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The Most "Analog" CD Player?
Well they're wayyyy more compact than 1920's WE/Vitaphone picture discs 
Downmix Dilemmas
I disagree with MC.  Streaming as a source isn't as good a Blu Ray, (see other posts I have made today) but the gap isn't that far.  We're watching talkies, that's the problem. If there's no live organ, is it really a movie? 
Downmix Dilemmas
This is nothing to do with down mixing. You’re streaming. Forget the mix. That is a distraction. Find a better source.I really do miss the video store experience, and ultimately I’m watching to see new content. Of the four productions I was a cost... 
CD or Streaming... am I missing out?
I love my Tidal, but also really love listening to my physical CDs and SACDs.-Tidal, Spotify, Qobuz, are not comprehensive catalogues. I have plenty of physical discs that just aren’t on them. Every time we undergo a format conversion, it’s never ... 
Zu Druid V passive subwoofer augmentation
Hey Erik,im still working this room, as well as the Zu Druid gap height. Their response becomes much more linear when they are near-sealed, a minimal gap height. I was going through different sweeps in REW with my UMik and well, it’s a mess. This ... 
Zu Druid V passive subwoofer augmentation
Hey Erik, great reads. parallel is very doable, my amplifier has two speaker terminals.As for improving in room bass response, I can work on that. I currently have a healthy amount of absorption. As mentioned, my projector screen is a giant baffle... 
Zu Druid V passive subwoofer augmentation
oh hi DeKay. interesting, thank you! I was thinking this would be a process of measurement and refinement, and having a phase dial or separate amplifier might help me in the long run. 
Speaker recommendation $10-20K (with some requirements!)
Mathias,Not dissimilar from you, I have an 11x18’ room with 9’ ceilings, and a wife to keep happy. The aesthetics are very important to both of us.We have Zu Druids. Mark V, bought new in 2015 for 7k. I believe the nee revision extends lower and i... 
Looking for speaker ideas.
if you’re looking for loud dynamism, whatever you end up with should be as far away from the walls as possible . Your room is treated as you said... But I’ve heard $550 floating vanatoos sound better than 60k vandersteens backed into corners.@gdnr... 
Speaker upgrade...
This may be a captain obvious moment... If you feel like your sound is short of what you want it to be, have you tried a RTA with measurement mic? Minidsp sells cheap mics and I'm using Onyx RTA for my iPhone with the camera adapter to hook up the... 
Killer Floor Standing Speakers under $4000 for Rock?
Second the mentions of Klipsch and JBL. I have L100's and I can best describe them as "danceable." Prices seem to have taken a dip in recent months. Given that so many old rock tunes from the 70s were mastered on them, they make it sound so true.i... 
What are the smallest speakers that are clean and flat down to 20hz?
Second the Kii 3's. They were one of my favorites at NYAS, I am afraid to say I enjoyed them more than Harbeth MK40.2's... The technology in the Kii's makes them a good deal.Are you going small because your room is small? Or are you trying to avoi... 
Yamaha? Welcome back!
My CA-2010 is right at home with my Druids in Class A mode. https://instagram.com/p/_s2vsdiRic/ For those counting, that’s 30 watts of FET Class A into 8 ohms (so theoretically 15 watts for a 16 ohm person like me). I’m usually using a single watt...