Yesterday I received a beey large crate with perhaps one of the best tweeters ever made. They are 6 feet tall and meant to stand next to my main 'stat panels.

(Once I install the footers they will be the same height as main panels)

Being in NYC I don't have place to store large crates, so I had to completely disassemble the crate and drag it on a dolly 6 blocks to my parking garage for storage.

While I'm pulling this unwieldy crate on a dolly, I'm really questioning my pursuit of this hobby.

Of course I'm extremely happy with the tweeters so far, and just beginning the process of dialing in the best voltage for the output I want, toe in of main panels, room treatment, etc, but has anyone else questioned their sanity during an install?

I keep getting yelled at for putting terrible pictures up.. So here is a more clear picture of my rig, I'm pretty into it, like gollum is into that ring...

Sonus Faber Amati

VPI Aries turntable with Pro-Ject evolution and Sumiko Blackbird

Audio Note Kits L3 Phono stage

Burmester 035 pre

Conrad Johnson mf2300

Cambridge cxn100

Oppo bdp 103

Nakamichi ZX-7

Nordost flat ribbon

Please let me know your thoughts, especially if you have any experience with any of the components, its in a constant state of flux, I'm chasing I don't even know what anymore...

I can’t recommend this enough. I was hesitant because they’re sourced from digital masters, but the remastering and pressing is worth it. Listening to it on a LInn LP 12 Sondek, CH precision amp and preamp, Wattson/Madison phono stage, all transparent power and cables, and Wilson WATT puppies. If you live in or around Portland, Oregon, stop by Echo Audio/Definitive Audio, ask for Jason I’ll give you a listen.

measured with umik 1. Evo 5.3 + pb1000 pro , small room, 3.54m x 3.12m 2.62 height no treatment.

the 51 hz peak still persist when measuring the mains and the sub individually. is this room mode, anything i can do to make it better? or the peak is too high to tame and cutting it may cause some clipping? should i make a filter and apply it to my wiim mini. or this listening room is a lost cause?

I just bought this pair of Tri-Art Open 3 Reference. Not an easy speaker to setup so far. Lots of trial and error to do to set them up properly ahead.

Simple proof that they all sound different.

When I've tried sharing the technical explanation / papers (characteristic impedance, eye pattern), people are simply not willing to listen, because most "objectivists" lack basic preliminary knowledge of electrical engineering to understand these explanations.

But this proof is what every "objectivist" asks for, and you can do the blind A/B test yourself.

Please be nice to the youtube creators, they aren't me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ohfWPfdCM&list=WL&index=9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYtaJ0qcZFs&list=WL&index=7&t=325s

And no, these youtubers aren't "fudging the results" with EQ or other, you can replicate this yourself at home.

Look I know this sounds like a shitpost, but it’s not. It’s real, and I agree it’s ridiculous, but it’s real.

So anyway, I posted pics of my dual sub build the other day. Several hours after I started using the subs, freaking bees started trying to make their way into our house. Like a small swarm, basically attacking the window right next to where my subs are. Terrible photo I know, but hopefully it’s ugh … evidence.

I mentioned it in the group chat and someone joked it would be funny if they were attracted to the bass.

So I searched it up and … yeah maybe.

So yeah - anyone else with subs had a bee problem?

I am overly excited by the fact that those were listed and described as working 🤩

So cool!

Learn more: https://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-SS-R10.html

Auction itself: https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/p1247838431/

Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with the auction, just wanted to share my lucky find with the wider community 😇

My mom bought this new just before she went to college (1973?), and it has been in her basement for the last 30 years. I pulled it out and was thinking it would make a great office-listener if paired with KEF Q3 Metas, a lossless streamer, and a few vinyls here and there. What do y'all think?

My best buy had an open box r5 meta in good condition for $250💀 I bought it without even thinking about the use case so now I have to use it as a center until I can find another.

Hey all,

thoughts on cryo treating things?

A little controversial... but really it shouldn't be.

-Bringing the temperature of something down to about negative 196C / 321F over a number of hours normally with liquid nitrogen.

- Ensuring it sits at that temp for a short period (overnight maybe?)

- cautiously bringing it back to to temp over a few days so it doesnt shatter

For anyone saying "snake oil" the material itself is clearly physicallychanged if you google it and easily visible under an electron microscope - completely different structure. It is not unreasonable to think it'll impact something.

I forgot until recently 20 years ago I got a bunch of speaker cables, rcas and 70 year old NOS vales/tubes done. My stereo still sounds incredible. It was more a matter of systematically trying to play around with eqch element that led me there. Not expensive to do at all. Failure at the time would have been expensive... $1K in tubes! (more like $5k now)

Anyone a materials expert?

Ich zeige euch mal mein Setup zu Hause:

Ich benutze zwei Dynaudio MSP220 Lautsprecher. Im Tieftonbereich werden sie von einem Nubert XW-900 Subwoofer unterstützt.

Als Endstufe verwende ich einen NAD 326 Bee und als Streamer einen Bluesound Node N132.

Der Dynavox TPR-2 ist über den Tape-Monitor angeschlossen. Das ist eine deutliche Klangverbesserung. Ich habe die Originalröhre gegen eine JJ835 ausgetauscht.

Insgesamt finde ich den Sound super.

I bought these new at an old Circuit City just after the turn of the century before I knew anything about audio. Well I still don't know anything. They were used briefly with a Harman Kardon AVR20 II (50-60W Dolby Pro Logic) home theater receiver. So they've never been paired with a good stack.

Due to life events, they've been in storage for the last 15 years. Was wondering how "good" these speakers are (i.e., audiophile-tier?) and would it be worth it to invest in a new stack to get the Floor Speakers and Subwoofer resurrected, or not worth it?

• RF7 Cherry Floor Speakers (8 ohms, max 250 W)
  • Utilizes dual 10-inch Cerametallic woofers and a 1.75-inch titanium diaphragm compression driver loaded into a 80°x60° Tractrix horn
  • ~102 dB/W/m efficiency rating
• RSW 15 Cherry Subwoofer
  • A front-firing 15-inch Cerametallic active driver paired with a rear-firing 15-inch passive radiator
• RC7 Cherry Center Speaker (8 ohms, max 125 W)
• RS7 White Surround Speakers (8 ohms, max 150 W)

I was considering acquiring the following stack. Would these make a synergistic pairing, assuming these speakers (just Floor and Subwoofer, not surrounds nor center channel) are worth resurrecting?

• Schiit Audio Bifrost 3 or Gungnir 2 DAC
• Schiit Audio Kara F preamp or Freya 2 tube preamp
• Schiit Audio Vidar 2F Stereo Power Amp

Folks!

In June, my friend and I went to Vienna to visit the biggest high-end audio show in the world.We of course also visited the city of Vienna, and as one does not rule out the other, here's part two of a massive three part series of us roaming the audio show, and roaming the city.

I posted part two two weeks ago, if you missed it you can of course find it among my videos!

A great way to test your system!

Still learning my way around the setup regarding crossing over w/subs and ideal levels. But there's many differences, starting with size lol.

A HiFi system should have some Synergy of all components in order to achieve maximum auditory results.

The price of a particular component (if it is, for example, lower in rank than the others) is not a determinative indicator.
It is primarily the sound contribution of that component to the entire HiFi system.

You choose components according to specifications, measurements (if any) and finally by the sound they provide.
Personally, if I suspect that a component is a bottleneck in the system, I borrow a similar one (of a higher level) and try it in my system.
If the result is better aurally (and if it is in line with the Budget), I buy that one.

What do you think about all this?

P.S. The pictures show the last components of my system that I upgraded (except the first picture where the penultimate amp is)

Meine Hifi Kette:

wiim ultra, project cd box ds 3, project powerbox ds3 sources, project x2b mit hana umami blue, project phono box ds3 b, musical fidelity m8xi, musical fidelity m8x dac, Triangle australe ez

Kopfhörer: The Arranger von Austrian Audio, project headbox ds3

Strom: furutech wandsteckdose, dynavox 4100, netzkabel für m8xi van den hul mainstream hybrid

Kabeln: alles hochwertige van den hul integration hybrid kabeln, alles symmetrisch mit xlr kabeln verbunden, bzw. mini xlr/xlr bei der phono verbindung

I have noticed this since a few days ago. Do you know why this change happened without any announcements?

Edit: Maybe this is happening only to me. Added Imgur screenshot link

Sorry if this is wrong sub but I’m helping a friend with his father’s estate. Dad was only owner of some decent audio stuff with it never being moved in 50yrs except for servicing. Does the original box increase value? We listened to a record last week and all the equipment running great.

This topic was for sure discussed here but everytime I found some new great albums to listen on mine system and really enjoyed, so put a few favourites. It can be production wise or based on musicianship and record quality that transform an emotion You get listening on Your system.
I will start with:

1. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
   
2. The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
   
3. Dire Straits - Communique
   
4. Miles Davis - E.S.P.
   
5. Tool - Ænima

Good day all! Very new to this interest and wanting to make a decision soon and highly considering a Mark Levinson 5802. I only stream and have no interest with turntables and the like. Do I need a streamer for this or can I play Qobuz/Tidal directly from my iOS app using my phone/ipad? Will plan on using a USB-C to USB-B connection to the USB input if it does work. Any input is much appreciated!