mrmb
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| Is AI taking over audio gear research? @erik_squires: AI is regurgitating all the slop online. It’s impossible to understand WHY AI is recommending a product vs. say, asking online in a forum. It’s also easy to game by posting your own slop on Reddit and waiting for the en... | |
| Is AI taking over audio gear research? I think ai deep analysis of all things audio is impressive to the nth degree ...it's difficult to get a sense as to how extensive available material is being reviewed by AI, clearly it's vast. The truly impressive aspects are continuing to impr... | |
| Is My System Toast? When you plug things directly into the wall in hot pursuit of...."dynamics" n all... you may end up with no gear left, no music... Try to plug things into a good power conditioner w/protection features enabled. I do like my furman 20 I. In th... | |
| video about taking delivery of large electrostatic panels that replaced my TADs. I have several genres of speakers used in reviewing, and when any of them are set up well, they are captivating. It would be difficult to make a blanket statement that one genre is superior to another (not suggesting that is your assertion). My f... | |
| Battery Power at a Price Point Great thread! The mention of an Anker caught my eye. We have an Ecoflow Portable Power Station Model RIVER 2 (256Wh LiFePO4). I never thought of using the River 2 to power my DAC. In fact, I would have been leery of plugging an expensive pie... | |
| $35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why? @jmrrobbie1: Speakers are very "subjective"...I feel the most subjective part of the audio experaaince! What measures well, what is hyped, what some feel are endgame, might not suite you. It is the one component you need to go and audition...not... | |
| $35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why? As others have said check-out as many speakers as you can. An audio show is a great event to get a feel for what different kinds of speakers do and don't do. That is, decide what your preference is based on the various types/designs available ... | |
| Earth Day, turn those amps OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Have u put in solar panels at your house to help generate power and make yourself energy self-sufficient? If not, then I dont think you have the credibility to chastise others." Why "chastise" anyone, unless you're member of the communist cab... | |
| Earth Day, turn those amps OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nearly 100% of an average American's modern lifestyle depends on fossil fuels, directly or indirectly, across clothing, housing, food, travel, entertainment, waste disposal et al. Modernity guilt being expressed on a forum featuring (quite un... | |
| What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby? @hilde45 It's a nice reminder that people with limited budgets can become audiophiles, too. 100%! As an example, I once visited a friend who was an avid vintage (mainly wood encased) radio restorer and collector, with a penchant for highly r... | |
| What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby? @hilde45 and @peter_s I've enjoyed your Tête-à-tête. The topic you’ve engaged, is always difficult to discuss. It's better to do so in person and with a system at hand. But @hilde45: Your following post (to use a music analogy) struck many ... | |
| What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby? @peter_s Yeah, being a seasoned citizen, I began with a JVC integrated and later, Phase Linear 400's. The Aragon came later. Speakers were ESS Heil AMT3's and later, Martin Logan's and then the Apogee Stages and finally SoundLab (full range es... | |
| What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby? Decades ago, coming from, or wanting to believe (because of cost) the view of “Stereo Review’s” Julian Hirsch, that all amplifiers sound the same (i.e., they're sonically indistinguishable) as long as the individual amplifiers were operating withi... | |
| What is the One Test Track That Tells You Almost Everything About A System? In general classical is the hardest to reproduce... and I would say and interpret what is good and bad about a component if you are thinking analytically. Because of its complexity. I concur regarding classical in general. As far as compres... | |
| Whole home audio - wired or wireless? Never noticing the following: "...trying (through Roon) to have four endpoints in the house. It worked, but my wireless speaker options for the bedroom and bathroom that were Roon endpoints often had network issues. AND, running multiple Roon ... |