mswale
Responses from mswale
| Has it all been worth it? Just got back into 2ch 3 years ago. Before that I was a teen working as a dishwasher at a local restaurant. All my disposable income went into my stereo. It made a lot of noise, but not sure it was quality, at the time it didn't matter. Went int... | |
| One box solution Oh, no, you just got all that new gear and was so excited about it!!! I really enjoyed our listening session with your old Forte's. From the volume you listen at, and what you listen to, think just a good set of powered speakers is all you need,... | |
| Analogue front end. You want more weight, scale and dynamics.Where do you start upgrading? Excuse my ignorance, but isn't weight, scale and dynamics all part of the phono-pre, pre-amp and power amp? Do your other sources give you the sound you are looking for? On my system, all the sources sound about the same, in a blind test not sure... | |
| Guidance Adding a sub makes a huge difference!! If you tune it properly, it will totally disappear to the point you will ask yourself if it's turned on. It's something that I wish I did sooner on my system. It allowed me to move my speakers where they mid/... | |
| Fine tuning the system. Where do you start and how do you proceed ? Always get the best recording you can find. If you get a bad recording, chances are you will not listen to it. So it's a waste. Sadly the more revealing the system, the worst bad recording sound. Yes, get the best recording you can find for the p... | |
| I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring IMHO, internal wiring does not do all the much, that being said, I have never used any exotic wire, just OFC copper. Unless I'm putting in a new XO, usually just keep the OEM wire. Also from experience, take a picture of all the connectors before... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal Have both, on my system, they are about the same. As said, some sound better on Tidal, some sound better on Qobuz. This IMHO is a tie App, Tidal is so much better here, but lacking compared to Spotify. Winner Tidal Catalog, Tidal TV apps, Ti... | |
| $3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ? Kind of hard to recommend speakers when you don't say what you have now, what you like about what you have, and what they are lacking. Also the room size, placement, listening volume, music type and what you expect out of new speakers. You only ... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. Apparently, they are re-releasing the 901's, they look so good! https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/bose-901-speaker-kith/&ved=2ahUKEwj5tIr09OGLAxUCAjQIHe00GOwQFnoECD4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2jufUUeTe6Ps79sBHVo9tV Grew up in Boston, Bose speakers wer... | |
| Who's winning? Doesn't matter how much the setup cost, the one who is winning is the person who is using it!!! Have a friend who is big into audio (I got some of his hand me downs) he almost never uses his system, and is constantly upgrading it. My main system g... | |
| What's the weakest link in my stereo set up? I live in a townhome, so limited on space. This is a loaded question. What is the problem you are trying to solve for? What are you lacking? What are you missing? What can you get away with? Honestly, with your current setup, the only thing you are really missing is lower bass. Not sure ... | |
| Has anyone tried these SnugPlugs? For $10, I'll just buy a good outlet. Put "audio" outlets on my 2ch and HT setups, even changed my bedroom one. The new outlets hold cords very, very well! It's hard to plug in, and even harder to unplug. Did not go crazy on outlets, they were a... | |
| Perhaps the most annoying myth in audio of 2025? Talking about Loudness! Interesting discussion. On my system, it sounds very good around 60db, that is usually my morning listening volume while the house is asleep. The sound is clean, clear, good soundstage, good dynamics. When I turn it up, it does get louder, but... | |
| What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate? From my experience, it's usually older people at any of the Audio stores I go to. Just turned 50 this year, feel like I'm the young guy. This was especially so when I went to my first Audio convention. I think with the availability of music ever... | |
| I feel for you Your system sounds so much better when you put all that sweat equity into it!! But no, really, my entire system sounded so much better after giving everything a refresh of caps, diodes, resistors, and transistors. |