asvjerry
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| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? "Meanwhile, back on the ranch....."While y’all are having such a Wonderful Ses’, picking @ each other in such a thoughtful way....*wry glance*....Have a sneer @ what’s now tempting the non-solder/build/test crowd. ;)Taking a straw poll on which co... | |
| Musings from old school on High Fidelity Ah....*S* https://www.tannoy.com/ Long ago, and still Now. Good.....;) | |
| Newbie to the awesome audiophile world @retsameht01....You've already received enough advice for a lifetime. ;)Take you time, and some music (cds') with you.Leave your wallet in the car to minimize rash moves.Spend more time listening to the equipment vs. the salesperson.Nothing is Per... | |
| Musings from old school on High Fidelity 'Tannoy'.....wasn't that a line of speakers long ago? *S* | |
| Musings from old school on High Fidelity @tannoy56....Agreed. I've come to equate that balance to watching someone walking a slackline vs. a tightrope...The latter allows for a relatively consistent 'base' on which to tread.The former, which I consider the 'line' (which is more of a str... | |
| I have only come here seeking knowledge... Oh, btw....Coming here for knowledge is sometimes asking for a drink.......and getting hit with a firehose....;)Cheers, J | |
| I have only come here seeking knowledge... @lewm, that could be one answer, but there appears to be 'ho's' all over the board on that.Personal stuff is running on 2 different circuits here; both with 'upstream' GFCI's. For a time I had an annoying 'background' *hmmmmm* that started a ques... | |
| DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity Personally, I like the fan aimed @ the amps' tubes....*S* | |
| Musings from old school on High Fidelity "...and Heaven is in your mind...."It still comes to what constitutes one's Heaven, and the ways and means one applies to attain It...There seems (mho) to be a 'doubt' function in play....I doubt my speakers are reproducing what they should....I w... | |
| I have only come here seeking knowledge... ....unless it's a finished basement....then the above may not apply....If it's a Finnish basement, the stairs must be rather long... | |
| I have only come here seeking knowledge... *G* Like the Firesign Theatre once noted, "There's a Seeker born every minute...." But that's beside the point...;)Another thing to consider, since you've located in the basement...Fluorescent lights don't necessarily have to be on the same circu... | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. If your cats' urine was acid enough to etch a circut board, your cat had an issue....and likely needed a vet visit...or....-Litter box needed a cleaning....if you got hung up in traffic, that's one if it was used to 'regular maintainence' with it... | |
| Hard of Hearing Audiophile. @bigwave1...*G* Thanks for the advice, tho I may have to 'pick 'n choose' amongst those...and perhaps the 2 cardiologists that have a vested interest in me....;)TAVR with an 'onboard' defib/pacemaker...the latter as part of a volunteer study nati... | |
| JBL 4367 shoutiness remedies? Horns have an 'in your face' quality with some recordings. Most come off as being a tad 'bright' (to use an overused comment), but there are those that will never respond to room treatment...or even eq, which just renders it 'meh' and still in ye... | |
| Everything Matters With Digital *G* *popping popcorn*I like forums where the assembled get right down to keyboard fisticuffs without the initial pleasantries getting in the way....*munch*Please, carry on.....;) |