This combo will provide a well-balanced sound with plenty of soundstage, detail, and weight. Musicality is the name of the game, and these components will have you glued to your chair.
In Part 1, I mentioned the phenomenon of thinking overpowering listening as the main culprit that diminishes our music-listening pleasure. Three kinds of thoughts are most detrimental to our listening experiences, and they start with A, D, and E respectively. They are: Aversions, Desires, Expectations Let’s explore each. 1. Aversions Maybe you find the bass…
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With this technique, you could have the most fabulous listening experiences even if you don’t have the most fabulous audio system.
This article first appeared in HIFI Trends,”the journal of accessible hi-fi!”. Prices listed are in US$. If you don’t have the cash, space, or inclination to build a full-on, 2-channel hi-fi system with speakers, then a good audiophile headphone setup can provide much of the same enjoyment. As I progressed in my audiophile journey, I…
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The fact is, your digital source player, computer or streamer is the first contact point between the music and your audio system. It’s your digital needle.
Life is full of noise. Don’t you want less of it from your system?
Signal loss is causing your system to sound 30-40% less good than it could. That’s my estimate, and I think it’s conservative. The loss begins at the source and continues through a bog of electronic parts, EMI, connectors, and cables, a long process of loss that doesn’t end with your speakers, but your room. Everything…
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