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If you want lame advice DON'T do this!

Have you ever seen a member ask for advice about their system and don't understand why they need to make a change? Mistakes in this hobby are generally expensive. Does a list of components tell you how they sound together as a system? No Does a picture of a room tell you how the system sounds in the room? No. Think about the dollars that have been flushed away because the problem was the room and no matter what you stick in there or how much it cost it won't git er done. A flat in room frequency response is a starting point before changing anything. So, why don't more people post measurements when asking for advice? If you want lame advice DON'T post your system in your profile. If you want good advice post your system and a pic. If you want excellent advice include your in room FR measurements (which almost all modern receivers provide or REW can do for free). 

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mapman
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It’s all good fun but in terms of results, the problem occurs when people have big goals but no interest in learning how to get there effectively as needed.

 

But again its just a hobby not something both critical to society as a whole and complex, like understanding global warming, so as long as people enjoy their ride its all good and we all will be OK in the end........or will we??

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mapman
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It’s always a good idea to NOT make recommendations without knowing more about the context in which the recommended component will be operating.

I agree the result can often be money wasted, depending on exactly how one goes about it. The main thing is to buy things that can be returned or resold cost effectively if needed because you never know for sure until its operating in YOUR room.

Given that, the smart thing for even high end affectionados to do is try less costly products that have good chance of doing the job well first before trying to go for broke.  You can always make a change as needed.  Otherwise you may be spending a lot for something that might have been achieved for much less.

How many here actually do that?  Don't know except that I do.

 

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