @knownothing Good point. When I stated that we don't know how they could affect a purely digital component I was conceding I have yet to hear, in the case of a streamer, how they might affect the sound. Especially in the case where a USB connectio... | |
| Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp? I suggest finding the best OCC cable that fits your budget. | |
| If you had to choose... I attended AXPONA this year, and the Alyssa was one of the speakers on my list to hear. They are pretty bass heavy, though they were playing music to emphasize that, and might be a bit much for a room that size. On the other hand, given your low v... | |
| Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources @mikhailark I am a technical person, and I agree, I cannot think of how a power cord would affect the digital output stream from a dedicated streamer. But at least we agreed earlier that a power cord can make a difference where analog is involve... | |
| Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources @knownothing Knows something. Excellent comments. | |
| Another Aurender Upgrade Question I doubt upgrading or shortening the USB cable will make a significant difference, the one you have is pretty good. The better clock in the N10 will only benefit you if you use SPDIF, USB connections use the clock in the DAC. I stream a lot of inte... | |
| Power Cables <$500 for Digital Sources The WireWorld Electra and Silver Electra line is a good value for source components, shielded and all OCC copper. | |
| Crossovers and power handling, and why 1st order filters can be bad Excellent article Erik! | |
| Sphere! I am headed there to catch the last two Dead shows in August. I am really interested to hear the sound system, it sounds like that alone will be quite unique. | |
| Anyone know of a good hi-fi store in Nasheville TN? I have not visited, but I had a great long distance buying experience with Constantin at Atelier. We spoke for close to a hour on the phone, he was very interested in helping me with my system. |