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Paul McGowen shares a story about Mike Moffat
I thought cables don't matter?
Paul McGowen shares a story about Mike Moffat
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Welcome back!Hi guys, I'm back. Thanks for noticing me. <g>
Yessir, you are absolutely correct, and the Tyren never even get warm. The 804 D3s can be a bit bright, but I'm taming that with 1.) careful speaker positioning, 2.) room treatments and 3.) Loki Max (when all else fails).
Also I can not stress the value of well-placed room treatments. I usually run with four ASC 16x3 TubeTraps; 2 in the corners behind the speakers and subs, and two of them positioned against the room's sidewalls at the speaker's first reflection point. I pulled them out of main listening room last weekend while cleaning, and the sound went to hell immediately. The bass got boomy and the midrange got congested. The high-end sparkle and "air" that this this system normally delivers simply collapsed.
It sounded like the room suddenly got 2 feet narrower. Why? In my experience, the TubeTraps don't just cancel boom, but they also add apparent "air" to the room through careful (rotational) alignment of their treble-range diffuser side. Simply turning the traps to align the diffuser-side makes my room sound "wider". (of course... YMMV)
I put them back in their places and... wow. Back to sounding great!
I wouldn't have believed any of this if I hadn't heard it. I couldn't believe the difference. But I digress. I have a lot of pages to get through!
I got in at $499. It was well worth it. I probably wouldn't do $830. But that is me and my spending habits.$830 for a lifetime subscription is definitely a big up-front ask - basically paying for 5.5 years straight up, but then it's free after that, I guess. That's a long-game move...
Roon Arc seems very cool though I'm sure it'd be downsampling any DSD files I'd want to make mobile, yeah?
.... also keeps ornery tubes in the sockets ....I used that on the inside, it helps keep the wires and cat fur in place.![]()
Within reason.
I thought cables don't matter?
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.... try running the audio system without them ....
I thought cables don't matter?
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$830 for a lifetime subscription is definitely a big up-front ask - basically paying for 5.5 years straight up, but then it's free after that, I guess. That's a long-game move...
Roon Arc seems very cool though I'm sure it'd be downsampling any DSD files I'd want to make mobile, yeah?
Pffft.No thanks to the lifetime or monthly subscription. I'm not going to renew Audirvana when it come sup for renewal next year either. I recently bought a WiiM Pro that connects to the DLNA server on my NAS, and its phone/iPad app works flawlessly. I'll pick up another WP for my headphone stack and I'm set for playing my local library. Apple music handles my streaming needs, and I have a M1 Mac Mini and an iPad in my main listening stacks for that purpose.
Yeah, the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic app is perfectly fine for accessing my library now, and besides, I already have too many subscriptions as it is - Qobuz, Apple Music, and I'm still holding onto Spotify because my kids are too enmeshed in it with our Family Plan. I'm not going to force them out of something they're familiar with just because I personally loath the company.No thanks to the lifetime or monthly subscription. I'm not going to renew Audirvana when it come sup for renewal next year either. I recently bought a WiiM Pro that connects to the DLNA server on my NAS, and its phone/iPad app works flawlessly. I'll pick up another WP for my headphone stack and I'm set for playing my local library. Apple music handles my streaming needs, and I have a M1 Mac Mini and an iPad in my main listening stacks for that purpose.
Yeah, the Cambridge Audio StreamMagic app is perfectly fine for accessing my library now, and besides, I already have too many subscriptions as it is - Qobuz, Apple Music, and I'm still holding onto Spotify because my kids are too enmeshed in it with our Family Plan. I'm not going to force them out of something they're familiar with just because I personally loath the company.
Usually for me it is sport subscriptions so I can see all IU and NFL games but I stop those when the seasons are over. I keep getting a subscription to Cat Chronicles and no matter how many times I stop it, there it is again.I'm looking closely at all my subs to see what can be gotten rid of. They're death by 1000 paper-cuts. Software subscriptions get under my skin like no other. Video streaming services have lost their value now that they're being enshittified with ads, substantial price increases, shady practices (looking at you, Amazon), reductions in what's available in their libraries, and general "we have you hooked, now for the rent-taking and gouging". The land-grab time is over for streaming. Now it's all about "shareholder value" and bonuses for the executive teams.
Usually for me it is sport subscriptions so I can see all IU and NFL games but I stop those when the seasons are over. I keep getting a subscription to Cat Chronicles and no matter how many times I stop it, there it is again.![]()