jji666
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| Why is the snake oil topic closed? I'm just a guy who loves music and audio gear and believes that common sense should prevail in determining which after-market accessories should or should not make a difference or at least which are worth pursuing. There could be a civil, interest... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? Well for one thing as a serious audio fan that honors science and engineering, it can be kind of embarrassing to be associated with some of the more ridiculous tweaks that some support here. And occasionally it can feel like someone is trying to r... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? I shouldn't have asked. Apologies to serious audio fans. I need to go take a shower. | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? By the way I agree with those who call for civility. These are not life and death debates. I'd like to think of the Audiogon crowd meeting for a drink at a bar with a good, eclectic DJ. | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? I agree coke is better and once you get used to diet coke you like it better than regular coke. And Chicago style thin-crust is way underrated compared to New York style thin crust. | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? Yeah there were some snarky posts. Ironically though the posts were getting more serious and polite as it went on. | |
| What should my next upgrade be? Your best experience I agree a good high resolution capable DAC will likely help here. But the best upgrade I've done, short of replacing speakers, is to add left and right REL subwoofers. Improved every aspect of sound quality including vocals. | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? I don’t want to hijack this thread, but I have a question about what type of music folks listen to on their high end systems. Here is the basis of that question: with just a few limited exceptions, rock music is already amplified through electroni... | |
| Streaming vs traditional I can't believe this thread went to global warming denials. Flat Earth next?Anyway, get the best of both (audio) worlds: rip your CDs, manage them with Roon, and integrate a Tidal subscription. | |
| Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what? The limited placement options are your challenge. In my experience, for low volume listening, if you cannot play with placement, you might try dipolar or bipolar speakers. Those are more airy in a greater variety of listening positions. Less swee... | |
| What have I missed in the last 12 years? Roon... | |
| Which server / renderer to buy? +1 on Roon. Especially if you have Tidal. | |
| Best Tubed Preamp For A Warm, Rich Sound, Yet Still Detailed and Agile This post is a great vehicle for people to pump their favorite preamps, which is great. However, to actually reach your objectives, you might need a wider view. Two points I'd make:(1) In my humble experience, you can only get so much of the tub... | |
| Is remastered mainly just less jitter? I agree that remasters are a crap shoot. But I always seek to hear them as some are worlds better. The most recent Beatles is an excellent example - the 24/48 files from their USB key are the best I've heard by a large margin.I think the 2009/20... | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio 1. I vote that this looks like sunlight damage. One speaker placed in a spot that got a lot more sun than the other one. But that wouldn't explain the run on the finish - a second, independent issue with that speaker.2. I think that Kevin Dea... |