phillyb
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| Amir of ASR admitted 1 cable sounded better than the other. NOT CLICKBAIT Any cable will change the sound, and this is due to how the unit's power supply, along with its input and output impedances, interacts with the cable and power cord. So, how any cables will sound in any of our systems is unknown until you use them... | |
| An SACD Lesson Learned and the Marantz SA 1 Physical is always better, due to the compression used in all router wi-fi /download providers. I've used FIOS by Verizon for years, so I decided to change to Xfinity to save on a 2-year plan. After installing that evening, I streamed a show we ha... | |
| Crackle and hiss on some albums The bane of vinyl from day one. It is what it is. Pressing matter, care of vinyl matters, table and arm setup matters and I know for a fact that today they cannot touch the expertise of audio stores back in the golden age of vinyl when they used s... | |
| Sudden Hearing Loss and Impact on Music Enjoyment My wife, who enjoyed music so much, developed moderate hearing loss in both ears, and she now really cannot enjoy our system with hearing aids. She says, " Who is that singing? What song is that? Tone, pitch is off, as well as a clear understandin... | |
| Caladan Break-in Open baffle speakers take a long, long time to settle in. Also, they will have sound that some will enjoy and many may not. Your room acoustics will matter as much as all speakers' performance. I owned a pair and enjoyed them for what they did wel... | |
| My Caladan Impressons The site now says no longer available. If so this would be the 3rd time Clayton has started a company, then sold it, or now just says unavailable. Not good for his customers, and I was one of them. | |
| Caladan Rumors and Insights The site now says no longer available. If so this would be the 3rd time Clayton has started a company, then sold it, or now just says unavailable. Not good for his customers, and I was one of them. | |
| Best amp pairing with Aerial Acoustics Speakers? Hi, I own the 7B's. To reference, I have owned Quad ESl 63's, Open Baffle, M3 Sapphires, Dynaudio Confidence 5's. The 7B's are very enjoyable with all types of music, every room is different, but in my room I toe them in to where I just see a touc... | |
| comments on Naim Audio I heard an all-Naim system; it sounded very good, but no better than many well-designed solid-state products. To say Naim only sounds good with other Naim products is no different than any other brand; Mark Levison always sounded better together, ... | |
| How important are spikes? Any type of footers will change the sound due to how they impact different resonating frequencies. There is no right one except the one you feel sounds good to you. Put 4 hard apples under a preamp, and the sound will change. Marketing influences ... | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE The Mark Levinson 326S is a superb preamp, a classic. The key to achieving its best sound is to ensure the gain setting is at 12 dB. It really comes into its own. 0db is like a passive preamp, 6db it gains some dynamics, but 12db it all comes toge... | |
| Why so many AQ Hurricane PC's for sale? Any cable will make a sonic difference; sometimes, different brands may sound nearly identical. But the fact is no one can tell you how any piece of gear, power supply, will react to a given power cord, or speaker interaction, and so on. I've had ... | |
| Spatial M3 Sapphire The Sapphires smoke the focal speakers. I heard the 20K pair at my audio store, and I thought, "My God, these sound like crap." They’re bright and detailed, like you turn the treble up on your old stereo receiver. M3 Sapphires replaced my wonderfu... | |
| Room treatment can be addictive Our rooms are 70% of the final sound we hear; the gear we keep is what sounds/works best in that room. It amazes me to see rooms where $$$$$ of gear and speakers are without any room treatment, with large racks in between the speakers, furniture r... | |
| GaN FET Amps vs. Traditional Class D Amps Having heard several current Class D designs, gan-fet included. They sound fine, but I hear the lack of overtones, decay, body, and depth. They sound good though, I would not bash them, they are very clean and quiet and fast, 1st transients are th... |