mceljo
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| NAIM and Focal Speakers You might consider something like a Krell S-300i. I love the Krell / Focal pairing from Chorus to Utopia speakers.I have the Chorus 836v speakers and have been extremely impressed with my Yaqin MC-30L amifier that has the upgraded blue tubes. I ca... | |
| Would silver cables beat UP-OCC copper? If you are inquiring from a scientific point of view, it really comes down to how conductive the material is all other things being equal. Silver is more conductive than copper, but if the AWG of the silver cable is less the copper cable is likely... | |
| Which DAC If her goal is to stream isn't the quality of the music already compromised. I am not sure any "upgrades" will have any value for her. Make sure your audiophile tastes don't waste her money. What kind of amplifier and speakers are in play? | |
| HELP slight floor vibration auditory vibrate noise My subwoofer on spikes made the laminate floor straight up rattle against the subfloor. Definitely isolate for me. | |
| HELP slight floor vibration auditory vibrate noise Do your speakers have spikes? Is your floor laminate?I have laminate floors and had a major vibration when my sub was setup down firing on spikes. It rattled the floor. I changed it to forward firing on the rubber feet and it went away. Without th... | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? A monitor can sound as impressive as a large floor stander, but it is apples and oranges. a great monitor can sound better than a lesser floor stander, but they will always sound different and have different range capabities. My favorite listening... | |
| Will the sound quality deminish over the years? Zd542 - I didn't suggest that the change wasn't real. I did, however suggest that when his perspective changed he no longer viewed the Marantz as lacking highs, but rather have a more full mid and bass range. The sound of the Marantz was constant,... | |
| The Plasmatron - more linear output voltage Almarg - I had hoped that you would post. I certainly don't consider my EE friend the end all for audio design, but he does have some experience with amplifier design and enjoys audio as a hobby as well. EE's certainly don't know everything, but a... | |
| Will the sound quality deminish over the years? Nonoise - I like how your perspective shifted from the Marantz lacking the highs to it adding mid and bass. The change in perspective caused you to no longer think of it as not sounding as good as the NAD. Now that your assumption has changed for ... | |
| Wadia 860 DAC for Digital Audio system??? If you have any doubts, just take it t a store with you and ask to come it side by side with a different DAC. You may or may not hear a difference. | |
| current state of vienna acoustics I tend to be more simplistic. If you liked the sound f the speakers then it is likely you will like them now as long as the design is the same. Different gear will have some impact on the final sound as will your room vs. The store, but if you lik... | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed Sciencecop - one explanation, that I have heard, that makes some sense to me for why upsampling can sound better is that the digital filters used in upsampling DACs are better and not because there is high resolution. | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed One standard I have is if I could tell if a change had been made walking in blind. In a short a/b comparison I can tell a difference but I would be guessing if I came in and had to correctly identify the configuration. It would be a guess. | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed Learsfool - Science may not have a full understanding of human hearing, but it isn't too difficult to perform test of the limits of human hearing. The limits vary among individuals, but not significantly among healthy people. I can't understand wh... | |
| Sanders 10c/d + Magtech + tube preamp If you have heard and like the sound of the full system from Roger, then why go a different direction? Use it for a while and see if there is anything you want to change/improve. It will all sound different in you room smells find out what it soun... |