asvjerry
Responses from asvjerry
| Newbie help - Building a system from scratch @swissified, welcome to The Journey. *S* (Mind the rocks 'n roots in the trial, I mean, trail....;)...)Suggestion on the Spouse Approval on speakers...-A clear picture(s) of the preffered speaker(s).-A tape measure; obvious function. ;)-Ideally: O... | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? @kennyc....*L* And that's about as 'neutral' as they get. ;)Oh, as for 'natural' sounding speakers....Which is more 'natural'; the songbird in the backyard tree, or a recording of said bird? This shouldn't be a hard one to answer.... | |
| What have you been working on in 2020? *L* While most have has to suffer under C19 isolation, our/my occupation has continued unabated. I have finally built the 'audio only' 'puter that had been in stasis for too long and integrated it into my....well, it acts like and sounds like a... | |
| USB sucks If USB sucks, why haven't you gone totally optical? | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? 'Reference.''Neutral.'Hmmm...probably 2 of the words that have spawned more posts, prose, positions, posturing, and downright donneybrooks imho in the relatively short time I've skulted about 'here'. That is, IF we ignore IC's, speaker cables, eq... | |
| something is not right here and it's on purpose!!! When you realize nothing makes sense, it All makes sense. ;)"Something's happening here and you don't know what it is....do you, Mr. Jones.""There is no You, there is only ME." (Only, NIN)...et cetera, ad infinitum, as nauseum, et al....Play extre... | |
| Hopelessly Confused I'll agree with @zavato ....the bulk of ones' listening, unless you've a tendency to loosen sheetrock screws, is done at less than 1 wrms. It's only the peaks and lower bass that demand the power of higher wattage...Mho, handing the lower bass of... | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: ...AAnnd, I 'do this' Just to mess with the 'oversee-ers', who are stuck with trying to determine IF I'm:- Attacking Someone (no)- Obscure profanity (no)- Engaging in 'fringe humor' (Yes)- "Jerking EVERONE'S chain".....Someone ought to....;)@ geof... | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/humor/snl-just-released-every-appearance-of-bill-hader-as-stefon-ever/ar-BBWw642 ...always sounded more interesting than the bus tours to me.... | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: When you post things like:"Is there any reason a pair of these MLs': https://www.martinlogan.com/en/product/illusion-esl-c34a ...act as a decent pair of speakers in their own way. They've got Everything; self-powered with 'designed for' amplifi... | |
| Can speakers be my spirit guides??? Of course it is....placing your totems in their proper relationships for the ceremonies that consecrate the space.....As you arrange the ritual icons (acoustic treatments, et all...) the shrine becomes more important to attain the full resolution ... | |
| Is Wife Acceptance Factor (WAF) sexist? @mewsickbuff....*G* +1I'm fortunate....my f/m spouse likes my hobby overall. But when it comes time to 'integrate' it into a main living area we both agree that it shouldn't need to hide, nor clash."Can we get some outdoor speakers?" (She garden... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? Letting go of items that now I wish I hadn't....But what makes sense @ one point becomes senseless later, but one has to live thru that sort of thing to find out... ;)Oh, well....Another Miserable Day In Paradise....*L* | |
| Tekton speakers with Ribbon / AMT ?? I've had the 'large' Heil AMTs' for quite some time now, keeping them 'fused' so exuberance doesn't create fails. The fact they're dipoles does require treating them as such...Finding woofers that can keep pace with them is an issue. Smaller woo... | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? *L* I'll Be Back. (...channeling The Arnold @ his low-key best....)@wolfie62 has thrown down a gauntlet I just can't ignore....;)Please Stand By.... |