mike60
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| Which song you would love to wake up to? I tried waking to music a few times and felt nauseous. Prefer some sort of gentle alarm sound that increases in volume. Music is art, not noise to kick ya alive. I like to wake to relative quiet and find I slept a few hours more than usual .... an... | |
| File format, software and settings? Kijanki, that is a very helpful answer. I did not want to link my laptop directly to the Esoteric USB yet because I dont easily have the space or the right noise free laptop yet, and I like to keep my CD-Amp-Speaker chain as pure and simple as pos... | |
| File format, software and settings? What settings should I check? | |
| File format, software and settings? I tried Dbpoweramp with accurate rip to wav and a CD took maybe 30min to rip. Is that normal? At that rate it will take me over 2 months of 8 hour days to do it. Tried streaming wirelessly from the laptop through the N50 to the Esoteric via optica... | |
| Focal Utopia 3 Scala speakers Nvp, reading that link to our previous conversation, I pick you up on one point. You say the Scala is too expensive, and also too big for your room. Only point I make is that if you have a decent powerful amp to control the bass driver, and set th... | |
| Focal Utopia 3 Scala speakers The bass on the Scala is very clean and tight but not overwhelmingly powerful. Perfect for a medium size room. The bass is also selectable high-med-low. The only way I can imagine a muddy bass is an underpowered amp trying to drive them in a large... | |
| rear firing tweeters.... I have always wondered about the benefits and have never heard an a-b comparison. Maybe the question is -- At a particular price point, do you want some of your money invested in rear firing tweeters vs having that money spent on some other aspect... | |
| improving bass on large floorstanders.... Agree with all the comments above and add that some cables can help tighten up bass and your suggestion of Nordost is a good one, which worked well for me in the past. Another way is to have a better and more powerful amp. | |
| Nothing but speakers in the listening room? I love the look of high end amplifiers and sources. From a non-sonic perspective, I think it adds to the atmosphere in an audiophile listening room, but that is just a question of taste. | |
| 2012 Discoveries Angus Stone's album Broken Bells. Try out this recommendation! Brand new excellent Australian folk album which will not disappoint. | |
| System needs more watts?? to add to my post : more power would result in a tighter cleaner bass and mid bass which allows you to hear the great midrange more clearly on these speakers. I would highly recommend doing trials at home. | |
| System needs more watts?? The Dali 800 needs little power to get decent volume as they are reasonably efficient, but they sound better with powerfully amps controlling their bass drivers. Nice speakers in my opinion. | |
| File format, software and settings? Looks like DBpoweramp and .WAV. Any special settings to get the best results? Can I rip a smaller file at the same time for use on an ipod? What format should I use for that? Initially I will stream wirelessly from a laptop through my Pioneer N50 ... | |
| File format, software and settings? I have no intention of giving up playing CDs. I want to start dabbling in PC audio using my CD players' DAC, as an alternative source at times. Starting point is ripping the CDs in the best way. I would also like to make a lower resolution version... | |
| 500 Greatest Albums of all Times These lists usually end up being more of a list of the most popular 500 albums of great, but overplayed and way too familiar music. My top albums tend to be less well known and I play them sparingly to avoid ruining them for me. I want a top 500 l... |