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| The awakening... Steve Guttenberg "compares" a $250K power amp, to a $33 one.Interesting 8 minute watch, and he re-iterates some of the points we discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJqXcBHixQc | |
| The awakening... My first "audiophile awakening" was around age 16. My parents had an old "all-in-one" Phillips stereo with a receiver, TT, and flimsy speakers that came with the set. I don’t think it even had a Cassette deck, maybe an 8-track, but I don’t really ... | |
| The awakening... @falconquest Wow... definitely interesting!I’m happy to say I’ve been very fortunate in that regard as well.In my ~50 years, I visited over 30 countries and 4 continents.I lived for over 30 years in Israel where I was born, 3 years in the Netherla... | |
| The awakening... @tomic601 Cool! PM me and we'll exchange Email addresses. I will be at Burningamp 2019 for sure. | |
| The awakening... @n80 + @tomic601I thought some more on your comparison of the cheap vs expensive thrill, and maybe there is another aspect here at play.Driving a 1990 Miata might even be more fun that driving a 2018 Agera...With the latter, any squeek or out-of-p... | |
| The awakening... @roxy54 + @n80 what he said ;-)First, thank you for the language feedback. No cynicism, I honestly mean it... English is not my first language, and I only improve with such feedback.Looking back on the text, I agree that the 2nd ’no more’ sounds o... | |
| The awakening... @tomic601 I use the Raspberry Pi only as a streamer. I know Paul Winter, he is amazing! Thanks for the heads-up, will definitely listen!Have a musical weekend ;-) | |
| Watts, and clarity. The answer is always "It Depends". Decibel is indeed a logarithmic scale, you can read more about it on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DecibelThe minimal amount of output watts to be able to hear music at a reasonable listening level dep... | |
| The awakening... @ishkabibil - As I said, this is not about a specific brand.You can get similar mini digital amplifiers online. There are plenty of reviews on these, just search http://bfy.tw/LSpM | |
| The awakening... @rvpiano - your previous post was not removed, it is on the first page and this thread is now into it's second page. See the blue links below with page numbers to browse. | |
| The awakening... @firstnot: If that is all DIY, I’m in... Maybe http://www.burningamp.org/ is a good event for your idea.Just choosing and putting together off-the-shelf components doesn’t sound too exciting, and doesn’t show much craftsmanship IMHO.All DIY on the... | |
| The awakening... By the way, if any of you guys happen to be in the San Francisco Bay Area and want to hear this tiny system, you are welcome. I’ll be happy to share the revelation :-)PM me with your name and phone number. | |
| The awakening... @elizabeth : Why settle for $180 power cables?I have an as new Synergistic Research Element Tungsten 5' power cable for sale with an original MSRP of ~$1,700 + $400 for the upgraded Galileo MPC, PM me, I'll give you a great deal ;-)@mr_m: I have t... | |
| The awakening... Thanks @michaelgreenaudio :-)@mechans: You may be right, but I highly doubt it.~15 years ago I had a different kind of awakening - I realized in a single instant that the meat and dairy I was happily eating causes unbelievable suffering to helples... | |
| The awakening... @tomic601 : I hear you...I can't afford a ferrari or a lamborghini, but I do own a 360HP Mercedes Benz AMG that does 0-60 in ~4 sec and will do over 160 MPH, and a motorcycle that is even faster than that.Many things fall under the broad category ... |