oberoniaomnia
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| Vinyl Storage Options @dmk_calgary You have 3" thick slabs of red oak? 15" supports is complete overkill. Have a look at the sag calculator. Hardwood has much higher stiffness compared pine/MDF, so longer spans can be used. I used 1" red oak and 3' = 36" spans are pe... | |
| Vinyl Storage Options It is not that difficult to make your own. There is a picture in my virtual system with some I made from 1" finished plywood. The L-shape makes it extremely stable. Just make sure that the horizontal components are continuous and the vertical slot... | |
| Vienna show report @yoyoyaya re first two days for trade, this was not communicated well. Great if you know already, but as a first-time visitor, that was not clear at all. Really annoying. I only learned when I wanted to get tickets a month before, and could not do... | |
| Vienna show report @bimmerlover Thanks for the additional info. I read the "deviation from desired range" and can't figure out what that means. How do you know what the "desired range is"? If a manual cannot clearly explain things, I get skeptical. Same with Sutherl... | |
| Vienna show report @bimmerlover thanks for the Allnic recommendation. I was not aware of that one. It looks very fussy with manual tube biasing. If tube, then I prefer auto biasing like in my PrimaLuna Evo 300 pre. I already have a Zesto variable SUT with my EAT egl... | |
| Vienna show report @pindac Thanks for the link with the images. Did not see those white horns. @oregon I may try Axpona as Chicago is a fun city to visit. Or not. Audio shows are not helping much in terms of learning about gear. You can look at some eye candy, but ... | |
| Vienna show report @pindac the Laurie Anderson horns were also white, quite flat, had a crystalline appearance (fibre glass?), rather small in comparison to others at the show, say about 1 meter in diameter. Very small room. Could have been the same, didn't see anot... | |
| Vienna show report @tomic601 Sutherland is on the list for consideration. Also Zesto, and Rega Aura. I had hoped to see a bunch of lesser known phono stages, maybe some I was not even aware of. But alas, not much luck. So pretty much back to square one with PS quest... | |
| Enter the modern hifi world. Try this test. I agree with OP that costly DACs do not necessarily mean objectively better sound. It is more a question of flavor. I compared a $5K Holoaudio May2 with a $250 Topping D50 III. Depending on type of music/recording I had *slightest* preference for ... | |
| Who else is going to Vienna show? @dweller Haven't seen any orchestral performances at HiEnd; Vienna has lots of options for live music. I'm not into classical classics, more of a baroque person. Re cost, it is just like any other big city. I sure ain't Louisville, KY. Been in V... | |
| Is there any interesting music coming from France ? SIIE (Francophone EBM), Bérurier Noir (odd ball "punk"), Closed Mouth (post punk) with side project MAUP & Zhao 13 (Chinese leaning ambient), Cold Cause (Coldwave), Lovataraxx (dark synth), Swesor Bhrater (Neofolk), Volcan (ambient electronica... | |
| Is Budget Audiophile an oxymoron? Budget audiophile is no oxymoron at al! You care about sound, budget is irrelevant. I would first sort out room acoustics. "Garage" sounds to me like cinderblocks and metal door, so very harsh sound reflections. I would first try to address any s... | |
| A new measurement specification for speakers? Re "opening up" past certain volume levels, that is precisely Fletcher-Munson, so part of psychoacoustics. That is what the loudness button on older equipment tried to address. So you have a choice of a system that sounds full at low levels but ... | |
| Lost Last Classix Rock Station @howardlee Agree. I only listen to the music I own. I get most of my music from Bandcamp, some from record stores, the odd ball thing from discogs. Don't listen to radio, and certainly don't stream. I just wanted to point OP to the existence of in... | |
| What one change to your room, system, or setup made the biggest improvement? Room treatment (DIY), placement of speakers. --- Pearlacoutics Sibelius speakers, getting REL T9 dialed in right. --- Zesto SUT w/ Rega Naia |