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December 25, 2023, 12:20 PM
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Re: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to the Sharks
Merry Christmas
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July 20, 2023, 09:04 PM
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Re: I call out Stealth Cables and Apology to Cable Deniers....
This guy recently spent days defending Amir on Audiogon. 29 pages of the same garbage. Best to ignore. Username is prof on Audiogon.
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August 4, 2022, 03:07 PM
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Re: In Stereo With Mike & Rick - A New Podcast Series
I enjoyed the first show. Thought your comments on vinyl where spot on.
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June 7, 2022, 08:56 PM
Thread: Why you can’t trust measurements
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Re: Why you can’t trust measurements
It is also surprising there are folks that only trust measurements.
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January 21, 2022, 10:39 PM
Thread: RIP Meat Loaf
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Re: RIP Meat Loaf
RIP. Loved Bat Out of Hell II. Had it on CD when I was in high school. Still have the CD.
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January 14, 2022, 11:35 PM
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Re: Brad Paisley - Whiskey Lullaby ft. Alison Krauss (Official Video)
Great song.
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January 12, 2022, 02:00 AM
Thread: Album Provenance
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Re: Album Provenance
Mike, I finally got around to listening to Adele 30 on vinyl compared to Qobuz. Not even close. Vinyl she sounds wonderful, Qobuz is almost unlistenable in comparison.
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January 1, 2022, 06:39 PM
Thread: Album Provenance
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Re: Album Provenance
Thanks for sending this out Mike. Excellent information. The lack of DR for the versions the streaming services use is disturbing. I listened to the new Adele on Qobuz and was not impressed. I...
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November 8, 2021, 07:49 PM
Thread: 2-Channel Subwoofer Integration
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Re: 2-Channel Subwoofer Integration
Thanks for sharing your experience. What sounds best is certainly preference and depending what speakers and subs you are using may get different results. This is why I listed my equipment.
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November 7, 2021, 05:54 PM
Thread: 2-Channel Subwoofer Integration
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Re: 2-Channel Subwoofer Integration
The method described in the tread is as much about the mid range frequency as it is the low frequency. When connecting the subs to the high level input using speaker terminals the full frequency...
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November 4, 2021, 01:01 PM
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Re: Why You Need More Than Just "Trusting Your Ears"
Good post.
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November 3, 2021, 03:32 PM
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Re: Why You Need More Than Just "Trusting Your Ears"
I did a lot of online research and bought a book to find methods to fix the issues you described. That research pointed me in the direction to make changes, then listen and remeasure. Not...
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November 3, 2021, 02:46 PM
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Re: Why You Need More Than Just "Trusting Your Ears"
My thoughts on this is music is more than acoustics. That is only one part. Headphones and speakers present a very different experience partly because you are not physically feeling the music...
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October 31, 2021, 10:17 PM
Thread: Mike's system
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Re: Mike's system
Looks awesome!
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October 11, 2021, 10:33 PM
Thread: 2-Channel Subwoofer Integration
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Re: 2-Channel Subwoofer Integration
This is method I am using to integrated my 2 F212s with my Aerial Acoustic 20T V2 main speakers. Works very well.
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October 10, 2021, 02:07 PM
Thread: Jay's Audio Journey
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Re: Jay's Audio Journey
Good one. Made me laugh.
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October 10, 2021, 01:49 PM
Thread: Jay's Audio Journey
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Re: Jay's Audio Journey
His points are valid for a different conversation. Obviously the room is a important part of making a proper sounding system but has nothing to do with Jay's experiment.
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October 10, 2021, 01:31 AM
Thread: Jay's Audio Journey
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Re: Jay's Audio Journey
You make no sense. The room was the same. This had nothing to do with the room. It was comparing 2 amps in the same room. Stay on task like your 6th grade teacher told you.
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October 8, 2021, 05:36 PM
Thread: Jay's Audio Journey
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Re: Jay's Audio Journey
Thru my phone using bluetooth ear buds I heard a difference in all 3 demos. I voted and preferred the high end amps (not knowing which was which at the time). 3 for 3. In demo 1 and 2 the...
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September 5, 2021, 01:53 PM
Thread: Labor Day Weekend 2021
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Re: Labor Day Weekend 2021
Smoking a brisket. Will start about midnight and be ready around 6pm the next day.
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August 29, 2021, 02:37 PM
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Re: Blind comparisons of speakers, amps, and DACs...
Now you want to test me. Wow. So either you are calling me a liar or you want to setup "your" test to confirm your assumptions. You have a history of arguing topics on forums that eventually get...
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August 29, 2021, 01:38 PM
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Re: Blind comparisons of speakers, amps, and DACs...
I have done many blind tests. Once I was familiar with the sound characteristics of a component or cable or vibration device I would do blind tests with the same equipment. My blind tests nearly...
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July 29, 2021, 02:37 AM
Thread: which network cable
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Re: which network cable
Fail equals stopped working. The cables would not send signals. The splitters and switches stopped working. I have bought many things from Monoprice to try a save a buck for the last 10 or so...
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July 28, 2021, 09:40 PM
Thread: which network cable
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Re: which network cable
I've had 1 ethernet cable, 2 HDMI cables, 2 HDMI splitters and 1 HDMI switcher from Monoprice fail for me. This is over many years but regardless, Monoprice is junk.
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March 29, 2021, 05:18 PM
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Re: The biggest secret has been revealed?!
Nice preamp!
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You should ask your dealer to bring the CH stuff he wants to sell you for home audition in your system. IMO there is no way to tell what will sound better in your system.
MSB Reference vs CH C1.2