tomrk
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| Tim Bachman of BTO passed at 71 All along I thought Tim was Not Fragile. RIP | |
| Ethernet opinions @fredrik222 Linus takes the Aqvox audiophile switch apart and the difference between the two apparently is they sanded the part # off a chip and glued a crystal on top of some of the chips. Not a crystal oscillator, a crystal. Oh yes, they glue... | |
| Ethernet opinions @shtr74sims I have a little experience at this ;) And I'm sympathetic to the guys who want to improve their systems. I want to do that too! And truly I don't care if guys want to spend money if something make them feel good. But if you're inte... | |
| Ethernet opinions My house is fully wired with Ethernet, and it's all cat 5, which still works fine at speeds of 1GB, and will almost certainly work fine with 2.5GB when those switches come down in price. In addition virtually every wall outlet plugs into a relati... | |
| Can a better power cable make a difference if NOT plugged directly into an outlet? @thyname "or get an engineering degree" Already done. "It’s a bit of stretch to say all USB hubs are already galvanically isolated" I didn't say all, But no doubt some manufacturers will put their name on an average USB hub, put a nicer case... | |
| Can a better power cable make a difference if NOT plugged directly into an outlet? @thyname It's interesting he mentions "galvanically isolated" for DAC's to "clean up and isolate noise", since doing so introduces a transformer or capacitor in the USB chain, which can change the phase of the signal. But it hardly matters bec... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had GearIT, includes banana jacks on both ends. | |
| Warmer class D amps for magnepan? Based on the Magnepan 3.6R’s that I have, class D sounds fine. I have the NAD M33 which makes about 380WPC into 4 ohms (also will do over 600WPC peak). So yes, the bigger panels need some juice to make them rock. After hours of listening, they sti... | |
| Demise of bass quality in Main speakers One of Fender's most popular bass cabinets in the 1970's when I played regularly had two 10" drivers which produced plenty of bass. Now I get the argument that this would not be a direct comparison to high-fidelity speakers, and in particular th... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? Last fall I went to the audio show in suburban DC, and I enjoy it (although pointing out to my friend who accompanied that audio is an old man’s game). I went into the many hotel rooms where speaker vendors were demonstrating their wares. A lot o... | |
| Speakers sounding dull? MUST READ! The truth about speaker design! ...or too much ear wax.... | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? @mitch2 Could another reason be that the constant barrage of review press, forum threads by enthusiastic owners, manufacturer marketing releases, new tweaks, and "breakthrough" innovations has conditioned many audio enthusiasts to continually loo... | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? If only manufacturers had the capital to build products that impress and then create a tiredness and then loathing enough to dump perfectly good equipment.... Most of these companies are so tiny and sales so low, they won't even be around in 5 ye... | |
| Is a home theater even worth it or doable? It's pretty cheap and easy to add rear speakers to that mix and a nice subwoofer for those action movies. It's pretty trivial to get set up. You buy an inexpensive surround sound receiver from Costco, buy your front and rear speakers, and a sub... | |
| Magnepan Upgrades, Silver and New Crossovers! @ronboco I didn't take it that way at all. I bought my Magnepans used in perfect shape for a fraction of what you see them typically sell for used, so it's not like I have some allegiance to the brand. I think they're cool, but I don't think th... |