akaim8
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| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? my biggest realization was, when I played a dual monoblock, single ended pentode stereo amp, through big 3-ways speakers, with high sensitivity rating, and the speakers were 28 feet apart, and on 6 foot high shelves in the corners of my 14' x 28' ... | |
| Any other lone audiophiles here? I was a lone audio nut for decades. lately I just don't have time for it, other priorities.the further down the audiophile road you go, the more of a shut-in you become, because you have to sit inside your house all day to enjoy it. | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? the no. 1 thing hurting the hobby, is a lack of good quality new music to listen to.let’s face it, all the legendary musical superstars are either dead, or so old they can’t produce anymore. all that’s left is the rolling stones touring singing th... | |
| The most important factor in soundstage imaging hope this isn’t a repeat, but I’ve found the most important factor that really kicked open the soundstage in my system, was placing speakers 28 feet apart, and 6 feet high in corners of room. the listening room is 28 x 14 feet, and the speakers on... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD in the case where a listener prefers digital to analog, most likely it’s because the listener cannot discern and hear the holes in the sound that exist with digital. in that case, stick with digital. if you have really good ears, then nothing but ... | |
| What is the best way to tame a slightly bright speaker? best way to tame a bright speaker, is with a true analog source, preferably tape. 1/4" tape at 3.75 IPS will tame any bright speaker, or if you prefer 7.5 IPS. | |
| HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ??? great OP. it's the time of the year for one thing. I see the thread started in July, summer sales are slow. from June until December, not a good time to sell actually. January until May is the hot months to sell.another thing is this, I have t... | |
| Tried tubes and LOVED it, now what? Hi all, I had Solid state all my life until I bought a used integrated tubes amp Cayin a88-T for $1,000 and love it to death, but after few years, now what? I’m Thinking of movng up the chain but not sure where to go. Most of my speakers are books... | |
| Beware the audio guru the OP speaks very wise words. I'll never forget the incident about 10 years ago, a self-proclaimed guru was proclaiming how great his McIntosh amp sounded. yes, it did sound good. but it didn't sound $5000 good. it actually didn't image or so... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( let's face it, with time the great sounding old designs become progressively more obsolescent, and to keep paying higher and higher prices for them becomes foolish. they must have a distinct investor grade quality to keep climbing in value, i.e. ... | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? the only monoblock amps worth building, would be a 300B or 2A3, and the answer is NO, it's not cheap. sure it would have a "budget"- and it would be a high one cost-wise. | |
| Huey Lewis diagnosed with Meniere's disease I've had a mild to moderate case of Meniere's for the past 20+ years, what it does is gives you some weird inner ear ringing/noise, and dizziness due to affecting the balance canals in your ear. but I was and am still able to listen to music no p... | |
| Speaker recomendation any mid-fi to high-end 3-way speakers with 15" woofers and a bass reflex port, will suffice. I’ve tried other variations such as smaller 2-way boutique speakers with smaller 8", 10", 12" speakers and no bass port, and no midrange- they make the hi... | |
| Stand mount loudspeakers stand mount is a great idea, anything you can do to lift up the soundstage off the floor, greatly improves sound. I built corner shelves for my 3 way speakers w/15" woofers and bass reflex ports, and epiphany struck- WOW- the soundstage is huge, w... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( reason sales are soft ?? true audiophiles are slowly becoming extinct. I grew up listening to vinyl and analog tape since I was 5 years old, now I’m 56 and the formats are ingrained in my psyche. my son is 19 and listens to everything on his Iphon... |