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| Outlet Requirements I'm goingt to assume that you had the electrician install 3 separate circuits (2 @ 20 amps each + 1 @ 30 amps). If this is not the case please let us know. Does the 30 amp circuit have a 30 amp receptacle? That would be an odd choice because it wo... | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers I met Caelin Gabriel (principal at Shunyata) at AXPONA several years ago during a slow time, and we talked for quite a while. When outlets came up he told me the following tips: Hospital grade outlets are not appropriate for audio because they ar... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato @immatthewj - My parents didn't like long hair, especially when I let my hair grow, but they were pretty tolerant of new music. You mention Dylan and the Beatles and they are a great contrast with most of the popular music of today. The lyrics fro... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Disclosure - I'm a 70 year old boomer and I'm becoming crotchety in my old age. Also, I'm a big fan of Beato and I've watched quite a few of his videos. He's a musical expert and he has interviewed many of my favorite musicians. I have SeriusXM i... | |
| Room is way too bright. Here is a small trick that can help you in this journey. Stand or sit in the listening position and clap your hands loudly once. Listen for the effect. If you get a jittery echo as the sound fades away that is a problem. It is called "slap echo." ... | |
| JAYS Audio transport upgrade? I have a CD3 MKIII but I haven't heard the CD2. I bought the CD3 because I'm in the process of upgrading my components to end-game status and I simply wanted the best I could get. It sounds wonderful and I'm glad that I forked over the dough to g... | |
| Discerning a difference between streamers is difficult...only me or common for all? I'm using an ASUS gaming computer running Windows 7 and Qobuz for streaming. It's going into a Berkeley Alpha USB which is connected to a Berkeley Reference MK II DAC. I also have a Jay's Audio CD3 Mk III transport hooked up to the same DAC. I ha... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... 1) High end audio has always been a niche market. I've been buying high end gear for 45 years and I've rarely found any of my friends or acquaintences who were into the hobby like I was. Also, there is no similarity between Apple earbuds and the e... | |
| Quincy Jones has passed away There is an excellent documentary of his life on Netflix called "Quincy." Well worth watching. | |
| DAC connection to computer I stream Qobuz from my ASUS Windows 7 computer to my DAC via USB. I have also ripped my CD collection (<4000) to uncompressed FLAC and I use Foobar 2000 to play those files. I kept all my CDs and play them regularly. I have compared Qobuz play... | |
| Interaural Crosstalk And Loudspeaker Setup I have never seen or heard of the setup you describe with a baffle between the speakers but I have experimented with several electronic gizmos that are designed to address this issue. My favorite is a discontinued product called a BSG QOL process... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid I'm running a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers with a Krell KSA 300S amp. They were about $9000 in the mid 90's. I've been to 3 audio shows and I've found that my system holds up to pretty much anything costing under 6 figures. I've heard speakers that ... | |
| Music server recommendations needed. I have a collection of 4000+ CDs that I ripped to uncompressed FLAC. I'm going to focus on the ripping process because you may not have realized how many hours it will take to rip your library. My main goal was to rip as quickly as I could with t... | |
| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? Do you have a CD player? If you do it is a worthwhile exercise to compare the sound of a CD to the streamed equivalent. Just make sure the CD and the strreaming version are the same. I'm using an ASUS ROG gaming laptop as my streamer and running ... | |
| new member, some questions, need help please Regarding your general question of whether or not speakers from 30 years ago still hold up today I can lend a perspective. I have a pair of Thiel CS6 speakers powered by a Krell KSA 300s that date from the mid 90's. I've been to 3 audio shows and ... |