onhwy61
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| Music Server- SSD drives Although I don't use any solid state drives in my system, it is my understanding that the main advantage of SSDs is when you use them for the computer's operating system drive. The explanations for this are somewhat vague, but many swear by the so... | |
| How do you test different tubes? One thing that is nice about tubes is that they can be very easily tested for quality control. Because of that used tubes are a very viable option. The market in used tubes is virtually unlimited.Also, in my experience the price of tubes is distor... | |
| Should I try to improve speakers at $2000.00 range You have a really nice system!For $2k on the used market you can find a better speaker than the Celestion, but that doesn't mean you will like how those speakers sound any better than what you already got. My suggestion is you should upgrade the C... | |
| The Ultimate Question? The question implies that the wisdom is in the lyrics, which is limiting. With that in mine here's mine:Robert Johnson "Hellhound On My Trail"Sarah Vaughan/Clifford Brown "September Song"Public Enemy "Burn Hollywood Burn"Bob Dylan "Memphis Blues A... | |
| ISO advice on equipment isolation Do nothing. The Brightstar and Mapleshade products are very effective. Unless you go the DIY route improving upon them would be costly. As a longer term goal save up for a higher quality rack which will allow you to get rid of the sandboxes and pl... | |
| Speakers and system for compressed recordings? It could be a coincidence, but nearly everybody who is complaining about the sound of the recordings hasn't listed their system here on Audiogon. Could it be that those who have listed know something about putting together satisfying systems that ... | |
| Does your amp/preamp/int amp have to look good? If the manufacturer can't design a product that at least looks interesting, then they probably can't design a product that sounds good. There are exceptions. | |
| Problems Nothing is wrong with using a commercial mover. They move things far more delicate than audio equipment and generally do a very good job. Check with a local real estate firm and find out what movers are used for executive relocations. Take out as ... | |
| On a mission for more BASS As others have pointed out, why did you buy the Wilson Sophias? They are a very good speaker, but they don't go that deep and they don't go that loud. It would greatly help if you better defined what you mean by bass. Are you talking about subterr... | |
| I didnt know that Did you guys know that? Rok2id, you're way too serious! | |
| I didnt know that Did you guys know that? So if I have a CD, rip it to my computer and then make a CDR, then the CDR sounds better than the original CD. Does that mean if I then take the CDR, rip it to the computer and then make another CDR, does the 2nd generation CDR sound even better t... | |
| Big upgrade Say What! | |
| Mini Maggie System hurts to listen to According to the Magnepan website, the Mini is has very well defined setup assumptions. They are intended as a desktop, near field system. Magnepan even cautions that most dealers won't have them properly displayed. | |
| Steve Jobs we will miss you The genius of Steve Jobs was that he saw uses in technology that no one else saw. Steve Wozniak made the first Apple computer, but it was Jobs who envisioned its potential as a personal computer. Xerox created the mouse and the GUI, but it wasn't ... | |
| Wouldyou have another brand speaker next to mains Yes! My music server outputs to two separate DAC to preamp to power amp to speaker chains. I switch from one system to the other by muting output channels on the Lynx soundcard. The main system is based around a pair of Gradient Revolutions and th... |