Recent content by The Sandman

Looks to me like the firewood is there to add diffusion at the floor's reflection points between the instruments and the microphones. The floor looks very reflective, and all of the other reflection points (walls, ceiling, etc.) are far enough away to be inconsequential.

Probably a function of both system matching and listener preference. There are two different preference patterns I see - one towards a more ethereal sound and one to a more present sound (for lack of better terms). I think the MSB and Wadax are on opposite ends of this spectrum. Aside from...

Anything's possible, but I'd be surprised if they used a different nomenclature for the same complement of drivers and a 3 way crossover.

Let me know if we add a section on bass amps and cabinets - I'm currently running an array of 4 Barefaced cabs (a Big Twin 3 and 3 Big Baby 3s) in a wet/dry/dry/wet configuration using 3 Minnie 800Ds plus a Mesa Boogie WD800 for the supporting dry cabinet.

If he stacks them would it make an S8? :unsure:

Nice gear! I’m not sure about that rack system though…

Speakers that sound good loud shouldn’t sound bad at low listening levels. It’s more a question of how quiet your room is and how low you’ve managed to get the noise floor of your system.

Might run a little warm but why not!

Any reason not to redouble the amount of components in the Sentinel DAC and create the MSB Zenith?

I get asked to choose between 2 ChatGPT responses regularly to help the program evolve.. The chat is can be misinterpreted to seem that it is encouraging a specific line of reasoning due to its positivity. This creates a feedback loop in the user than can be misleading. I often do reality...

In keeping with the spirit of this thread, I asked ChatGPT to come up with some Rodney Dangerfield inspired retorts. It did okay!

My system’s so high-end, even my wallet filed a restraining order… I tell ya, no respect!

Trust me, pal—my system and I have something in common… neither of us gets any respect!

Try presenting a mismatched, known bad configuration to it and see what it thinks.

It's not that often that an audiophile can send a piece of equipment back to the manufacturer for upgrade. I sent my Berkeley Alpha Reference DAC (V3) in for upgrade to Version 3P about 2 months ago. I know the Berkeley is passed over by many because it doesn't do DSD, but that's not an issue...