Recent content by giocap

Thanks, rothwells go for 70+ shipping here, i am hoping somebody can report a positive experience with a cheaper model....

Agreed... those switches introduce unneeded complexity. Can't find rothwells fore less than 70eur here in italy.... this "should" be an easy device.... does anybody have positive experiences with a cheaper brand?

I purchased 2 zerozone S1000W CLASS D monoblock power amps. Love them, great detail and dynamics. Unfortunately i live in an appartment, and my preamplifier now must be set at 15-20% volume, to get my usual normal listening volume. At 40% volume my walls shake. I sincerely believe my woofers...

Update. I did not buy an integrated amp. I purchased 2 zerozone S1000W CLASS D monoblock power amps. i use the dac as a "preamp" for volume control and input selection. Oh. My. God https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOScfps I thought going with cheap chinese class d monoblocks was a bit crazy and i...

All black pasta with squid including ravioli is delicious. And expensive too, for pasta at least.

Had to look it up. Yes it would do a better job. But why not use 4 4ohm speakers with this View: https://youtu.be/2roV1vJKRTE On 24/7 loop with volume maxed out? I mean, less trouble with the secret service.

Not all A-SX01 are created equal. The a-s201 is really the baby of the family and is rated for 1 pair of 8 ohm speakers or 2 pairs of 16 ohm. I know it wont die on me especially at my moderate volumes. But i do want each speaker to have good power to control the sound , watts isnt only "volume"...

I want musicians to make money. I really do. Especially old musicians that can't tour anymore, but the entire situation is a mess. I'm off topic, but i WANT to be respectful of the law. And i hate the dependency streaming creates. Fustration is the correct word. For now, i just have a bookshelf...

/solved

Smackd I feel pain for the records. Am i exaggerating or did these systems really damage the media?

So true. An unenforceable law is a bad law. Enforcing this would also be tremendously costly and invasive. Example i have a cd. I can make a flac and copy it on my computer. But my sister cannot copy it on her computer. But i can , press play on my computer and make her hear it. She can borrow...

Yeah, to each their own , i got a little judgmental there. Already posted a sort of retraction above. I'm just fiscally prudent and owning a 5k stereo and 10k in records as most of your wealth is inconceivable to *me*.

I may be an absolutist. And of course who am i to tell people how to live? I have a 800$ system, and i come here to learn, expecting to enter the 2k range soon, because i like how a better stereo sounds. But in my view it is responsible because i can afford it. Some people put 50% of their net...

Definetly true.... "diminishing returns" may not be appropriate. This is not a quantitative evaluation it's qualitative. If you measure things , however you do that, you will see little improvements in the 10k area, BUT in terms of experience, for some that little bump might be extraordinary...

25k is definetly asymptotic diminishing returns territory. UNLESS. that 25k thing does something to your ears you cannot explain. It is not even scientific, it's emotional. One could have the same thing happen with a 500$ device! If you fall in love with a 25k hifi, and NOTHING else would...