Randy Myers
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How do you avoid the fact that music which goes through the proverbial cocktail blender of analog converted to digital and then converted back again doesn’t lose something? And we won’t even begin to discuss the overuse of compression with digital....

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Awesome Mike! I am really loving my RP8 with the Ania Pro cartridge. Will take all of about 10 minutes to setup with one of their cartridge's...

I'm well aware of the capabilities of todays DSP units. I have an extremely capable and flexible dbx DriveRack Venu 360 that I used for a while, mainly for when I completely bypassed the passive crossovers in my SL3's. Used for crossover, gain,...

Likewise here. DSP is great for home theater where you're dealing with timing, phase, etc, etc with a bunch of speakers scattered all over the room. But for 2-ch audio, nope. Treating room acoustics by physical means is the only way to go. You...

Again, it does not matter what the loudspeaker is or its capabilities, and DSP simply can not rectify nulls in a room. I'm going to drop the whole loudspeaker part of this post because I've already covered that to great detail. However, DSP...

Yes, the thread has derailed, but I'm just so passionate about subwoofers and treating bass room acoustics with subwoofers. It's what it's all about, tuning the room, not adding more bass to the bass that's already there... Unless of course you have...

Again, you have it wrong, just like most people who complain about subwoofers. If you have large floor standing loudspeakers that are well capable of deep bass down into the 30's or 20's, that's great. Adding subs to these types of loudspeakers...

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I’m very happy with mine: M17 V2 - NAD Electronics I have the NAD in the family room and the Trinnov in the Home Theater. The NAD is a great performer, better than the Marantz I previously had.

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I listen to music, not MQA. I even stream 320kbps music and thoroughly enjoy it too. I’m not one to obsess about only the highest quality streams. I listen to it all. I try and get my system to sound great with everything, not just the most perfect...

I like/love MQA. I love Qobuz, both regular and hi res. Having or not having MQA is not a deal breaker but if available, I’ll happily take it. As for the article, it proves nothing. Just like some reviews that I’ve read. You can’t rely on others...

same site, Nov 16, 2020. It still doesn't prove anything, if you are a Micheal fanboy most of his fans will support his taste.

I never said that either. If I thought that, I wouldn't have posted the link to the Tekton's.

Well you see, you're wrong on both accounts... 1st... I wasn't suggesting anything about anyone being less worthy than the other. Just stating a fact. 2nd... Saying subwoofers are "only" good for movies and that large fullrange loudspeakers...

Now that's my style!

Funny, the ones who say they don’t care about MQA, insist on having it as part of the alphabet soup when buying a new DAC. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

It’s great, but more important to know what you think. You’re the reviewer. I’m just a consumer.

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Again, he hasn't posted or replied in a month. Only two posts made on the same day in this very thread. Also, I highly disagree with your statement of "avoiding subwoofers in a 2-channel system". I know plenty of others disagree as well.

I have this sweet A-S501 heading up the system in our bedroom. Great sounding unit. I've always loved Yamaha gear and had some other models in the past.

Not that any of us expect a reply since you only posted twice on the same day a month ago, but... Encore - Tekton Design | Improve your hearing They're on sale right now for $7k shipped to your door.

I've been listening to this on Qobuz for the past hour or so (and last night). Extremely good I think. SQ is excellent as is the music. Very open, clear and airy, allowing the "space" of the venue to shine through. Highly recommended if you like...

I’m still playing with the filters, but 4fs is my fave so far. I’m also anxiously waiting for Roon certification too. Even though I hate the bugginess of Roon and realize it may not be sonically the best, it will be the best option for the...

So much of that going on with the used market right now. It’s really annoying. The historically speaking there wasn’t always a major difference between the K1 and K3. But with the XD series, there is a significant difference between the...

And they supply tables quickly (like 3 days).

The setup shown (and in the video) is UNDER $6K MSRP. Killa!

Awesome Mike! Congratulations.

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Exactly why I completely ignore articles like that. They mean nothing and are far, far, far from the truth. Not to mention, like others have complained about, light gray text on dark gray background sucks for one's eyes.

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I’ve been eyeing Yamaha gear for a long time. I want their new top A-S3200 but keep chickening out. I had an awesome Yamaha receiver in college. I loved that thing. Let us know how the speakers sound. I’m curious.

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I use these Herbies Giant Fat Glider under the speakers , but also have a rather large wool rug in front of the speakers.

It sounds the same as the 1160, just a little less power.

Hi, welcome and thank you for the kind words. Buy another 900u would be my recommendation. The pre change will be a lateral move. The 900u will take your power from 150 watts to over 600 in mono mode, and still handle the impedance swings of the...