don_c55

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Netflix audio quality playback does not compare to DVD or Blu-ray disks!
Blu-ray, DVD disks, and CDs are dirt cheap, and you "own" the media, not rent it!I care and want the best experience.Physical media will not vanish before I am dead! 
Netflix audio quality playback does not compare to DVD or Blu-ray disks!
@wlutke Radio Paradise has a lossless option (CD quality) on my Apple TV app.I am talking Video Steaming not radio playback. 
Netflix audio quality playback does not compare to DVD or Blu-ray disks!
For great movies that never show up on steaming, and that I can play over and over (think Classics), I still believe disks are the way to go IMO! 
Laser measurement for speaker position
Yes, I also give Jim Smith’s book a must have! 
Laser measurement for speaker position
@ clearthinkWorks great for alignment to listening spot!Made a big improvement in imaging with my Magnepan 3.6!How do you align your speakers?Do you just throw them on the floor? 
Axpona reviewers perceptions and reality
I would never trust a reviewer whose system is totally comprised of long term loaned equipment! 
Puzzled about reasons why there seems to be no shortage of used planner speakers
I have original MG IIIa and 3.6 ....not delaminated.Not really a problem even with old ones....keep the back out of strong sun lite and do not playback super loud.My MGIIa from 1976 did delaminate in 1987, but that was a very old version of the gl... 
New audio playback features in new Plex app
Last time I used Plex the software downgraded CD quality audio to low rez mp3 type sound quality.Makes Plex worthless IMO. 
Who uses power conditioning?
Chang Lightspeed CLS 709.......about $1300 discounted, from The Cable Company.Could not be happier........warm, detailed, 3D, expanded soundstage, and does not limit current flow.Two outlets for mono block amps, two outlets for analog low power, a... 
What Shunyata and Furman (SMP) Have in common - Inductance!
EricBuy one for about $1300 from The Cable Company.What you get is not just noise reduction and surge protection.There are more details, warmer, more 3D, sonics, and much larger soundstage on my Magnepan 3.6.These sonic improvements are buried in ... 
Are the XA 60.8s the best of the Pass amps?
I prefer the .5 series. Sweeter, warmer, more "tube Like".YMMVThe .8 series draw 50% more power from the wall, than the .5 series. 
What Shunyata and Furman (SMP) Have in common - Inductance!
EricThe proof is in listening.Have you tried the Chang Lightspeed 709 CLS and compared it to other power line filters? 
What Shunyata and Furman (SMP) Have in common - Inductance!
No matter how big the coil inductance is, there still will be a small amount of sound smearing due to lag.The conditioners you recommend are not always liked. 
What Shunyata and Furman (SMP) Have in common - Inductance!
https://www.changlightspeed.com/Coils cause a time lag in the drawing of AC into the equipment!I have found my Chang Lightspeed 709 CLS worked best, over other filters and AC regenerators.You want LOW inductance! 
Reasonable but not outragious interconnects
https://www.markertek.com/product/sc100xxj/canare-star-quad-microphone-cable-3-pin-xlr-male-to-femal...