Recent content by mcstatz5829

The ribbon tweeter isn’t any taller?

Are you sure? The 20.7 is listed as 8 inches taller

I’m not

I take it all back. Whatever combination of tweaks and psychology is at play, these speakers are simply fantastic. I finally cranked it a little getting my phone’s dba to about 80db (90 dbc). I have nothing bad to say at all!

Obviously break in on mechanical components is real but I imagine psychology is a dominant effect. When I upgraded the amp a couple weeks ago it was the first time in many years I really enjoyed music. I likely had subconsciously assumed the Maggies would be like that only better, and it was a...

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Just got in the 3.7X! Been tinkering with placement and treatments while, uh, “working from home.” Amp: Sanders Magtech Stereo Preamp: Sanders Analog Source: Turntable/WiiM Pro Plus My early impression, after having been years and years removed from the 1.7i I used to own: The low end does...

Careful, guys — if any Gen Z wander in, you’re getting reported for multiple Mikero-aggressions.

This all sounds good. Better products for cheaper? Count me in.

The last zinger was pretty good. I was hoping for a “interconnects that require more break-in than an OnlyFans model” gag.

I asked it to do a roast of audiophiles. 🔊 A Highly Technical Roast of Audiophiles Audiophiles are the only group of humans capable of perceiving quantum-level differences in audio cables while remaining completely insensitive to the macroscopic reality that their room acoustics resemble a...

I went off the deep end and refreshed my self on amps. I had some education on op amps a long time ago but never utilized it. The picture is becoming clearer to me. Thanks for the help

I really want to listen to a pair of these. Just so I can bitter the rest of my life they will be out of reach 😭

That part makes sense. Volume before gain not after. It kinda sounds that needing an active preamp might be less about deficiencies of the dac buffer and more about matching impedances for the amplifier…?

We should have a competition on who can build the cheapest system that ChatGPT says is just as good as yours. Cash prize to whomever can get it to recommend a Bose 5.1 system instead. “Yeah, the McIntosh is nice, but Stevie Ray Vaughan in surround sound absolutely slaps”