pinthrift
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| A free tweak revisited Hi immatthewj, thanks for the topic... I'm in a small, dedicated studio that seconds as a workspace. Prime Time with the Sweetspot Siren is commonly after 10pm. I find LED lights and electronic product lights, annoying. Tube glow rules! A sim... | |
| Compact ~20WPC Tube Amp Hi dhcod... 6moons audio reviews: Music Reference RM-10 MkII If you can find one of these at a fair price, you won't be disappointed. The "sweetness" of the 300B midrange may give way to overall honesty of the EL84's sound. I have taken mine t... | |
| The Right Speaker Cables LOL wolf_garcia "directionless" derfman66 ...now that we have you totally confused, Luminous Audio Technology is another long proven, fair priced recommend that feature musicality above all. Tim Stinson is a character person. More Peace ... | |
| The Right Speaker Cables Hi derfman66, thanks for the question... My fascination with our hobby is how we evolve as we gain listening experience and knowledge over time...into our dotage I might add. :) Synergy is a term bandied about contextually in hi fi. Attempts t... | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! ...thanks, gladmo Ry Cooder/Manual Galban opening cut off Mambo Senuendo ..."Drume negrita: (if your system can fully decongest the confusion, be happy...) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Little Feat's live Waiting for Columbus (li... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? Hi jumia Thanks for the question. In a word, yes. Through my personal journey, maybe the greatest advance to loudspeaker technology is general knowledge of room/speaker interaction, placement and room tuning. Later, came the pro-world of elec... | |
| Has something gone wrong @ Stereophile? Grabbing an opportunity to acknowledge and thank herbreichert. Herb, you are certainly rolled into my top 5-7 audio writers that include dearly missed Art, HP & JGH. There is an authenticity gleaming from your hand's-on history and passion ... | |
| Butcherblock Acoustics "feet" effecting sound and isolation ...well, since befriending my mad-scientist audio chum in the mid-90's, addressing unwanted distortions and resonances has been an integral piece of my journey to great sound in a dedicated space. Rick, for a time, was the US repair person for Au... | |
| DAC’s shtr74sims Hello Folks, As a long-timer who waited till emotions were finally triggered in the late 90's by a digital source (Arcam Alpha 9 with dCS Ring dac)...I'm reluctant "investing" in DAC technology. Then again, I've a restricted audio bu... | |
| Cost Effectiveness of Bi-Wiring Improvements? ...oh skucie, your "try a second set of cables" idea...anything I try would be somewhat distorted by the difference between the cables, but indeed may give provide some insight...thanks for the idea! I do have a close friend with Cardas Clear spe... | |
| Cost Effectiveness of Bi-Wiring Improvements? Thanks, jerrbj Recently, I upgraded the wiring in the Revolution Be's crossovers to the drivers plus connectors to crossovers, plus creating a new set of jumper cables with Furutech cable. I also crimped the crossover board with Mortite to deade... | |
| Cost Effectiveness of Bi-Wiring Improvements? Thanks...came across this in my research: Bi-wiring Speakers: An exploration of the benefits - (qacoustics.co.uk) Pin | |
| Streaming Hi. sheridanmartinj You and I are peers of exact same age, and quite possibly, share the same digital Tech skills. In the late 90's I concluded that chasing great sound in both vinyl and digital worlds was financially unsustainable. I opted for... | |
| WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Hi Jili12 ... Room treatment / speaker and room integration first and foremost. Bon chance, Pin More Peace | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? holmz... Finding fault is fine. Seems now, you are looking to find fault. You do you, I'll do me. Pin |