4krowme
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| Listening to music I don’t particularly like For me, this is really a 'to each his own' case as the audio hobby in general. I have gritted my teeth at someones new toy when I worked at a local college. Dam, the kid was so impressed by his new ear buds, what was I going to say? He loved them... | |
| Listening to music I don’t particularly like It's a crap shoot folks. Sometimes I talk to people that I don't like and regret it. Unfortunately they can't be turned off as easily as Stereo. Switch the station man. But don't we do it with audio anyway? I mean I will listen to 'Deep Tracks" on... | |
| Schiit Sol turntable owners out there? This has a parallel. Why are so many speaker designs bass reflex? It should answer itself. If I had a pet peeve, it would be that every year, the audio industry turns out one rectangular black box after another announcing a ’sleek, sexy unit’. New... | |
| Schiit Sol turntable owners out there? No doubt, I will probably end up owning more than one TT. I have to admit, I like the idea of getting something to sound it's best. OTOH, I also like to be able to just sit back and listen to a good recording. Mood dependant I guess. | |
| Schiit Sol turntable owners out there? My unofficial understanding is that the SOL will no longer be. Parts accessibiity being one of the culprits, and the company itself biting off more than they could chew. My guess is that there will be some similar model that comes outwith a supply... | |
| Schiit Sol turntable owners out there? By luck, I just got a SOL this week. Yes it was used, and for $500 the price was right. When it arrived, there were a few things that I needed to do. First off as stated in the ad, one of the tonearm leads was broken. Since the tonearm is so acces... | |
| Gamut Lobster Chair I use a leather couch to listen from, but am very aware of the reflections that it adds when I rest my head against the back cushion. Sometimes it can be beneficial to my hearing, though far from perfect. Sometimes I will put a thin fabric pillow ... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? Let's see, we have a great car (Turntable). Now lets pick the tires that should go on it (cartridge). Finally, what road/track will you choose to drive it on (record album). It matters doesn't it? God forbid, you buy a 4 wheel drive Jeep and expec... | |
| Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why? It was eyebrow raising to read one article after another with Michael Fremer's power troubles in Stereophile. I wasn't at all surprised that he found what he did as technitians, electricians and more investigated his house power starting from th... | |
| Ridiculous assertions that someone is being ripped off or conned Truth or dare. That is the question. Let me say that when I am reading a customer's experience with a product, there is plenty of doubt on both sides. Yes, there are those trying to get rich quick. Then there is a consumer who has poor knowledge a... | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? Well, the one piece that I have that is vintage is a Carver C-9 Sonic Hologram unit. I treasure it mostly because out of all the fancy stuff made after it, I have found nothing that I like better. It is important to keep these units healthy by at ... | |
| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? Chorus, I like the buy headphones tip. It eliminates the room problem, and presents a totally new experience for music. I don't use them often, but am very happy have them at hand. | |
| old console stereos with new electronics? I can't say that it was the best system that I ever owned, but it was the first real stereo that my parents were going to throw away because it was broke. IIRC, it was an RCA or maybe GE console. The repair that I did was a simple connection. Lat... | |
| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? Glad to say that most of the responses here are good ones. So often with audio, we simply have to deal with what we are dealt for listening. In your case, you have two issues. I agree very much with getting things right from a listening perspect... | |
| Rock musicians with musical education. Billy Joel was not one of my favorites back in the day, but then a friend of mine played a CD of piano music that BJ wrote. More impressed with that than anything that I ever heard him play before. I guess it would be in the classical genre. wh... |