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| DAC recommendation for DSD input From my experience, the Mola Mola Tambaqui will be your biggest bang for the buck. You've already got Roon, which is essential. In order to take full advantage (full resolution) of DSD files you'll need to go into the Tambaqui with USB. The Tamba... | |
| An IEC with grip After trying many different things over the years, the only things that really work are the retention sleeves mentioned in an earlier post. And they work great and are cheap. | |
| soft dome versus hard dome tweeters It’s all in the implementation. The crossover plays a most important role in determining how the tweeter will be utilized in the context of the design (in crossover frequency, rate of roll-off, and shape of slope). The speaker enclosure also plays... | |
| Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers I would echo the recommendation given by @fastfreight - the Vivid Audio Giya series speakers. You will absolutely love your audio system with a pair of those speakers! | |
| Needing DAC Advice I strongly recommend the Mola Mola Tambaqui. The better the system, the more you hear the ability this DAC possesses. Pair it with an Auralic streamer and you've got an unbeatable combo. | |
| What preamp with both line stage and phono? Understanding that the recommendations here are primarily tube preamps, let me throw a solid-state preamp into the considerations. The Mola Mola Makua preamp comes highly recommended and especially because it can be had with a world class phono st... | |
| Which sounds better 2 way or 3 way speaker design As has been alluded to, it's all about the design. Most specifically the crossover (assuming you have high quality drivers). It's easier to get a 2-way design to have proper phase characteristics between the tweeter and woofer/mid woofer. the c... | |
| Why isn’t more detail always better? Natural detail is always something to strive for. Unnatural highlighting of a certain group of frequencies that are pushed in your face is not detail - it's highlighting. If you're listening to a live unamplified performance, you hear all the de... | |
| How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music? The original question is something that my musician friends and I talked about from time to time (How Many Times Do You Have to Listen to Understand a Piece of Music?). At first exposure it's not so much about understanding the piece but rather r... | |
| Room setting: new amp or new speakers? I agree with the several posters who advised to fix your room first. Get a pair of good speaker stands for your Sonus Fabers and get them out into the room a bit. You'll be surprised by the transformation of your system. You'll be able to get a... | |
| Starting my showroom again @nashvillehifi I was certainly acquainted with your business. You definitely have many years of experience. The key is clientele. So many folks opening up an audio store for the first time have no client base, and they believe they will just sho... | |
| Is the microwave the perfect model for audio marketting? I love the concept of a "defrost" cycle on your preamp. But I would like it for burning in the preamp or warming it up quickly before a listening session. In our industry/hobby we can either advertise features or sound quality. Advertising be... | |
| My All Time Christmas Song Jesu Parvule - by The Singer's Unlimited on Christmas - 1972 Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song) - by Amy Grant on Home for Christmas - 1992 | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! I suppose it's a blessing in our industry that those component designers with a bad eye for aesthetics may be brilliant in their ability to make sonically amazing gear. On the flip side I've experienced components that look amazing but sound like... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Interesting quote from Mark Twain! Makes you think! I've been in this situation many times over the years. I will find something about their system and its sound quality that you can honestly say is good. It could be that the overall sound qua... |