hornguys
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| True audio stories! Do you have any? I have LOTS of stories, but here is one:It was the 2003 Stereophile Show in San Francisco. I had voiced the system as I always did. However, this time I needed to meet a certain technical requirement (we had a particularly nasty bass problem in th... | |
| New listening room electrical design Be absolutely sure that all lines for your audio (& video if in same room) needs are on one phase.Best,Jim Smith | |
| JBL Everest DD67000 vs. Avantgarde Duo Mezzo Regarding the Duo Mezzo's, would they be too much speaker for a 13x12x8 room? Yes.Best, Jim Smith | |
| Berkeley Dac 2 or PS audio DSD or Schiit Yggs? The digital circuitry needs to reach thermal equilibrium and that is best done by leaving the DAC on. The main difference is not from the electronic amplification stages as much as it is from the digital circuitry working optimally.That’s why - ev... | |
| ASC tube trap full round with dark and light sides - diffusing vs absorbing At a distance of about six inches, speak into the tube trap. Turn it 90 degrees and do it again. The absorptive side will seemingly swallow your voice. | |
| Has anyone found Audio Nirvana? I have heard a large number of expensive/exotic systems that - initially - didn't reach listenability, let alone audio nirvana. As a result, I tend to think too much emphasis is put on equipment and not enough on system/room optimisation.Not sta... | |
| Subwoofer I really try to stay out of threads. But this one borders on the ridiculous.Bo1972 said:"Most subwoofers are too slow...""I can guarantee you 100% that this is inferior compared to using a subwoofer till 120hz."Wow! This is so wrong on so many c... | |
| Searching for LONG / NARROW players Ayre Codex | |
| USB Cable Play-off I really like mine. | |
| Ayre Codex Marcge,Not my experience whatsoever.I own both.Best,Jim Smith | |
| Ayre Codex I have both Ayre units - QB9 DSD & Codex. I find myself preferring the Codex. | |
| Everyone is selling their Ayre QB-9 DSD's?? Ayre Codex | |
| Everyone is selling their Ayre QB-9 DSD's?? CODEX | |
| proper Tannoy Canterbury room set up Arthur,I started out with Viva Auroras. Moved to The LARS Type II with 300B-XLS.Now use ASR Emitter II Exclusive Version Blue -http://jeffsplace.me/wordpress/?p=3109 | |
| Anything as " fast" as SPECTRAL gear? *Is "fast" a desirable attribute?* |