Sansui + Yamaha

$3,500 for all of that seems like a great deal. Any concerns or thoughts? I’m creating a new Home theater in a loft space.

Can an engineer please explain to me how the below works in the Qed 40i interconnects:

"Another addition is the introduction of one Oxygen Free Copper Conductor and one Silver-Plated Oxygen Free Copper Conductor to carry the same audio signal.

According to the company, the idea behind this switch is to allow, “…an alternative route for high and low frequencies, reducing the ‘smearing’ and disruption of the audio signal which would otherwise occur in a single, one material conductor configuration"

https://theaudiophileman.com/performance-audio-40i-interconnects-news-qed/

Thanks

According to this, Spotify pays $.004 per stream. That's roughly 70% of their revenue.

https://dittomusic.com/en/blog/how-much-does-spotify-pay-per-stream

This site suggests musicians get 10-20% from CD wholesale revenue.

https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/recording-contract2.htm

So that's probably 5% of retail prices.

Buy a CD for $15. The musician gets $.75.

Listen to 187 streams. The musician gets $.75.

So if you listen to a CD less than 15 times (assuming 12 songs on an album), the artist gets more money from you than if you stream their music. At the point when you've listened more than 15 times, the musician would be better off financially if you streamed.

For every dollar you spend on Spotify, the musician gets 70 cents. For every dollar you spend on a brand new CD, the musician gets 5 cents. For every dollar you spend at Bandcamp, the musician gets 80 cents.

https://bandcamp.com/about

I'm really curious where my logic is not sound. The idea of buying CDs to support musicians seems like a myth that benefits everybody else in the production process more than the musicians. Bandcamp seems more beneficial, but the number of musicians there is very limited. Spotify seems like a close second, but they are often vilified.

I have the yamaha rx-v385 and im trying to purchase speakers to complete my 5 channel settup. these are L,R,C, BL, BR. I just dont get the output power and im not sure how to know if my reveiver has enought power to run certain speakers. The rated output power is (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven) 70 W (8 ohms, 0.09% THD). How much should the minimum power per speaker be as a safe threshold. Thanks

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Could some learned people here explain the science to me of converting tracks from low quality (256kbps) to wav quality, for example on intunes/apple music or similar software. It says the track is much larger (65mb) but surely more bits can’t have been added once the track has been compressed, can they? What is the point of this feature on itunes etc. Thanks for any replies.

Hey team,

Long time lurker. I’ve been slowly upgrading this setup over a few years and several moves. Mostly used for moves and TV but I’ve recently embraced the whole audiophile thing so looking for advice on what to work on next.

Current setup: Floor speakers - Kilpsch R-620F Center channel - Klipsch R-34C (turned off when listening to music) Sub - Klipsch R-120SW Receiver - Sony STR-DH550

Currently streaming Apple Music from my phone connected to the receiver via USB. I know there are better speaker options out there than Klipsch but there is a bit of nostalgia factor as my dad had a sweet stereo growing up with Klipsch speakers so as soon as I could afford something decent that’s what I got.

What I’m thinking: Not much more room for speaker placement. Wife already picks on me for not being able to open the door all the way. Floor speakers are about 12 inches from the wall and toed in a bit. Thinking of mounting the TV to the wall to make room for my turntable and some other trinkets (small vinyl collection with the living room setup that doesn’t get much use). Also the walls are bare so could definitely benefit from some room treatment. Open to any other ideas for incremental improvements. Thanks!

I'm just curious who here still enjoys listening to CDs. I have about 400 CDs and a Marantz single disc CD player with an excellent DAC in it; but I just realized I haven't used it in a year. Now I'm about to go flip through my collection and pick something to play.

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I run a retail store and just purchased these Tannoy Cheviots and PrimaLuna EVO200 for a new listening area in our vinyl section. I have a few more weeks of construction before they hit the floor, so I’m enjoying them in my office for now. This is an amazing combo. Big lifelike presentation with great dynamics. I was using a Rega amp before the PrimaLuna arrived. That sounded great but the soundstage went to another level after adding the EVO200.

TL;DR: I want to know if i can use a 6 conductor cable to build a 20ft 2 channel XLR cable that splits at each end to go between my DAC and my headphone amp. If so, any concerns about type/shielding/gauge given the electronics at hand and distance that i should be aware of?

Details:

Basically, i have a component system including specific headphone gear and share my hifi across dedicated music listening but also route other sources through it since i live in an apartment (late night = HP time if watching movies etc)

Ive attempted a lot of layouts and locations/cable routing setups but where i currently am at is:

-Sofa directly facing tv, lounge chairs to the side
-ALL sources + electronics between the sofa and chairs (for easy access)
-All hdmi's from sources going to a switch so i have 1 hdmi cable to tv

Turns out HDMI switches are not really a rich product category full of high investment from reliable brands (ive tried 2 and they all have issues or at best quirks) There are HDMI routers but those are built for production and other use cases and are way too expensive for my use case ($2k+)

Id like instead to move sources,dac,speaker amp to TV unit so i can avoid the HDMI switch debacle, and keeping the HP amp where it is beside seating...and running a 2 channel XLR cable going from dac to HP amp(ideally combined since i want to avoid multiple cables if possible).

Ive built typical 3 and 4-pin xlr cables using star quad before but ive never tried using a 6 conductor wire and dont know if i need to look out for anything and if additional construction, jacketing or shielding considerations need to be made.

Any advice appreciated, thanks!

I currently have an RT81 hooked up to a WiiM Amp (60 watts x 2 into 8 ohms) and Tekton Lores (8 ohms, 200 watts handling power). I'm generally happy with this, and I can get the sound to fill my entire house at ~70% volume. My only complaint is the sound feels flat at lower volumes (say 30%).

I'm still new to the world of audio equipment, so hopefully I've provided sufficient detail for my question, which is if a different amp might provide more detail/punch at lower volumes and/or make the sound even better at higher volumes. I ask because I've read several scenarios describing new amps making a world of difference in sound quality, and I know the WiiM Amp is relatively inexpensive compared to more traditional options. Not sure if the lower volume quality is just psychological or a quality of the speakers.

After 16 years of Naim Audio I’ve moved to a valve amp in this case a Luxman SQ-N150 with its matching D-N150 CD Player. A mere 10 watts but it drives my 15ohm but inefficient Falcon LS3/5a perfectly with 12 o’clock on the volume control being more than loud enough. I love it!

I keep seeing posts about go-to show off songs, best recordings, best mastering etc etc - but rarely do I see the contrary.

I want to know what tracks surprised you with the utter s*** you were hearing after getting revealing speakers.

I will give an example for context:

Damian Jr. Gong Marley - Patience.

Loved that song as a teenager. Recently played it on my beefed out setup and was honestly horrified by the awful mastering and did not come close to through it.

So when people come over and see my setup naturally I try to play music they might like but also show off the system's best bits. My goto's are - Fat Freddys Drop, fish in the sea - for base. Jaques Louisser, gavotte D minor for dynamics Barb Junger, I'll be your baby tonight - voice Pink Floyd, Another brick in the wall 1- to see if they duck for the helicopter. I need some new ones. What are yours and why?

This might be a long shot, but I'm looking for ideas on how I can propose to my boyfriend.

I want to take him on an "audio tour" somewhere we can listen to high quality music in a home theater set up. I want to set up a playlist of all the love songs that mean something to us and propose to him when our song comes on. All this set up with the rental owners assistance.

I'm not sure if places like this exist though! I'm in north Florida and there's not much coming up when I try to Google it just gives me links to expensive speakers I can buy.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

So after I bought my IEM, set ups my EQ, making a subscription in apple music, I tried listening to them and was amazed. I listen to my genre which is mostly metal, post hardcore, and some J-Pop, I felt I heard many details I missed which is crazy. I listen to Polyphia and it's crazy how much the details pop.

But not until I listen to "Boomer Music" that I realized what quality mixing really is. Stuff like Bee Gees and Sting makes me eargasm with how much the clarity of each sound is. And finally today I listen to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean which has Hi-Res Lossless tag in apple music. And yeah the quality is insane, this is something that I can't find in any modern music. Now listening to old music with my IEM is one of my treasured hobby.

But now the question is why? Am I just listening to the wrong genre/musician? I can't find as much details and clarity as older music. Or is this because they are already remastered countless time?

Hello everybody,

I've just bought a pair of Infinity Reference 31i speakers for my Rotel A10 MKII amplifier and Technichs SL-Q3 with Ortofon Turbo MC-1 turntable.
Quite impressed with dynamic and bass of the sound, though woofers are not original - the previous owner replaced them with Mivoc AW 2000 - no clue if they are much worse...

What would be your suggestions on the further improvements here? There is Infinity Reference 51i available, which looks a bit better in terms of bass.
Also read a lot about vintage amplifiers, which might add some warmth and clarity to the sound, like Sansui 217/317 or Technics su 8600, etc.

The room is 4x5 meters with wooden panels on the walls, records are mostly rock and classic.

Thanks in advance!