yoyoyaya
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| Low Level Listening and Distortion I listen a lot at very low levels when my wife is asleep. But the ambient noise level drops at night also. However, it is a very good test of a system as to how engaging it is at low levels - more linear, wide bandwidth systems do well here. Conve... | |
| Why is most everything remastered? Remastering is a pretty broad term. Some remasters are actually remixes using the multitracks or stems from them. But in any case, it's down to the taste and equipment used by the mastering engineer. Even back in the analogue days there were quite... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @jetter. I was aware of those posts before I made my comments. The internet, sadly, is full of stuff that gains currency because people who don't have any personal experience repeat the received experiences of others rather than talking about th... | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? The mass production of neodymium magnets has allowed some worthwhile improvements in driver design. Borresen Acoustics has done some interesting work in lowering the inductance of its bass/mid unit through the elimination of iron. That's just tw... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @jetter - hearsay is just that. | |
| Is it me? Will I ever be satisfied? Godducks44 The room is close to square, which is not great acoustically. Judicious acoustic treatment will help, as will getting the speakers away from room boundaries. Have you gotten less satisfied with the tonal balance of the system since th... | |
| MC901 monoblock tube matching Q For simplicity, it's easier to just order replacement tubes from McIntosh, as needed. I certainly wouldn't go replacing tubes until they have exceeded their normal life or, alternatively, fail prematurely. From the owner's manual: The MC901 wil... | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective There has probably been a bigger improvement in more affordable speakers over the decades as improved materials and techniques from higher end speakers trickles down. The Kef LS50 is a good case in point where the driver technology is much better ... | |
| Madman! Digital vs Vinyl @2dougthebiker - to answer your question, with €7k invested in your analogue front end, it is definitely worth investing in a quality phono stage - pricewise/quality, up to something like the Parasound JC3+, I would say. But will €10k of analogue... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. For what it's worth, I have experience of all the Esoteric CD player lines from the Grandioso downwards. They are superb sounding machines. The current XD models which have the newer Atlas transport mechanism and the Master Sound Discrete DAC are ... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. jackhifiguy - did you actually listen to the system with speakers? | |
| Does carpet deaden the sound too much? Recording studios have more reflective construction because they are aiming to create a natural reverb that adds dimensionality to the sounds of instruments and helps them gel together in a mix. Recording studio control rooms are designed complet... | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. @jackhifiguy. I really don't see the point of this exercise. The amplifier is designed to drive loudspeakers and primarily to be listened to in that configuration. No one in their right mind would buy an expensive integrated amplifier to listen p... | |
| Turntable - The Next Step Above the Rega P3, as a number of posters have suggested, Clearaudio and Technics are very strong performers in the middle of the market. The Technics has great drive and pace. The comparable Clearaudios are more refined tonally. As regards Linn,... | |
| Looks like PS Audio has a hit on their hands with the new speaker Whatever about the sound (to be determined), I find the rounded bottom cognatively dissonant. One expects a curve to be on the top of an object. Imagine a neoclassical building where the romanesque windows were upside down. Also, I really can't s... |