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| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" @cleeds That’s not even remotely true. Why are you trying to revise history? Here’s the Wikipedia entry on transatlantic cables. It looks historically accurate to me, and note it references reliable sources. You think the full history of ... | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" It may have been the telegraph. regardless, theres a whole documentary on it that discusses the huge research that went into cables at the time when they designed the transatlantic one, including the papers written by the scientists (the Maxwell g... | |
| The molecular level explanation of "cable burn-in" Interesting story : So when the first cable was laid under the Atlantic and people tried to make a transcontinental telephone call, the sound came out skewed in time, noisy and garbled. They checked the cable along the ocean floor and it was in p... | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? @r27y8u92 Yes, this is basically my attitude about it... raw fish with NO cooking = ultimate purity. 🍣 | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? Thanks for the replies. The obvious answer is regarding sources and level control. I wondered about people who use it to color the sound, as some salespeople have said "it just sounds _better_ with the ($5-15k) preamp!" and based on the gear they ... | |
| Anyone have experience with using de-esser for sibilance in home audio system? @stuartk the way the brain works | |
| Anyone have experience with using de-esser for sibilance in home audio system? @stuartk I guess I would say, keep an open mind that it may shift again in your favor. ive had pretty intense tinnitus for 20 years now..I have memories of it disturbing me...but I also have no memory of it "in my life" for entire years. Other yea... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear I make my own recordings and play them back. I record metal, water, wood, ceramic, voice, animals, guitar. These are the elements which all musical instruments are based on. Using produced music to tune a system is a recipe for disaster. It’s lik... | |
| Anyone have experience with using de-esser for sibilance in home audio system? @stuartk It has to do with where our brain puts attention on stimulus. It can be rearranged in priority and sensation. | |
| Anyone have experience with using de-esser for sibilance in home audio system? @stuartk By the way, your issue with sibilance on vocals most likely comes from FET mics versus tube. You can YouTube people demonstrating mics if you are curious. (Check out the Chandler Redd, a very smooth sounding new tube design and see if t... | |
| Anyone have experience with using de-esser for sibilance in home audio system? @stuartk You can demo a Weiss from The Music Room for very low shipping fee. You can keep it for months, they are super cool people. Thats how I tried it. It's not clinical at all, but you need to give it 100+ hours burn-in. It does start out ver... | |
| Anyone have experience with using de-esser for sibilance in home audio system? Weiss makes a DAC with a de-esser in it. Incidentally, Weiss makes the industry standard de-esser for recording and mastering, and he includes the same code in the DAC that’s in the professional units. I’ve used it, and he simplifies the pro audi... | |
| Ojas? @garthb309 I've heard the OJAS DIY speakers many times at a store in LA. Usually on the OJAS Class D and the OJAS branded cables, which I think are rebranded Beldons. Haven't heard it with a good tube amp. its pleasant but did not blow me away ... | |
| Sun Valley vs Sun Audio 300b Also, I agree SV maybe new to Hashimoto - and it might mean this is a good opportunity! I did ask Devon on his OJAS instagram which transformers he preferred (Tamura versus Hashimoto) and he gave a waffling answer :). Hmmm he has to support SV, af... | |
| Sun Valley vs Sun Audio 300b I've gone back and forth on the Sun Audio. It is true that simpler circuits are _not always_ better and I think it came from the hazy days of japanese jazz kissas. think NOS speaker cabling, WE , Beldon etc. Those are all fine, but not really what... |