ahendler

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Tapping on my table
I use thishttp://www.crutchfield.com/p_927ISOTONE/Auralex-ISO-Tone.html?tp=68326&awkw=134193792265&awa...Inexpensive and it worksAlan 
Store sound v/s Home sound
When I bought my Maggie 3.6 speakers they sounded much better at home then in the store. Maggies need a reflective room and the store had just the opposite. Home auditions are a must.Alan 
active room nuetralizer???
What is the product? Are we supposed to guess?Alan 
Warm-up time for amps and preamps
Sounds great from the startAlan 
TIDAL Desktop Application or Chrome Browser?
I know you used to need Chrome to get 16/44. Am not sure if the desktop application gives 16/44. When 16/44 is playing the HIFI logo at the bottom of the screen is brite white. If not 16/44 it is greyAlan 
Tidal streaming 192.0Khz/24it?
Tidal is 16/44 or lower. There are a few 320kbs files on tidal if they can't get a 16/44 file, but there are very few of these  You are upsampling.. Classicsonlinehd does up to 24/192I have never found upsampling to improve sound.Alan 
Magnepans
100 watts per side of tube amp power will drive most maggies. I have 3.6's and have driven them with as little as 40 watts per side. I now biamp my 3.6's and have about 200 watts per side. In my opinion Maggies sound best with tubes.Alan 
HDCD rescue - it's possible, but man...
I remember when HDCD first came out. I was ready to get a new cd player and found one that decoded HDCD. When comparing the same non encoded cd with the HDCD encoded cd I found no difference in sound. I have heard MQA at home and I hear a differen... 
Entry Level Interconnect Reccomendations
Try Belden 8402. I have found these to be better than any other cable I have heard and that includes some very expensive cables. You can make your own or do a search and find premade cablesAlan 
Review: The LampizatOr DSD Komputer: An Audio Expo in Your Living Room -- or Not?
I switched from a PC to a Macbook Pro and never have any problems anymore. Sounds greatAlan 
Been "Gone" 10 Years...What Have I Missed?
You have missed major improvements in digital sound. A good transport and a newer dac will be much better than anything from 10 years ago. The re-emergence of multi-bit (ladder) dacs is a major change in digital reproduction.. The advent of stream... 
How long will tubes last in a pre-amp?
Preamp tubes for the average use listener should last 10 to 20 yearsLeft a 12ax7 on 24/7 for 10 years and it still tested goodAlan 
power conditioner
I use a power regenerator. All my gear is plugged into the Regenerator. Major inprovement in sound. Filters never did anything for me. Also blind testing for audiophiles is worthless. Live with a component for a couple of months playing a lot of m... 
Upgraditis
I had the 2M Bronze and replaced it with the Black. Major upgrade. It would be much better than the BlueAlan 
Reclocking device for the Schiit Gungnir?
Try the Intona galvonic isolater . Alan