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    The 67-year-old hearing test results! You need hearing aids.

    With my hearing aids the first thing I noticed was how much better music sounded. I've had hearing aids for years but this current pair is the first pair I will wear daily. Even with the extra processing(noise and distortion) of the hearing aids music sounds significantly better due to hearing...
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    Bi-amping, searching amp for low tones

    You really need to try different speakers. A different ss amp will likely have zero audible difference. You'll have to do your own research regarding damping factor to understand why.
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    Arendal 1723 Towers best amplifier

    I hope you don't think a different power amplifier is going to make some sort of significant improvement in sound quality. What you have is a receiver which has a power amplifier section in it which is decent. It would be helpful if you would describe what you're not happy with. Also you may...
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    “The Sensible Sound” magazine the ASR forum of pre-internet days?

    Julian stated in at least one issue that any products that they received were tested and performed poorly were simply returned to the manufacturer rather than waste space in the magazine.
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    JBL 4312M II 3-way Studio Monitor Review

    Remember it's all about synergy. Everybody here assumes from only a few little tests the speakers don't sound that good. It should be obvious they are grand children of the JBL L100's. All these speakers need is a good tube amp costing five figures and some good quality speaker cables like these...
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    YouTube cracks down on ad blockers

    Using Firefox and Adblocker Ultimate the ads are blocked. At first they weren't but after a few days they are gone.
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    Dennon x3300 vs x3700

    The reasoning is that at about 1.4 volts the preamp starts to clip in that receiver. However keep in mind that even at 2 volt output you're still only looking at about 73db sinad or about .03 THD+distortion. Unless you have amazing hearing ability it's very unlikely you're going to hear that...
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    Parasound 23+

    @Dallas2122 I'm curious as to the difference between the electrons going into the amplifer when using the stock power cord as opposed to the Pangea AC9-SE power cord for $300.00. If we measured the output of the Parasound amplifier using the two different power cords would there be any...
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    Rotel RB-1070 Amplifier Review

    @RenSong, Circuit breakers can wear out. If it is tripped much at all I'd just replace it. They don't cost much. If the new one trips get an electrician to your house and your amp checked out. Your amp shouldn't be tripping a breaker when turning it on. Wiring problems can be dangerous.
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    My system as of now or: My Hi Fi a series of compromises

    The Audyssey app is well worth the 20 dollars and is highly recommended.
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    Is it worth getting locking RCA cables?

    Regular RCA connectors work just fine. Save your money and yourself some grief. I also threw them away after the battle to get them off.
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    Class D Buckeye or Van Alstine M750, & a Bi-amping Question

    You should trust Monitor Audio. They are being honest with you. Unless you do active biamping you are just throwing your money away. I doubt you'd ever be able to notice the difference between 500wpc and 1000wpc. At max power you're looking at only 3db difference in loudness.
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    A Call For Humor!

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    Do solid state amplifiers not produce any even order harmonic distortion?

    Just like the title says. Also conversely do tube amplifiers produce any odd order harmonic distortion? Thanks
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    Hearing Aids and High Fidelity

    I'm very happy with mine. They're expensive though and I doubt you're going to get much for less than at least 3 or 4k but am not educated on other products. These are real world 5k and the frequency response is adjusted to my ear's frequency response. When adjusting the audiologist actually put...
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    (Poll) When did you start using a measurement mic to tune your room and system?

    I also had a Behringer deq2496 and an ECM8000 microphone in about 2005. I ended up selling it after a year or so because I coudn't leave it alone. I had a fully treated listening room and was much more happy. Now I use a Denon x3400 and the app and the sound quality is excellent even without...
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    Strategy for Modern --simple Old School CD Stereo

    If you're talking about designing your own speakers and building them please realize there is a LOT more to speaker design than it may appear. Do some research so you don't waste time and money because it's not easy.
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    McIntosh LB200 Light Box

    If you have one of these can you brag to your friends how much you spent on an empty box?
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    Do you mostly use CD/DVD or streaming for music?

    I listen to music on thrumb drives ripped from cd's. Unless I listen to music on the hard drive on my laptop that is. Haven't touched a cd in a long time.
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