audioquest4life
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| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @sokogear,“So long as it fits in my allotted space for the stereo and the boss doesn’t kick it out of her den, I really don’t care about the look.”That’s the truth. That is why I have a dedicated listening room, out of the way and out of sight. | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? People hate things all the time. An extreme dislike or disgust of anything can probably be mentioned by anyone for their aversion to whatever. This forum is not indicative or inclusive of the many people who have owned a variety of products and po... | |
| Bowers and Wilkins Nautilus 804 vs 804s Perhaps this might help you:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/b-w-804nautilus-vs-804s | |
| Townshend Pods under TT Don’t Do @joenies, Thank you for the compliment. The Clearaudio Master Solution is also a nice rig for listening to vinyl records. It seems that in this hobby, many of us tend to experiment a lot and test things, products, settings to see if we can gain be... | |
| Townshend Pods under TT Don’t Do @joenies,I am glad that you experimented and tested springs under your non suspended turntable because now I don’t have to. I also have a heavy mass turntable (Transrotor Apollon 80MM TMD, roughly 130 pounds with three external motors) resting on ... | |
| My Experience With Tekton What were the Tekton models that you purchased that provided you so much joy that you described. I did not see it in your opening paragraphs or subsequent paragraphs. If I overlooked, please point me to the location in your write-up. Sounds like y... | |
| Porsche Did anyone notice the small Tannoy speakers in his garage? They look right at home and it also looks like a McIntosh integrated something on the rack. Anyone else have an ideas on what the specific audio components are in his garage? That’s one wa... | |
| Porsche That's great. Many folks have multiple hobbies and enjoy them equally well as the audio hobby. I could go on and on and rant about my Corvette Z06 racing days in Germany and tearing up the Formula 1 race track (Hockenheim Ring) while my sponsors a... | |
| adding multiple subwoofers Congratulations, your on the right track. The benefits of the new generation SVS subwoofers are that they include built in EQ/DSP. This allows for more individual bass EQ no matter where you place them. To get the most benefits, you need a way to ... | |
| In general, how does price relate to quality? “Money can’t buy happiness, But it could buy me a boat, it could buy me a truck to pull it, It could buy me a Yeti 110 iced down with some silver bullets”…it’s all relative. As you grow and mature in this hobby, you learn through experiences what ... | |
| Buying from Parts Connexion @pauljenkins88,It looks like no one from the UK has responded directly to you with regards to experiences with buying from Parts Connexion in Canada. From what I read so far, I get flashbacks of when someone whispers (messenger game) something int... | |
| How To Do You Measure the Quality of Your AC Power? I use PS Audio products which can measure the amount of incoming THD which is usually in the 3% plus range for me. After regeneration, the THD drops to the -0% range. I feel that that method of measurement and subsequent cleaning of power is benef... | |
| B&W New Diamond Series? You have to link the pic to a photo web hosting site, Amazon photos, Google docs or cloud, yahoo photos, etc. | |
| B&W New Diamond Series? @nickel1,Any links to pics of the new series, especially the 801D4U? | |
| The best room upgrade: $2250 Using certain types of insulation; silicon, spray foam, cellulose, etc., helps tremendously in reducing sound travel. Glad you are able to enjoy your TV and music better now. The long term benefits for heat reduction and sound mitigation are real... |