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| WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO COMMENT ON CABLES AND EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD? Of course they cannot reasonably comment about the sound of the particular component, just as someone auditioning components via Youtube cannot reasonably comment about how the gear sounds. But, they can otherwise reasonably comment on the gear-- ... | |
| VITUS Ri-101 & NAIM uniti Nova no louder, WHAT AM I MISSING? If given a choice between setting volume via the amp or the streaming source, do it via the amp, with the streamer set at maximum volume. This will ensure that the volume is not being set digitally by throwing away data. As long as you can get t... | |
| VITUS Ri-101 & NAIM uniti Nova no louder, WHAT AM I MISSING? The volume control taper (how much output at a given position) can differ from manufacturer to manufacturer and this has nothing to do with how much output the amp is capable of delivering and the level of distortion at that level. A control that ... | |
| Why on earth? What you get is a crude combination of the characteristics of your playback system and room acoustics layered on top of a crude combination of the poster's system and room acoustics, plus the very crude characteristics of the microphones employed ... | |
| Best Tonearm for Thorens TD-124. All of the Ortofon arms became unavailable when Jelco shut down, which strongly indicates Jelco manufactured them. In any case, they were terrific arms at a reasonable price. This was one of the preferred brand of arms my dealer liked for both r... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh It remains unclear as to what might be going on here. First, the OP reported a developing problem—one that was not present at first, but came to be and has gotten worse. If this is true, and is not a hearing problem, then it is something in the ... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? I like some high efficiency speakers for how lively they sound at LOW average volume. That, to me, is more important than dynamic range—the ability to play at both extremes. There are not that many high-powered amps I like a lot, in particular, ... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? While there is perfect correlation, it does generally hold that efficient speakers are subjectively dynamic. The reason often given is less thermal compression. With efficient speakers, far less current runs through the voice coil for a given so... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under The term “horn” has several meanings, so it is a bit tricky determining what is a horn system. Some drivers may have a wave guide in front of the driver cone or dome and that may qualify as a “horn” to some people but not to others. I tend to th... | |
| Harbeth 30.2 or Falcon Gold Badge I need to correct what I said above. I thought it was a Falcon vs. P3ESR comparison (similar size speakers). The 30.2 is a different matter. Yes, I still hear a sibilant edge to the 30.2, but, it is a more versatile speaker--it can play more de... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under The Rethm Maarga is a good call. Someone looking for a speaker in the $3,000 range should consider their Bhaava model. | |
| What is the science behind audiophile fuses? I have no opinion on whether they work because I have not done any serious listening to various fuses. But the current high end fuse that costs $600 makes no sense because, at that price one is probably better off bypassing the fuse. It is crazy... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh Even if it is not the tubes getting worn, it is helpful to have a full complement of replacement tubes. Any time you suspect tubes are going bad, you can then do substitutions to see if that cures the deterioration. Even when you don’t hear an o... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh The first step is diagnostic—isolate the source of the problem before proceeding with random “solutions.” I would start with figuring out if it is from both or one channel. Preferably, use a mono recording where you hear a problem and, if you ha... | |
| What Horn loaded speaker/ speaker system for $10k'ish and under Both the Volti and Avantgarde Duo suggestions are interesting. They both deliver the dynamics and liveliness that is particularly attractive about horn-based systems. I like them a lot. But, like all systems, they have some limitations, and I f... |