asvjerry
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| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system Ideally....the GDP....On a practical level....what you can rationally spend...;) | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: @n80....You dau confused you with an 'audioperv', which likely exists Somewhere, seen @ trade shows with sweaty hands and barely disguised excitement....;)Lets' see....3 receivers, 3 TT, 2 stand-alone CD, 11 pairs speakers, 2 subs, 2 dedicated com... | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? A wristwatch?Quaint....in a world of 'personal wrist gadgets', something that just registers Time...? | |
| 100W, 200W, or 300W? One can always take the stance that ’too much is Never enough....'A pair of Crown PA amps, capable of running a kilowatt a side...Into a floor to ceiling line arrays, anchored into both....’Dropping the needle’ might break the windows, but Hey...N... | |
| Why perfect speakers dont exist the truth revealed ....hmmm, I think we've been up against this Great Wall of Sound before....Christo...no.Banksy, perhaps...Actually, I've thought of doing a dipole pair mounted on sheets of HardiePanel...but at least they'd be portable....A Sonic Stonehenge? Mmm... | |
| Anybody want a laugh? Yup, good for a grin at least....toss some meat into the cage and watch the fur fly over fluff...;)....but my popcorns' gone cold, so ciao' | |
| Why hasn’t B&W ever entered the ultra hi-end for speakers? Remember these? https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usedprice.com%2FItemImages%2Fimg25538_real.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usedprice.com%2Fitems%2Faudio%2Fbowers-and-wilkins%2Fspeaker%2Femphasis-5801.html&tbnid=Q_VpQz... | |
| Emotional rollercoaster noble Tim....*G*=Grin, as in not a *S*mile or a *L*augh.....It's OK....Old (age and era) previous 'webchatters' sometimes find emoji-speak time consuming....;)That, and they've made Tribbles look slow in reproduction.....I'm just obviously somewha... | |
| Why hasn’t B&W ever entered the ultra hi-end for speakers? ....be careful, or y'all might conjure the kenjit kuandry.....;) | |
| LP - first needle drop or 2nd or 3rd?? Why not go direct to a hard drive? Then you can dupe to CD, cassette, wax cylinder.....Just kidding on the last...;) | |
| Emotional rollercoaster *L*(sympathetic variant) @mid-fi-crisis...Your plantive post reminded me of a line in a concert vid I like...."They know what they want, but they don't know what is what.....it just sucks.....WT*!"One can spend phenominal $ 'chasing the spirit' o... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Oh, almost forgot....Save Yourself, Stabbing WestwardDon't use as a demo in a B&M.....;) Great basslines for the woofs.Again, played loud.... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? First sound, if a TT is up:Sweet Child, The Pentangle...just because it's one of the first albums I own....still 9/10, too. *S*Otherwise:Beat Box (Diversion One)....for the piano @ the end of it....The Holy Egoism of Genius....both of these: The A... | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? Well stated, mahlman & noble100 both....Can we all go home now? I've got some soldering to do on some speakers I built... | |
| Too good a post to waste jpwarren58 lives in an Interesting section of the eState....but does serve as an example of what happens when one mixes the Red & Blue pills...."Will Mr. Waite Godot come to the White Coutesty Telephone." |