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| A fresh approach to cable analysis gdaddy1, machines that take measurements only tell part of the story. They cannot tell you the level of musicality or the enjoyment level you may experience. There are many audio pieces/cables that measure terrible but sound spectacular. All I kn... | |
| A fresh approach to cable analysis If you are not hearing any differences in cabling than you don't have a very revealing system or you are hard of hearing. Audiophiles rely upon cables to fine tune their system since most are not using tone controls. As far as construction goes, t... | |
| the one that got away - how do you handle grief? Eventually, you will find them again. I have made the same mistake. I thought I had bid enough to win, only to find out that I lost because I didn't watch the auction on the last thirty minutes. I know about grief, I sold pieces I should have kep... | |
| $35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why? If you can afford it, go for it. You're not ever going to be completely satisfied until buy them. It is far better to go with your gut, rather than wasting your money on several other brands of speakers on your audio journey. | |
| For Your Enjoyment Of A Device That Can End All Of The Problems With Audio. Rest assured recording engineers are using this device, would explain why recordings are not as good as they used to be, Ha! | |
| Sudden Hearing Loss and Impact on Music Enjoyment It's a very unfortunate situation but hearing loss is becoming more common with some aging audiophiles. Ironically these folks cannot enjoy the very thing they love on the level they used to. On one thread I questioned a seasoned audiophile (many ... | |
| Looking for a well matched Preamp. Pls advise! Now I would like to point out that in one of my systems I have the Emotiva PT2 preamp connected to a Audiophonics Class D amp. This amp uses two Hypex modules, each having their own power supply so essentially it is dual mono. The sound produced b... | |
| Looking for a well matched Preamp. Pls advise! Based on your system and its costs I would go with the Emotiva PT1 or PT2 preamp. One thing that that it has is sound quality and features. Why these preamps you might ask, because they have switching power supplies which are done right. Emotiva c... | |
| why do expensive amplifiers produce a better soundstage One video on the internet suggests that any amp costing over ten thousand, your money is then going towards cosmetics. On the other side, the McCormacks aren't expensive although they could get there depending on upgrades are known to be soundstag... | |
| Maybe Leaving SET for Solid State because I want bass Mitch2 may be correct, why mess up what you already have accomplished, just add a good sub like Rel. After all quality sound is important for musical enjoyment as well. My problem is the opposite; I have too much bass and right now have no room to... | |
| What does “musicality” really mean? When is the last time you got sucked in, I think I could go for that and for laughs I did, just picked up a B&K ST140 completely upgraded to factory specs and cheap. Highly rated by Stereophile and known for its slightly warm character, really... | |
| Do I even need a dedicated stereo preamp? Absolutely, a preamp is one of the most important investments in your system besides the speakers. Not only for switching between sources but for shaping the sound to create a more involving and musical presentation. Make sure you put as much mone... | |
| How to dispose of your system? It doesn't matter how its deposed of because you can't take it with you. When you get where you are going you won't have a second thought about your system, just know that it provided a lot of joy in this life. | |
| Looking for an Amp or Integrated Amp with a solid midrange presence Get a McCormack DNA 125 amp, they go for about $700.00 used and it is made at Conrad Johnson plant in Virginia using CJ parts but designed by Steve McCormack. Huge soundstage with a full well fleshed out midrange. It don't get much better than thi... | |
| Leave it on? You know this, some things can be left on all the time, and some things can't. I wouldn't leave any tube gear on all the time unattended, on the other I think solid state could benefit from being powered up for long lengths of time. It could be tr... |