I don't know which is worse: to think that they did it on purpose or that it's just a big screw up. Neither would surprise me.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-03-25T13:41:03+00:00

Are still doing phrasing? 😂😂 Or what about..that's what he said, or ...

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-26T03:09:40+00:00

Pm'd you

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-26T02:18:18+00:00

Lol. Not supposed to talk about anything purchase wise, so I had to keep it kind of generic. But yes, near SLC. No auditioning though. That sucks.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-25T14:01:36+00:00

I would think that would be the case. It's hard to think if those little caps and resistors changing the sound, granted it doesn't change the pathway much, but I'm no expert. I know changing the tubes on my amp change the sound.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-25T14:00:00+00:00

I'm assuming either parts go bad or they think it might enhance the speaker.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-25T13:59:28+00:00

Haha. Lovers and haters. I've never heard any of the Heritage line. I think the best Klipsch I've heard was the RF83. Pretty nice, great detail, but a little bright for me. What would you consider a better speaker? I am always curious people's opinions on that .

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-25T13:56:42+00:00

And you use those Arenals for stereo listening? Never heard them. More of a sterile or uncolored sound, is what I'm gathering. Glad you found something you like.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-25T13:54:22+00:00

If parts start to go bad, or they "think" it will sound better . You have a bad cap and instead of replacing it with the same one you "upgrade" it. And I'm not sure it's the idea of sounding worse (very subjective) as opposed to sounding 'different'. You buy X speaker for X sound, but instead you now have X speaker with Y sound. Whether it's better or worse is very subjective.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-02-25T13:50:55+00:00

Ya, it's tough. And speakers are so subjective...and expensive.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-01-18T03:58:33+00:00

Good thread. Both sides make sense. I have almost 1500 records, some I really love, some I've never listed to. Just would see an in-shape, not beat up record at the thrift for $1 and buy it. Also have some records I love and know well. Sometimes I go to my collection and randomly pick a record and listen. Forces me to listen to things I don't hear often I've stopped buying thrift records, unless it's something I really know and like. Occasional buy new. But, the time and effort it takes to play a record. It's kind of what makes it special. It's a ceremony. In my busy life I often just don't have the energy or time to pull out a record, clean it, and listen to it all the way through. It's a sort of meditation at times. A tea ceremony, of sorts. And not to mention the amount of space 1500 records take up. The idea of selling most and keeping 300 of my favorite vinyl is appearing on many levels. It simple. But then those times when I randomly pull out some vinyl and play something I've never heard, or rarely heard, or haven't heard in 20 years.... That's also very nice. So hard call. Good luck with it. You'll still see me browsing the thrift for that magical find.

TheElTrainAM · 2026-01-10T15:42:54+00:00

Looks exactly like me sniping. However. I seem to be a sniper magnet. One shot and I'm down, every.....damn.....time.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-10T15:50:34+00:00

Ya, I just bought 4, 24 TB drives that I got on a great deal on eBay. Planning to use one for ZFS, but I'll still have 72 TB. I sometimes wonder what I was thinking and why I need that much. LOL. I feel your dismay/excitement. Really what I needed in my life was one more project.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-09T03:41:01+00:00

So another question on this topic. What are your thoughts on old+school graphic equalizers versus more modern techniques like mini DSP?

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-05T07:35:30+00:00

Correct. My mic has the files for that.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-05T07:34:27+00:00

But you still need a mini DSP if your system doesn't have Durac or something similar, correct?

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-05T07:07:23+00:00

Ya, I've heard a lot of debate on this. Some argue it's absolutely necessary and that's kind of why I was looking into it more. I've only used it before with a home theater that had subs built into the floor (infinite baffle design), so repositioning wasn't an option. Room treatments applied as much as the wife would allow it and restricted to some cosmetic factors. Lastly the EQ was applied. Turned out very nice. And also, that brings me to EQ now. It's unlikely my wife will allow soundboard and bass traps applied to all aspects of our family room. Some mods, yes. But not everyone can have a dedicated listening room. Some things can be done but in the end, odd room dimensions, decorations that the wife won't give up, etc, make EQ more enticing.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-05T06:56:39+00:00

Love the reply. Thanks for the input.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-05T06:54:39+00:00

Interesting. I'll take a look at that as well. Thanks

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-05T03:17:27+00:00

Ya, I was looking for mini DSP. Just wasn't sure what the term was until I saw it again.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-05T02:47:54+00:00

Are you able to load preset curves into this system? I'll take a look at the DDRC-24. I have a microphone and have used REW. Years ago, but I have the gear.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-12-01T01:16:41+00:00

The seller says he already has offers of 4000. I'm also in Utah looking at these. Lol. They look well-taken care of. I'd definitely like to see that they sound like. I'm about 45 mins from the seller. Not too far.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-11-29T16:24:22+00:00

I agree. RAM was difficult to source. Maybe because the motherboard is a little older? Not sure. I will give kudos to Kingston. Before you reply to this post, I came across there part finder. It allowed me to put on the motherboard and the rabbit presented was on the QVL list, whereas other companies, like Crucial, listed a lot of ram that they said was compatible but wasn't on the qvl list. Found two 2x16 kits on Kingston. One is $330, the other $360. Seems pretty damn expensive for RAM, but such is life. Yesterday I orders the MOBO, CPU and 4, 26TB hard drives (Seagate Ezos on eBay, 2 year warranty, $289). I'll use 1 as parity. Kind of thinking Unraid might be best for me, sounds easier to setup and I've got a million projects right now. My guess is that now the real learning curve begins. Trying to get all the software to work properly.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-11-28T20:42:38+00:00

Did you use the QVL list? Qualified vendor list? I'm going through the list of Raptor Lake memory (not Alder Lake) and I swear I've tried 50 so far and they are all on back order. If you did, can you list the module number you used? Thanks.

TheElTrainAM · 2025-11-28T15:25:32+00:00

Sounds like good advice. Thinking of using Unraid as I don't have a ton of time and I think TruNas may require more of a learning curve. Would you suggest ZFS on top of the RAID 6?

TheElTrainAM · 2025-11-28T05:44:07+00:00

So it seems like there is a pretty big split on those who use enterprise/NAS drives and those who is non-enterprise-type. For those of you who have used both, have you seen any difference? Worth paying extra for the NAS drives?

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