asctim
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| Soundstage and image height, does it exist? My understanding of human sound perception of height is that it occurs mostly in the pinnae, causing the tonal relations and phase relations to change at the eardrum. There are no timing or level differences that can give us height information so ... | |
| Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive? As someone who has made their own speakers and has worked for small companies that make things, I can see the where the cost comes from in a lot of high end products. The materials they work with, the complexity of design, and the level of finish ... | |
| What's the heaviest speaker you've ever owned? What's the tallest? My current speakers are the biggest and heaviest I've ever owned. They're 91" tall, and I forget the combined weight of each speaker stack but I believe it's around 600 pounds. These are modular stacks of mostly bass horn rather than solid monolit... | |
| Cable curmudgeon My system, being what it is, is very adequately served by inexpensive cables. A big issue for me has been bad connections between components and cables. As long as the contacts are all good I get the sound I want for cheap! My latest upgrade was c... | |
| How does cable construction affect sonic character? @chayro Interesting read. The part about different recording studios sounding different, even when they use the same microphones in the same hall, really resonates with me. In my youth, my classical CD collection was organized primarily by label... | |
| What is this term 'analytical' ? There are a lot of good answers on here that match my idea of analytical sound. Specifically too much highs at the expense of midrange tonality, and a lack of sense of musical rhythm and pace. The rhythm and pace part may have something to do with... | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? My dilemma was solved when I realized that I cannot always be carried away in bliss by music, no matter how good the sound quality is. | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? @denverfred 😂 | |
| How does cable construction affect sonic character? It's an interesting topic to me. It's almost like discussing religion with someone you don't share beliefs with. Our experiences inform our opinion. If a cable produces a different perceived sound effect than another cable, and both cables measure... | |
| How Electricity Actually Works @deludedaudiophile The wind does not spin the propeller, it moves the car whose wheels are connected to the propeller causing it to spin. I think that’s the key concept that allows the effect to happen. It still remains difficult for me to... | |
| I am so happy..... @mahgister But i never wanted to listen my favorite music WITHOUT an acoustical relative perfection learning stoically to deal with a low level quality sound ... i wanted audiophile relative top level experience...That was my goal...At the lo... | |
| I am so happy..... @mceljo I suspect that playing with different brands is similar to rolling tubes were the result can be "different" as much as "better" or "worse" in a lot of cases. I agree. Different but not necessarily better is something I’ve found freque... | |
| Better sound on rainy days? I've been thinking about this too! I can't say for sure if the sound is better or not when it's raining, but it does seem a little different. In my house I can hear the rain so it adds a sort of white noise to the background. I find I have the vol... | |
| Does Anyone Else Member the Golden Age of Audio Insults and Product Degradation? One that I heard was Junky But Loud (JBL). My JBL compression drivers have been performing admirably for years now, but I do recall when I first bought them they were plagued with metal shavings stuck in the gap, causing some bad response. I took ... | |
| Near field subs I think near field is the correct term. While it is common that far field will be multiple wavelengths away in the treble frequencies, this isn’t a defining rule. The primary requirement is that direct sound be highly dominant over the reflected a... |