agwca
Responses from agwca
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS If it moves me emotionally and I like it...fine. When I was first getting into this hobby and visiting music stores (decades ago), I appreciated the staff that would let me play my music on the equipment I wanted to compare in my price range and ... | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? I once thought about this as a business model but so many scams out there, considerations about equipment getting returned in working condition, etc. I kind of wish there was enough interest in audio that say, a music museum could pop up with li... | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? Can we? Yup. Do we?... | |
| What would you save in a fire? Well, if just enough time TSMA...me. Then my laptop. If I had warning and could only fit enough in my vehicle, my business gear, audio equipment, media, some clothes (better stuff), some food, etc. Most would be left behind. Starting to downs... | |
| Beware, scammers everywhere I have purchased 3 items at an online audio site and recently made my first sale. Not having feedback makes one hesitate and it takes time to get established, particularly if one does not buy/sell alot of items. Next I will be selling my larger ... | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. All the speakers I have had sounded pretty much similar enough whether angled or not and long ago I became accustomed to keeping speakers firing straight ahead. Any differences seemed too small to get excited about. My rooms have typically been ... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato Probably so many good artists worldwide whose music many of us never hear. So much out there which astounds once heard. The trick is finding it and listening. | |
| Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems? Yep. | |
| To Fritz, Quicksilver, and all the exceptional makers trying to get the word out I was a hair length away from purchasing a Fritz Carbon 7 SE MKII before leaving for TG holiday out of town and found a heavily discounted demo Audel Magika MKII made in Sicily similarly by a 1 man operation. The birch plywood quasi transmission-... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? It's still a fun way to explore music in a tactile sense. I don;t do vinyl but buy/sell it to help fund hobby. Next up will be streaming and probably hesitated to now for lack of understanding enough of the tech to make informed purchase decisio... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh Thx, will probably start streaming soon. Keep the favorite and often played discs and sell off the rest. Would also make a room more friendly rather than looking like Steve G's place. Don't know how he lives like that. Going to be one heck of ... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh Not all CDs sound like crap. Some are really well recorded for the format intended. But I prefer physical media myself. But will likely add streaming sometime. Only have so much time in the day to listen. More important things to do in life. | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! So happy I like CDs. Next up probably streaming. Simplicity. | |
| Hegel H120 or H190 I have the Hegel h160 and found it to be a very good performer. The h190 made changes to the pre section I believe adding an additional power supply, supposedly tweaked bass response for listening at lower SPLs but I can't definitively say which ... | |
| Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? Lots of good used integrated amps and if the price is right, both buyer and seller will benefit. Hegel has alot of used but has sold alot too. Typically a good amp. Just buy right. |