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| The Magnificent Magnepan 30.7 speakers....wait, I don’t like planars! Haven't heard the 30.7 yet, but I love the 3.7 and 20.7. It is true that all 3 of those models require a good-sized room. The beauty of Maggies is that if you have a smaller room... there are smaller Maggies which will integrate better... and so... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense 'Clearthink', you need a new handle. Or do you mean that you clearly think you know more than you do? Do you understand that identifying that source would embarrass him, undermine his product and ruin their relationship?Nevermind, enjoy your ign... | |
| SACD @Elizabeth , I'm really sorry that you haven't heard how good SACD can sound. I'm really perplexed when you say that SACDs lack air and ambience. I've found just the opposite, that a well mastered SACD gives me room ambience that even the best C... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense Clearthink - Where do you get off calling Roger Skoff a liar? Do you know him? I DO, and he's honest as the day is long. If Roger said he had that conversation, he did.Fleschler - On the "audio jewelry" subject, I know from other dealers & ... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense @AMG56 - Sorry for the late reply. I don't visit these forums every day.I get everything you wrote. Like you, I appreciate live music and that is the sound I'm trying to achieve at home, essentially to enhance my emotional connection to the musi... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense Geoffkait wrote..."it appears the most vociferous, outspoken and persistent skeptics and anti tweakers are the very same ones who frequently report getting no results"BINGO! And those people have a point - sort of. They don't hear results, so th... | |
| Carver Amazing Line Source Speakers Ozzy, I have heard the Carver ALS twice, and they are... well, amazing. They create a realistically-sized and enveloping soundstage, and image precisely within that environment.I understand that comment about image height. If you sit way too clos... | |
| How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle... More to the point... Why do you folks avoid answering questions about your hobby & your systems? Are you too busy - or too good - to deal with the uninformed masses??I am just the opposite. If someone expresses interest, I'll answer any ques... | |
| How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle... I'm all against arguments & trolling on these threads. But I honestly will not miss Supertweak's paranoia and hyper-sensitivity. When he wants to write about audio more than about himself and his hurt feelings, he's welcome back. | |
| SACD Generally, you are right. In most cases, an SACD will give you a more realistic soundstage and better instrumental timbres. This is especially true if the SACD was made from a very good analog or DSD master.Unfortunately, there are some SACDs wh... | |
| Beware the audio guru Wait... there is one more thing.Since we've touched on science & Buddhism, here's an anecdote told by the Dalai Lama...Traditional Buddhism teaches that the moon is lit from within. As a young boy, the Dalai Lama was very interested in astron... | |
| Beware the audio guru Thanks to Cleeds for this topic. Also love the first posts from teo_audio & Whart.Guys (and gals) please don't make this into measurement vs. listening. That's not the OP's topic.Supertweak, get off it, man. This thread is not here for you t... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense Good topic by the OP and an unusually civil discussion! Thanks to all of you for that I agree with the OP on many points, but let me add a few on what I've found matters most (at least, to me)...1. Recording quality (regardless of format) is es... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! Don't folks ever get tired of complaining about the cost of high-end audio? I absolutely agree that some prices are extravagant, and that great sound can be had at a relative bargain by taking the time to audition gear and find components (and acc... | |
| Which CD Player? Talk Electronics or Shigaraki? Just my opinion, but the best bargain CDP I’ve heard is made by Jolida - about $1K and has a tubed output stage. If you can go to $3500, I’d recommend the Modwright/Sony XA5400ES. Dan Wright’s mods make this (already great-sounding) player ’world... |