ejr1953
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| Amir and Blind Testing In the late 1970's I worked at a high-end audio shop in DC and they purchased what was then a "sophisticated" A/B switching unit, which allowed the user to switch back and forth between a pair of amplifiers (among other things). I remember settin... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @styleman I was lucky enough to get a pair of Focal Sopra No2's when they first came to the U.S. and they will probably be the last pair of speakers I purchase. I find they "work" with all sorts of musical styles, from soft acoustic to loud rock ... | |
| I am so happy..... Good for you! Welcome to the "club"! | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? Too many dollars chasing too few products and services? Certainly companies are able to raise prices, because they can, and people will pay those inflated prices. Our Netflix membership price increased again, as it increased just a few months ag... | |
| Why do I need power management if I have a great power cord? My system has all digital sources and each time I've upgraded the power conditioner the improvement in detail, soundstage, resolution and especially the bass performance has been significant. I suspect that the cleaner AC power allows the DAC to ... | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? @immatthewj I had the same concern when I setup my subs, but thought I'd try having them between the speakers, so one wouldn't be stuck in a corner, while the other was not and in my case, they sound awesome, sitting between the speakers. Havin... | |
| Damping Factor The last time I shopped for speakers, I visited a dealer to audition (if my memory serves me) a pair of Magico S5's. The salesman initially drive them with a very powerful, very high damping factor solid state amp and it seemed like the S5's it d... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer @bugsnest I've enjoyed an MC452 for several years now and find that it pairs very well with my speakers. With a new home build, I had the electrician install a dedicated AC line and run CAT6 to my new listening room. Since all of my equipment ... | |
| Why dealers disparage certain products? When dealers/salesmen dis products they don't represent that's a huge turnoff for me, usually a "deal breaker". Back in the day (late 70's-early 80's) I worked in the high end audio business and instead of bashing the mass marketed, less expensiv... | |
| Building a house About 15 months ago we moved into our "forever home", with bonus room above the garage, which my developer was willing to customize (to an extent). Besides having them move an interior wall from the typical design (giving me 19+' of wall for the ... | |
| Wireless vs. Ethernet for Streaming @discus99 It sounds like you've done your homework! Your setup looks like it will support wireless music streaming, 70mbs should be more than enough to stream hi-rez selections. | |
| How long ago did you catch the bug? When I was a junior in high school and was a drummer in bands that actually made money! I remember going off to college with my Kenwood integrated amp, a Dual 1219 turntable with a Shure V15 Type 2 cartridge, a Wollensak reel-to-reel, the Koss Pr... | |
| Power regeneration - good idea? PS audio? I have an "all digital source" audio system and each time I've upgraded the power conditioner (Furman->PS Audio P10->PS Audio P15) I've found the performance of my DACs improves (tighter bass, improved stereo image and soundstage, better res... | |
| What do you guys think of adding a subwoofer to this system? I've had sub(s) for many years now and highly recommend them. Having said that, sometimes I've found it really difficult to integrate them to the room. I purchased a miniDSK UMIK-1 calibration microphone and the REW (Room EQ Wizard) software to ... | |
| your first system- @zavato OK, I'm really dating myself now...in 1971 when I went off to college, I was interested in becoming a computer programmer and remember being told "garbage in, garbage out". With that in mind, relative to audio systems, I thought it best... |