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| 2.1 Stereo System for TV Listening @flyfish77 , is there a speaker switch you found of quality, that you can recommend? I want to slip an older amp in my 5.1 setup (dislike it's 2 ch sound) to listen to 2ch in same room. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Boondocking in AZ so it's either mp3 files or Pandora on my phone via Bose speaker, lol. When I get back it'll be Tab Benoit. Either Medicine or Fever For the Bayou. Excellent guitar, old school tube amps, "live" studio recordings, Telarc CDs. | |
| Has anyone been able to define well or measure differences between vinyl and digital? Thanks all for not letting this devolve! The concensus seems to be pointing to "desirable" noise and/or distortions such as even harmonics, cross talk, phasing etc creating (or the illusion of) a difference, preferred or not . Im thinking of all ... | |
| SUT - electrical theory and practical experience I ask this question strictly for my own education and interest in this thread from a science point of view. I have no opinion. Having taken college level physics I understand the principal, windings, etc. As far as audio SQ though, would it b... | |
| Maybe this is the winter you build something! @tim_p, as someone who lives in Alaska, you and @larsman aren't too far off from that reality. She's a long cold one here, ol' winter. | |
| Maybe this is the winter you build something! Erik, I love the encouragement and enthusiasm. So I've done the things I'm comfortable with or need. Equipment rack furniture, speaker cables and ICs. But I could be nudged to go outside my comfort zone for an electronic piece. Don't need it b... | |
| Is blasphemous Music ok? @tylermunns, agreed. But zero death and destruction with billions of people on the planet is never gonna happen. I'm responding to the use of the superlative word "worst". It's a clearly biased point that uses that word, and that trope. And de... | |
| Is blasphemous Music ok? Religion as worst thing ever? Some numbers. China Moa 60 million dead. Russia Stalin, 14 million. Cambodia Pol Pot 7 million. That's the medal podium and just the 20th century, just internal civil wars over a secular principal. I'm seeing a ... | |
| Is blasphemous Music ok? And I thought the OP was thinking of artists like Dred Zeppelin. Actually, they are quite the musicians! The real Zep' members were quite complimentary of their covers. Sorry to interrupt. | |
| How Audiphiles are Different Some excellent points being made. Agree with points of OP. I think an important take away is that even expert advice may not be suitable for anyone else except those that "hear" like they do. Unless the two parties know each others' style of li... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? @erik_squires you know, your comment succinctly explains alot of those bang-head-on-table discussions we've all had with colleagues that we seem to just not "get". It also explains much about all of the types of contributors here and their viewpo... | |
| Interesting ASR review of small GR Research speaker kit Whew, for a moment I thought this was Raven vs PL Part Deux. BTW, I have a well designed "kit" set of speakers and I think they are stunning but that's just me. Less $ too. | |
| Chill Out; Get Outside of yourself @whart, Welcome! You can tell by my alias I live here. We go "outside" for the shoulder seasons but it's otherwise hard to leave. Every day can be an epic day if you try. Just don't try to audition audio equipment Lol. | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated Consider those with a tube. It's another level of adjustability and mine only needs one. $30 to maybe $150 per tube. Lots of choices in them. Impart sound from lush and warm to crisp and dynamic. Tubes in this device startled me as to how muc... | |
| recommended speaker cables and interconnects Look at materials and construction style. +Zanfino. Wireworld describes each series very well to see this. Educational. Usually, OCC $$$ better than OFC $$. Teflon/PTFE and cotton better than PVC for lead insulation. Connectors matter too. ... |