kahlenz
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| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Spending $3k on outlets may be a reasonable expense for somebody that has speakers that cost $10k or more. Once you get to that level, $3k increase in the cost of speakers will likely be a marginal improvement. If, however, you have $2.5k speakers... | |
| Best solution to send digital files to my DAC Another thing to consider is streaming services. I use both Tidal hifi and Idagio. Most anything I want to listen to is available from those services, so the need to go out and buy music, either physical or downloaded, is greatly diminished. I ... | |
| Best solution to send digital files to my DAC I use a CD player, digital out to DAC. I also stream wirelessly from any Apple device to an Apple TV or an Airport Express. I also have a Chromecast Audio that works well.This works for me because I can't really hear any difference between 16/44... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! It's a shame these audio engineers are so stupid. To think they would invert the playback polarity and rip off billions of music listeners. Hmmph!Kevin Edward Collins the First, CA, BSLA, member of the Society of Late Night Audioholics | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! All these percentages boggle my mind. There are far too many variables.I'm a speakers first guy. Find some speakers that fit your room and sound good. Then get amplification that has the right synergy with the speakers (this forum is a great pl... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? I look at it this way:I only listen to my stereo about 5 hours a week (about 280 hours a year). Let's say I buy a $2k DAC and keep it for 5 years. That's about $1.50/hour. I can easily cover that cost if I buy my wine by the case instead of indi... | |
| Am I asking too much? Consider the ding a blessing! Now you will not need to worry about dinging your brand new speakers. Rub some shoe polish in it and forget about it.Also if you cannot hear it when listening to music... | |
| Thinking about upgrading, but wondering about diminishing returns Go to a brick and mortar store, listen to some gear, and develop a relationship with the dealer. Buy from him/her. This is a much better "deal" than buying something used with no warranty that you cannot listen to first. | |
| I’m pretty sure I’ve lost my mind... If you need to be told lamp cord is just as good, then lamp cord is just as good.I am saddened by the fact that I cannot tell much difference between cables (when specified correctly and properly terminated). My 12 AWG Beldon 5000 ($1.25/ft.) sou... | |
| Greatest rhythm sections Any Basie unit featuring Sonny Payne just kills. Sinatra used to request Payne whenever he played with Basie. He came up with a distinct version of syncopation and slam that few have been able to duplicate. | |
| Heard Maggie 3.7i with.. There are two sensible routes:1. Listening habits>room acoustics>speakers>amplification2. Decor>listening habits>speakers>amplificationI am not a fan of route 2, but I will hazard a guess most purchasing decisions follow that p... | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? The problem is the catagorization. "Classic Rock" is something the radio stations came up with to market to a specific demographic (mostly boomers who were teenagers in the late sixties/seventies). "Album Oriented Rock" was the counter-category,... | |
| Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result? stuff-jones:At the frequency range the subwoofers activate the wavelengths are longer than your room. That means the entire room is being pressurized with these low signals, so the sound from the resolved wavelength is coming from everywhere.If y... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming Tru-Fi. Give me a break already. There is no absolute truth in anything, let alone sound reproduction. Those who think there is some kind of "perfect truth" that only can be brought out using the most "accurate system" are wrong.I would advise ... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers Granted, I am a Harbeth fanboy, but I think you should give the Harbeth P3esr speakers a listen. In your price range, I also like the KEF LS50s, but I think if you can pony up a few $100 more, the Harbeths will meet all your requirements.Note: the... |