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| rodents getting into speakers via speaker ports My main living room speakers are acoustic suspension from the 1980's. However, mice are getting through the cabin ventilation system of my 2017 Yaris ia. From what I can tell the best rodent barrier is copper mesh fabric. https://www.homedepot... | |
| Do You Ever Get Glare/Raspy Sound on High Pitched Female Vocal Lines? Norahs 'Youll be on my mind' is on Youtube. I use yt-dlp function in Linux to download audio in mp3 format from YouTube videos. The documentation for yt-dlp is here: https://www.ditig.com/yt-dlp-cheat-sheet#google_vignette https://man.archl... | |
| Ken Kessler. What caught my attention was "the first music in the home was probably the player piano so in a way we've regressed " Also he brings up that Artificial Intelligence can recover and enhance very old recordings. This was a very interesting inte... | |
| Why not acoustic suspension? I am concerned about insect or rodent infestation through open rear ported speakers such as the MoFi Source Point speakers. With these speakers the port is open and low enough for a rodent to climb into. I'm 73 and I remember back in the 70's ... | |
| Mofi Sourcepoint 8 made me realize I’m a critical listener take a look at Erin's Audio Corner review of the motif 8 speaker.. https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/loudspeakers/mofi_8/ he reports an in-general observation of concentric design speakers with a large dome tweeter are "missing sparkle from symbo... | |
| Is ASR for real, or is it only for those sub $1k or even sub $2K? I like Erin’s Audio Corner for balanced assessment of measured data and listening experience. https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com He uses a Klippel scanner for his data https://www.klippel.de/products/rd-system/modules/nfs-near-field-scanne... | |
| YouTube Reviews I've listened to Zero Fidelity at https://www.youtube.com/c/ZeroFidelity and Erin's Audio Corner ... https://www.youtube.com/@ErinsAudioCorner Ron | |
| Do you Think Altec model 19 is outdated speakers ? Art Dudley of Stereophile bought and listened to a pair of Altec Flamenco speakers. https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-169-altec-flamenco | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? I've noticed that critical reviewers listen for the clang of the symbols as in 23 seconds into Mahler's 3rd symphony. https://youtu.be/Xplx64LVENg?si=7DrIFtoJx5tV9E-P&t=23 | |
| MBL Insolvent I don't know how many moving parts there are in a MBL speakers, but I'd guess that service would be frequent and expensive. | |
| Differences Between Folded Horn Speakers and Transmission Line Speakers I heard the PMC Transmission Line Speakers at CAF 2023 powered with an Advance Paris Integrated amplifier and it did sound remarkably clear to my untrained ears. However, any speaker that has ports down low against the floor worries me about cr... | |
| New split AC System impact on sound. I have the Mitsubishi HyperHeat HVAC and it is very quiet. https://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/products/heat-pumps Paul McGowan of PS Audio complains about how loud his HVAC is.... https://www.psaudio.com/blogs/ask-paul/what-are-the-best-air-co... | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? I'm 73 and I am conscious that my son will inherit my system. I know he isn't gonna bother with replacing tubes so everything needs to be solid state. He isn't going to bother with records so music needs to be on CDs. I do a lot of streaming a... | |
| Starting my showroom again Trump's proposed tariffs, is going to take a bite out of imported HiFi products. Domestic HiFi products like Schiit Audio, Rogue audio and DeVore Fidelity will benefit. Most of those made-in-the-USA companies are direct to consumer model. ... | |
| You're not a true audiophile unless... to me ... the music from my HiFi, be it ever so humble, makes a my place feel more like a home. I love the music and the feeling of being at home. I've also learned to take as good care of my hearing as much as possible. I put down what ev... |