I own a Stereo 70s and don’t like how the top is open, letting dust inside.

I want a CD player so I want the CD60 to match as the 50n isn’t necessary for me.

Is it safe to have the CD60 stacked on top of the Stereo 70s? It doesn’t get hot and would stop most dust this way

Aside from the audio diffetrnce discussion... Q. Would you rather have your 1000 CDs on shelves and play thru nice player? or have them all ripped to a hard drive and play thru nice DAC and Musicbee/Foobar etc...

And perfect for further testing of new equipment.

Seen several recent posts here asking for help or feedback to improve sound quality on a PC based setup with KEF’s or something similar sitting on its side under a set of 3 computer monitors.

Lots of the comments talked about desk reflection and comb filtering, but there seemed to be no consensus on a fix. I have a similar setup, and I’ve been arguing with myself as to what is the best fix. So here goes:

1. move the speakers so they are next to the left and right computer monitors, so they can be at ear level, with an extra wide (too wide?) stereo separation.
2. move the desk away from the wall, and put the speakers behind the desk at ear level so you have a traditional listening triangle, with a line of monitors between you and the speakers blocking the direct sound
3. mount the speakers above the monitors and tow them down a bit so you have proper stereo separation, so you get direct sound, but definitely above ear level
4. some other option that doesn’t involve removing monitors? This setup is trying for optimal sound while working, so monitors in these positions is required.

I’m leaning toward 3, but wanted to hear others thoughts.

I have a CA CXNv2 streamer. The software sucks, I hate Roon, and I use Tidal and local files. Now that I have that out of the way….

I’ve used JPlay as a DLNA player for the past year. I like it as far as it goes, but before I renew it at $50 for the next year, I wanted to see if there is anything else I should try out. Thanks in advance for any advice!

So as some of you, I’m in search of apple streamer that delivers lossless. Just as little and as much , I already have DAC that gives me subwoofer out so I don’t need it, however I don’t think have options.. Here’s my research result so far:

Fiio r7 : this thing have headphone amp and generally delivers on Apple Music except for one thing: no ability to control AM from sofa. I mean come on!

Eversolo A6 - you can control it from sofa but on horizontal mode. Bleh . No headphone amp.

Eversolo a10 - delivers all I need at 3500£ price. Crazy

Some Chinese android streamers - I’m not convinced there will be software support going forward

So what then, eversolo a6 and separate headphone amp if needed and bite the bullet with horizontal cast mode? Is there anything else worthy of mentioning ?

I have an Onkyo 797 with 9 dedicated speakers and a subwoofer with 5.1.4 configuration that really doesn't convince me. In the room I have a sony HTA9 that the truth sometimes I think the sound is real and it only has 4 speakers and a subwoofer which makes me think that the theme is the software. I can buy the sonos arc ultra or sony quad or the Denon X3800 but I don't know which configuration to take. Did Sonos Arc really overtake the dedicated horns?

Hi all, I recently upgraded my power amp from a $130 Chi-Fi class D amp to a $1000+ Purifi amp. Since my Chi-Fi amp had a volume control on it, I purchased a Schiit Sys to pair with the purifi unit for volume control.

After having everything set up, I found myself turning the Sys way up to meet similar volume levels as my old Chi-Fi amp, I messaged the Purifi manufacturer, who said that the Schiit is likely only delivering 2V to the Purifi unit, hence the disappointing volume levels for me.

Honestly, while the Purifi unit sounds good and gets just loud enough with the Sys, I’m a little disappointed with the sound quality. I know about the law of diminishing returns, but this unit is 10x more expensive than my Chi-Fi unit and maybe sounds 2-3% better, if that.

Assuming I upgrade my preamp to a Schiit Saga, which delivers approx. 10v of output power, is it likely the Purifi unit will open up more in terms of Sound Quality, or will the Quality be more or less the same, just with more volume?

This was awhile back,Richard Clark is a legend in car audio sound quality builds and was one of the first ever to use a microprocessor for DSP/environmental acoustic adjustments. He had a challenge anyone could take and nobody could win. He claims as long as everything is equal,watts are watts and all amps sound the same. He also claims he can't make any solid state amps sound like a tube amplifier with about $5 worth of parts. Warning,it is a very interesting but long read.

https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/193850-richard-clark-10000-amplifier-challenge/#google_vignette

I've often thought it weird that hifi car audio systems touted how many speakers they have. As in, why would you need 17 speaker cones, wouldn't it be better to just have 10 really good ones?

But then I listened to a good car audio system but with few speakers, and I realized the issue: it sounds really good playing simple music with clearly separated instruments, but when playing "modern" music where the frequencies are more often all over the places it tends to sound rather muddy - presumably, because the same speaker cones ends up having to play multiple different frequencies at the same time (or am I wrong?).

Now, for 50+ years, going on to this day, the "standard" way of distributing music is to distribute it into two tracks - one "left" and one "right" channel.

Though of course most people listening to the music in stereo (be it using two loudspeakers or headphones) want to hear all or most instruments from both the left and right channel at the same time, and as a consequence, nearly all music is mastered so that each instrument is heard in both channels. So if you have a two-speaker setup where each speaker has let's say 3 cones, you end up playing roughly the same thing through 3 cones, as opposed to using all 6 for different frequencies...

Shouldn't this create a much inferior sound image? Why do we to this day default to splitting music into a right-left channel and not let's say a high-low frequency channel?

I feel like if we took a left-right mixed album, downmixed into mono channel and then re-mixed into a low-frequency channel and a high frequency channel (or some other setup, depending on how our setup looks like), then we'd be able to play it through a two-speaker (multi-cone) system and get better fidelity (even if some instruments would solely come from one side of the room). But I've never seen that option anywhere, so I guess it doesn't work. Why not? What am I missing here? Is there a good reason to split up music into left-right channels, or is it just an inferior convention that stuck?

I do know that 4 channel hifi systems was a thing, and so was 4 channel LP:s, so clearly someone has thought similar thoughts before and there ought to be something in it.

To be very clear, I'm asking WHY things are the way they are, and if any of my statements in this post are wrong, please tell me how and why so I can update my knowledge. I want to learn!

EDIT: There's some good discussion here mentioning how we would be completely losing the spatial losing data if we sent it as high-low frequency channels, but we can trivially reconstruct high-low frequency channels from left-right data.

ChatGPT also summarizes this AMAZINGLY well, and comes with a great answer: https://chatgpt.com/share/674cca44-30dc-8006-836c-dc5962dfd19c

Is there anyway to set something up with this to be able to stream?

What were the subjective improvements after you added ceiling room acoustic treatments? What were the treatments?

After fiddling with the placement of my new speakers for a few weeks, today it finally clicked! The soundstage and imaging is amazing now. I finally understand the meaning of "dissapearing" speakers. This could also have to do with the burn-in time of the speakers, but I truly think I've found the optimal speaker placement. Further into the room, closer together, but only slightly toed in. Whatever the case, it sounds better than ever now. I'm so happy, I just had to share.

One of the "sticks"/tweakers has come apart at the join and I taped it together. Not sure if it needs gluing.

I'm not using it and wanted to drop it off at Goodwill just to get rid of it, but it seems like a decent speaker and might be worth selling? Maybe if repaired? Or is it junk unless in mint condition?

Original system NAD 208 amp NAD 1600 preamp RME UFX DAC PARADIGM Special Edition Ones

New system NAD c298 amp NAD c658 preamp/DAC TOTEM Forest speakers

I’ve been changing my old NAD system for a new one due to various pieces crapping out after 30 years of use (go figure).

The first stage was upgrading my speakers to Totem Forests which was a spectacular change/upgrade. Finally understood what non fatiguing meant.

Then my 208 amp bit the biscuit, so I bought a c298 amp which sounded awesome with my 1600 preamp through an RME recording interface as a DAC.

Then my 1600 died so I bought the highly recommended c658 streaming DAC/preamp. Sounds good, but I’ve lost something.

Now the fatigue is back. Can’t turn it up as loud for as long with the same enjoyment. Everything is crisp and clear, excellent imaging, awesome bass and great midrange, just not nearly as enjoyable.

Hopefully I can get the 1600 fixed and back in the loop or figure out a setting/speaker placement that will bring back the magic.

Sigh, sometimes this hobby is frustrating.

This is a 3D representation of my living room. I’m debating the best placement for my speakers. The yellow cylinder indicates where my head is typically positioned, approximately 715 mm (±28 inches) above the floor. I have two potential locations for the speakers:

1. The green area: on my TV stand, which is 270 mm (±10 inches) deep. In this setup, the speakers would be placed close to the rear wall but farther from the side wall.
2. The red area: on speaker stands. Here, the speakers would be farther from the rear wall but very close to the side wall/window.

I feel that the placement in the red area might be less ideal because of the proximity to the side wall and window. Additionally, placing the speakers on the TV stand in the green area seems more practical and aesthetically pleasing. Although it is far from ideal, for these reasons, I’m leaning toward this option.

What do you think? Would you agree with this choice, or would you do something different? Also, which (type of) speakers would you recommend for this setup, assuming that the furniture and overall arrangement cannot be changed?

*Edit: I’m based in Western Europe, and my budget is somewhat limited. I’m currently considering a Wiim Amp (±€300) paired with a set of used KEF Q150 speakers (±€200). 

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So Christmas is here.. and this happened. Does anyone else have to deal with the things being put on top of speakers, and do you put op a fight of just let it be 😂

I currently have a Marantz 70 S as well as a Macintosh MA5300, without the digital DAC upgrade. I use a fire TV cube’s HDMI into the Marantz as a preamp, then to the McIntosh as the amp. the fire TV controlls everything seamlessly because the Marantz plays nicely with it.

Most of my the family’s viewing is television via fire cube streaming but i enjoy often enjoy streaming music from the fire tv cube.

I have the opportunity to add a Macintosh C8 tube preamp to the mix. I thought it might make the sound warmer and more appealing, especially for music. The C8 does not have digital upgrade, so analog inputs only.

My first thought is to place it between the existing equipment via RCA or balanced cables.

Another thought is to use the Marantz preamp output to the C8 and then back to the Marantz as the amp itself. I don’t know if this is even a possibility. I would take the Macintosh MA 5300 to a different room. The Marantz is the only thing with an HDMI in and out.

My concern is that it will overcomplicate with little impact on sound, and I will have amps on amps on amps.

I am powering a 2.1 setup with B&W 804D2 and a Klipsh powered sub. What do you think? Or is there a better way. Or am I insane.

Where can I find an endless stream of mainstream pop music, like you hear on MTV or VEVO TV preferably. Basically, Top 40 radio stations without the ads or talking.

My issue is the automated pop playlists don't really have the same sort of music that you'd get from the above. They seem to be filled with esoteric stuff or if it's Spotify's Top 50, there's like 8 songs from the same album, which you'd never get on radio, it'd be more mixed.

Any suggestions or music service what playlist to use?

Anyone wanting to try Roon, perhaps now could be the time, as it is 14.99 for 3 months for Black Friday. The link: https://account.roon.app/start-black-friday-2024

I’m in the planning stage of setting up my retirement sound system…. I seriously don’t think I’ll be making significant changes to it, once it’s complete..

I’ve got a budget in mind so some things I’ll have to rule out… but for speakers the ones at the top of my list are Sopra 3’s…. I’m also considering Soora 2’s or Kanta 3’s. I’ll definitely check out a few more before I decide. But I keep thinking about the stand mount diablos. Or even some of the other really nice stand mount speakers….. my listening area isn’t huge, and I’ll be either adding another REL Sub or getting two completely different REL subs…

So here’s my question…. Why do people buy the expensive stand mounted speakers?

And what would you be missing by stand mount vs a bigger speaker like Sopra 3’s..considering the listening area isn’t massive.. (14’ wide and 24’ deep)

Thanks for

Was recently gifted a surround sound system and have no idea where to begin. Cables,tools, tips? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Recently, one of the figures that inspired a lot of my music taste died last week. Always a big band, blues, jazz and swing fan- Grandpa Ben taught us all the magic of great music. Not to mention great music you could “cut a rug to”. We’d test new speakers to them. I was his A/V tech care. When I got the first iPad released and showed him Pandora with my B&W P5 headphones he said “Gene, with that Pad, I’m King Kong. Without it, I’m just a spider monkey” lol He taught me one of the greatest things you could treat your ears to was Sinatra with Count Basie’s Band. Tonight, he is still correct. This is the good stuff. Broke out the Pinot and the Golden Ears to remember you, Benj.

My parents are retired. My mother asked if I wanted her old stereo setup: B&W DM 602.5 S3 floor speakers, B&W ASW 300 Subwoofer, B&W VM1 center channel and a Yamaha RX-V685 receiver. She even had the receipt still, purchased 1/03/03. The receiver is new of course. I remember when she first got this setup 20 years ago, and in all that time she almost never used it. They are absolutely pristine.

Hooked them up to my existing Sony STR-DH590 receiver, and holy hell, they sound amazing. Way better than the Klipsch Reference satellites I had.

The sub buzzes though and isn't LFE. Using my existing Klipsch sub. The receiver isn't sending any low bass to the sub though, it's all coming through the speakers because they're set to full range. Is the sub pointless? The bass is louder with it, but I want to get the most out of the floor speakers.

Is the Yamaha receiver worth swapping out for the Sony?

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