Recent content by Mikem53
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"Emotionally Engaging"
I become emotionally engaged with the music first. Be it in my head, car or at my work desk. Then I try to bring the best from it with my rig by making the music an “experience”. An experience that keeps me coming back for more. I also seem to prefer sitting at home listening in my private venue...- Mikem53
- Post #59
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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What is your ambient room spl level?
Lol.. they measure and judge 6 figure audio systems all the time on here with less.. Maybe if I compress my ambient sound through YouTube it will be more accurate- Mikem53
- Post #60
- Forum: Acoustics and Room EQ Forum
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What is your ambient room spl level?
Quiet out here in the countryside.. No HVAC running, home alone, nothing unplugged. I made all the noise try to hold and hit start on the iPad- Mikem53
- Post #58
- Forum: Acoustics and Room EQ Forum
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Beyond Turntables-Micro Seiki SZ-1t, SX-8000II & SX-8000
That TT setup is stunning ! Looks and sound ! Enjoy ! Beautiful room..- Mikem53
- Post #106
- Forum: David Karmeli Discusses 5 Reference Turntables Forum
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Beyond Turntables-Micro Seiki SZ-1t, SX-8000II & SX-8000
WAF = Wife Acceptence Factor or What Audio Fund?- Mikem53
- Post #105
- Forum: David Karmeli Discusses 5 Reference Turntables Forum
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What Do We Mean By "Resolution"?
Lol.. Whatever.. you have fun with your word games and judgements.. So many words and nothing said.. Enjoy!- Mikem53
- Post #221
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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What Do We Mean By "Resolution"?
That depends, is this just an idea of yours or a WBF ideology- Mikem53
- Post #214
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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What Do We Mean By "Resolution"?
When I answered your rhetorical questions, I knew I was going down a rabbit hole, yet it was my actual experience’s I was speaking from, not just an “ idea “ but rather a proven ideology by many. Nelson Pass comes to mind. His whole First Watt business effort is based on the “Less is More”...- Mikem53
- Post #212
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Pass Lab owners - Check in!
Thanks for the response. Sounds like a great system.. Enjoy !- Mikem53
- Post #303
- Forum: Pass Labs Preamplifier, Power amplifier & Speaker Forum
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Pass Lab owners - Check in!
Why are you replacing the XP22 ? I recently replaced mine as well, was a better match with the XA25 than my current amp.- Mikem53
- Post #301
- Forum: Pass Labs Preamplifier, Power amplifier & Speaker Forum
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What Do We Mean By "Resolution"?
Which is why I stated the less “I” muck with things.. not you or Harry, joe or fred. Yes I was quite the opposite of a reductionist for most of my life. I had a large system in a large room filled with some Nice gear and was forever tweaking and replacing. I spent a lot of money to learn that...- Mikem53
- Post #205
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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QSA : My take on their expensive products
I applaud @CKKeung for him being open minded and always trying new things and sharing his experiences with the community ! I don’t venture out as far as many do on here when it comes to this level of esoteric devices. Always learning and being amazed at what’s out there..- Mikem53
- Post #29
- Forum: Audio Tweaks Forum
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What Do We Mean By "Resolution"?
The less I muck with the source signal, the more resolving my system becomes without being artificially accurate. Lower Noise , distortion, etc.. is easier to achieve with less than to remedy it by actively counteracting it in some overly complicated way.. The less is more approach to audio has...- Mikem53
- Post #202
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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QSA : My take on their expensive products
The magic must Be in those little colored stickers.. nice find, a 10 pack too !- Mikem53
- Post #25
- Forum: Audio Tweaks Forum
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Zero Distortion: Tango Time
@Tango posted a video of applewood road, Sad little tune, that really sounded wonderful ! Made me take notice of how good his system is and how well recorded the LP was. It sounded very vibrant and alive In spite of YouTube‘s compression, etc… I could tell he was playing it fairly loud. My...- Mikem53
- Post #3,841
- Forum: General Analog Audio Forum
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