richlane

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I need help with my Equipment addiction
Hey Buddy...... How many do you need...... 
I need help with my Equipment addiction
PSST.... You need some cables.....I got some cables here....Who needs cables..... 
To mod or not to mod, dac is the question
DAC's the Ticket!Rich 
when are you done comparing IC's
"Finding the Right Interconnect is like Finding the Right Woman."You can't bring home 7 at a time!Rich 
Recommended components on Stereophile Magazine.
I think that, Stereophile and The Absolute Sound Recommended Components are a great starting point, but not an end-point.If you look through those components you will be able to narrow your search down greatly as to what you're looking for, then y... 
Lacking Soundstage - Vandersteen 2C
Your sound-stage is cluttered because your speakers are way too close together at 4 feet apart and the images are overlapping each other like a pair of binoculars out of focus, and you never want the back wall distance of 2 feet and the side wall ... 
which output from SONOS to outboard DAC?
Digital Coax sounds better than Toslink.Rich 
How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system
Hey Greg,One other area that I would like to address with you is, How loud do you listen to your music?...., because, that room of yours is fricking huge; 22' x 38' with 17' ceilings.I see that your speakers go down to approximately 35Hz, and they... 
How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system
Did you say Changing Wire or Changing Wife? You know one letter could make all of the difference in sound quality! (LOL)Only Kidding!Thanks for the explanation Al, but I need to read up more about this subject, so I think I'm going to get Robert H... 
How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system
Al, I cross-posted with you, so I hadn't read your post, before I posted.Are you saying that an erratic electrical speaker impedance curve doesn't actually present a more difficult load to the amplifier in this case, because it's still within the ... 
How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system
Interesting post and Excellent observation Tvad.It also seems that Tvad's Bryston 4B SST and 14B SST didn't double down either, which may have contributed to his findings of lack of balance from bottom to top, while leaning towards the "Bright Sid... 
How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system
I agree with the above recommendations. You don't have to buy audiophile room treatments, but you need to address some of the reflecting surfaces in your room. Glass, tile, and good sound wont happen, until you add some absorption in your room. Wh... 
need crash course in using digital music.
Hey Sbank,""Other than file sizes, is there any downside to AIFF? I am ripping many CDs into itunes in AIFF format, currently used with a WindowsXP PC.""AIFF is a great choice for sound quality and it's supported by Apple, and it's compatible with... 
need crash course in using digital music.
Hey Levy,""do all files on a disc need to be the same resolution?.""This shouldn't be a problem, as long as the player can handle the types of files that you have burned onto the DVD.Glad to hear that things are looking up with your set-up!Regards... 
need crash course in using digital music.
I thought I would confuse you a little More!Correction: "One High Resolution Album in 24bit/96khz is approx. 1GB-1.25 GB using FLAC Lossy-Compressed). So, approx. 3-4 Albums would fit on a 4GB single layer DVD."In the above statement, it should re...