hilde45
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| Balancing "compelling sound" and euphonic sound I’m not sure what you mean by "overactive transients." I understand the general issue you’re talking about, though. I do believe the euphonic qualities are not necessarily opposed to resolution and crisp dynamics. Dynamics are a function of the... | |
| Jay's Audio Lab Visits GR Research's Listening Room My impression is that Jay's channel is mainly organized around very very expensive gear; it's a Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous for audiophiles. If the GR stuff is not in that price category, I would expect that Jay loving it would be off-brand ... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… The Class D amps I've tried have been far more dynamic than my tube and Class A amps. But not more engaging, musical, sonorous, inviting, mellow, inviting, or lubricious. | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? @vuch I use special hand stitched, exotic leather, custom made Would that be fine Corinthian leather? | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? Do you remove teeth first or leave them in your mouth? Those tubes like a little bite along with the pressure, so I leave the teeth in. | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening I have 6,000 LPs from a very wide variety of genres Wow. Impressive. If I had that many albums, I'd have no choice to advocate for vinyl because the cognitive dissonance at thinking some other format was better would be unendurable. | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening I use my phone for reading. I use it for listening …. to podcasts. Never for music. To each his own. My point is merely that intention begins with me or it doesn't. When I had a turntable, back in the day, sometimes I would lift the needle... | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening When I want to listen intentionally on my streamer, I put on an album and then I put my phone down. | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? I use kitchen tongs. Just kidding. I use my teeth. | |
| Willsenton vs Billie MK 1 It seems to have a decent impedance profile (though I have not seen a curve): "The sensitivity as reported by Merlin is 87dB/W/m, and the impedance is 8 Ohms nominal with a 6.5 Ohms minimal rating." https://enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/070... | |
| Mike's Barn. @lalitk Thanks! I learned a lot from your reply. I have three pairs of speakers, two preamps, and (until yesterday) 6 amps (several borrowed), so I totally understand the A/B adventure. | |
| Mike's Barn. I enjoyed seeing it. If anyone can explain why one might intentionally have two turntables, I'm curious. | |
| I found a way to get around tariffs that will raise the price of audio equipment. Same solution Canadians have made about tourism to the U.S.A. | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... The quality of the recording itself. Then the room, the setup, the speakers, and lastly the front end. Try playing your speakers outside and see if you reevaluate the importance of the room. ;-) | |
| Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity? I get along fine with people who compliment me and agree with everything I say. I think you're a very stable genius, wolf. |