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| Nordost vs Shunyata speaker cables- and the winner is . . What length cables did you test ? PS. fyi, I am also under the impression that thicker gauge speaker cables sound thicker and less analytical. | |
| McIntosh MA9000/MA12000 This is a hard question to answer. It is really owner preference. I am running all McIntosh separates setup with Tube monoblocks (pair of Mc275) and tube preamp, no subwoofer. I get a smooth, sweet sound with lots of bass through my Wilson W/P ... | |
| Is anyone still using a CD Player I have a high end SACD/CD player that I feed into my DAC. I ripped all my SACDs and CDs and put them on a large MicroSD card and play them thorough my Volumio Rivo+ streamer into the same DAC. When I A/B the player with the streamer, I cannot te... | |
| Changing audio beliefs I was never a big cable person. Always just upgrading just to the first few tiers of quality for interconnects and speaker cables, but, using stock power cables. On my latest iteration of my system, I upgraded all my interconnects (OCC) and powe... | |
| Sonic Oracle update: nearly 3 million artists, works with any Tidal/Qobuz connected setup I am using Qobuz and paid the $30 for the lifetime membership of Sonic Oracle. So far, I have been using the "adventurous" option and it works great for bringing in artist/music that I have not thought about... I hope it turns out as good as my... | |
| Speaker placement and soundstage After experimenting with moving my speakers farther apart and less toe in, I was surprised how much better I liked the sound stage and the way the speakers "disappeared" during playback. | |
| “Civilian” reaction to your gear? I always get positive comments from men and women on both looks and sound. I guess Tubes are sexy. In addition, my stereo is in a large living room and bar area with Cathedral ceilings. Kind of our party/entertainment area, so, people expect a... | |
| Wilsons new flagship Personally, as a Wilson owner of their older speakers (Watt Puppy 8), I am delighted that they push their engineering and manufacturing capabilities to create unobtainable top of the line speakers. These types of experiences, knowledge, & tec... | |
| late to streaming, recommendations? I went from using an IPAD to stream to my DAC (which is better than windows) to the Italian made Volumio Rivo+ Streamer ($1500), and it sounded a lot better with Qobuz and my ripped music files. I also bought a LPS (Linear Power Supply) for the R... | |
| Shaggy rug Pet-friendly alternative to a shaggy rug for room acoustics? I would try a thin rug with a hardwood floor rug pad underneath. RUGPADUSA makes rug pads in all thicknesses, from 1/16", 1/8", 1/4", 3/8". 7/16", 1/2". The Rug pad will help give you the acoustics you had with the shaggy rug. | |
| Is my new amp TOO GOOD? @gjfalls Nice system, mine is almost exactly the same, except I am running an older C2300 preamp into a pair of mc275s monoblocked. I am using very detailed speakers and I feel the combo works extremely well. @mojo771 You have already rece... | |
| The Best Sounding Systems can Play Loudly with Low Distortion I would add good source recordings, a large room, high ceilings (also help) to that statement, then, you can play loud all night without fatigue. Drinking also helps, lol.. However, there is still no guarantee that your ears will not be ringing... | |
| Subwoofers: Do you turn them off when you are done for the day? I do not listen to my main stereo everyday. I had a few standby LEDs go out in the past, so, I tend to turn everything completely off when I am done listening. | |
| Rockport Avior II's in 19x24.5 room? @mckinneymike I really want to use tube amplifiers for this system. I have my older Krell FPB-400cx that was fully recapped at Krell in 2022, but tubes make the type of musical reproduction that I crave. The low impedance at low frequencies... | |
| Rockport Avior II's in 19x24.5 room? @mckinneymike Pressurizing the room is about moving air - so high db and low hz help a lot. Bass moves more air than midrange. As @soix already said, you get down to 25 hz with -3db. Not bad... 20 hz with -3db would be better, but, you can d... |