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| I'm never going to hear a megaspeaker in a good room am I? Hello,Paul of PSAudio set up the room for the $50,000 Infinity speakers. Plus he is developing some of their own stuff. They have a pair of bookshelf speakers that play down to 30hz. I am not sure if they are doing listening sessions right now, bu... | |
| Can I use 24 gauge speaker cable? Hello,Just like a few have mentioned in this forum or post. You just need several strands. 24AWG Cat 5/6/7 is really good because it is already twisted in the sheathing. You should do about 8 strands per termination. You can terminate them with so... | |
| Combining 2 channel audio and home theatre Hello,I apologize, I just saw you have the correct AVR. You just need to reassign the front amps on the AVR or turn them off in the setup menu. Get a nice used amp. 10 years old or less so the CAPs are still good. I say look at shiit audio for new... | |
| Combining 2 channel audio and home theatre Hello,This is a very big problem with home theater audiofiles. Most of these ideas are correct especially the preamp/ or integrated amp with a home theater bypass. This lets you have the best of both worlds plus you get to use your existing speake... | |
| Furutech vs Audioquest Power Cables Hello,I think the quality and /or price of the cables has to match your system. You can put premium fuel in your car. Unless your car has a high performance engine you will not notice the difference. You can drop $2000 on a power cable. Your syste... | |
| Advice on CD transport Hello,I would agree with Towertone in 99% of the cases when you are using an internal DAC versus a stand alone. One of the only companies I feel that makes an incredible DAC for the integrated amps is Hegel. It does everything and has really good ... | |
| Advice on CD transport Hello,I am not sure where you live. If it is in the US, my local audio store is a Hegel dealer and has the 390 in stock. Also, the owner just brought in a used balanced Ayre SACD player that retails for $3000 on sale for $1500 from his own person... | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? Hello,I just hooked up the Wired4Sound reclocker. My Sonos player went from 44.1 to 96k. Thanks jJS49 for the great idea. | |
| System Plateau - Ideas? Hello,I just auditioned the Puritan PSM156 Surge protector. I could not believe a surge protector could change the sound of my system so much. That’s the beauty. It helps your whole system. It costs $2300 for this model but you should try it. The ... | |
| Interesting discovery when my carpets were cleaned yesterday! Hello, I used to be a carpet cleaner so this spiked my attention. One thing that came to mind is the blocks changed the height of your speaker which changed the height of your speaker to your ear. Sometimes even a fraction of an inch can make all ... | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? Hello,I have a Sonos connect as the source and an Emotiva DAC. It sounds amazing! It plays at CD quality plus the Emotiva DAC is fully balanced along with the rest of my system. Someday I hope to upgrade my DAC to what most of you have but for now... | |
| Am I asking too much? Hello,I was going to buy a Rega P6 In Chicagoland area which is like 2K and the dealer-Holm Audio said they prefer To set up the TT at no charge. I’m with MC. Buy the cart online, buy the tool to set up the TT, and do it yourself. Also if you have... | |
| ... Should I be concerned? Hello,If these are gain controls instead of volume controls you will need to reset or adjust the gains using a meter. They need to be balanced with one another. They sound like gains due to how sensitive they are. No pun intended. Be careful you d... | |
| Replacing driver screws with brass screws https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2016/5/28/lenehan-audio-ml1-loudspeaker?rq=lenehanThese look like brass screws holding the speakers. | |
| Replacing driver screws with brass screws Hello,How about this test. As long as it does not void your warranty replace the screws on one speaker. We all know when something is different with our system. If it sounds the same then it did not help your system. If it sounds off then there is... |