rifraf4u

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Moving on a sailboat - bookshelf speakers?
You are going to need speakers designed for a bookshelf and being close to ‘walls’ (bass tuning) I built my own for this purpose based on designs from troels gravesen. (They are great for the purpose)   other options would be a studio monitor af... 
Bookshelf speakers on a bookshelf (Sad)
Sounds like someone should get some pants.  
Interesting ASR review of small GR Research speaker kit
I’ve realized the best way to get fantastic sounding speakers is to build them yourself - if you have the skills.. a mass produced product can not compete cost effectively in terms of cabinet design/build quality.   I build the meniscus Helios i... 
Burn in period
I’ll get right on that.  
Burn in period
What do you mean what would I measure? I would measure the frequency response from a logarithmic sweep signal from 20hz to 20khz from each cable and compare to see, if in fact, there is a difference.  
Burn in period
@ghasley , but in the end it doesn't really matter - does it... if you have gained additional joy/pleasure through your investment in cables, subjective or objective, you did gain said joy.   
Burn in period
@ghasley, you could take objective measurements using REW or similar and post them here. Before and after. That would then be more like a science instead of subjective bias.   
Burn in period
@ghasley, while speakers (because of a moving part) might be considered to have a burn in period- it is generally known to be short - like minutes - and usually accomplished in the factory during QA. I agree that tubes also have a 'burn' in period... 
Burn in period
Burn in is largely bull. Purely preached  by marketers to leverage your unconscious bias.  
Do I really need an " Audio Grade Network Switch "?
I can’t stand it, but this certainly proves confirmation bias. As an engineer, I can tell you 100% that cables and switches make no difference as long as they work. By definition, tcp/ip guarantees delivery of packets in the guaranteed original or... 
Need help buying new speaker cable
A good spool of 12 gauge copper stranded wire beats them all. And cheap too! 
What process do you use to purchase cables?
So many people hear a difference because of unconscious or perhaps even conscious bias. Your article actually makes my point, so thank you for posting it! 
What process do you use to purchase cables?
The whole cable argument is snake oil. Please.buy a good set of 10 or 12 gauge speaker cables and call it a day. Dare any of you in a blind test. 
Bi Wiring Speakers from Luxman L-509X
The only reason you would bi amp is if you are using a dsp… IMHO 
Roon for high end audio?
the comments on here are mostly very misguided. 1) Roon has zero impact on sound quality. That is up to the resolution of your source files or service and the quality of your dac.end of discussion.also, anyone out there saying The cost of their Et...