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How Many Times Do You Have To Listen To Understand A Piece Of Music?
Tried out Nine Inch Nails yesterday.  Felt like I was being screamed at by an alien being.  Went through 10 tracks at about 12 seconds each, that was plenty for the rest of my life. No I don't get it. Regards, barts  
Starting my showroom again
@nashvillehifi  Take @grislybutter  up on his offer......... Btw I could analyze the demographics, age, education, income, etc. if you told us what town it is, that's part of my day job Regards, barts  
The Disappearing Act
I was recently visiting my son and he has a 3D gaming headset and games.  After much adjustment (old eyes) it was completely enthralling.  OMG a whole new world.  The downside is when you take the headset off your whole world collapses into the ro... 
Doozy of an amp question
The REF10 will pair very nicely with PASS Labs amps.  My mono blocs never make it out of Class A operation.   Regards, barts  
The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued
When in the mood for hard rock I always start with: Trower - Bridge of Sighs Regards, barts    
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
+1 @lubachl  As any good Tralfamadorian would say "The universe exists as a random and senseless place." Regards, barts    
a resonance in my left ear
I find it interesting that different DACs cause your hearing issue to be better or worse.  Have any analog equipment to try as the source?  You only mentioned digital. Does this happen on any system you listen to? Hope you find an answer. Regar... 
Do speakers need to be re-broken in?
I'm thinking after the dust gets blown off the only things left are your ear/brain adjusting. Regards, barts Still I would let them play for a day or two continuously to satisfy your curiosity and let that "static in the attic" go.   
Physical degradation of CD's
@ibmjunkman Too bad this unit runs on 100v...I'd snatch one up and put it in the box! Regards, barts    
What exactly is PRaT???
I've always thought this was a term that only made sense to the person who coined it. The only explanation I can personally come up with is the timing part which I would attribute to a lack of phase coherence among drivers in a single cabinet.   ... 
Oh my goodness!
@immatthewj  My father loved to tell this joke: Two grave diggers had to dig a huge burial plot for the funeral coming today.  The procession arrives along with a crane and a flatbed truck.  The crane promptly lifts a brand new Cadillac (with th... 
Wanna take it to the next level? Buy MORE speakers!
@deep_333 Back in the day when I was playing with Realistic Maximus Vs and the large Advents, yeah doubling the speakers was very cool and wiring them so that left front and right rear where the left channel and so on with the right. But that wa... 
Fun read...
This line from the article kills me: "It's not uncommon for audiophiles with the means to spend literally thousands of dollars on equipment and room acoustics." It must be a typo, should read "tens of thousands". LMAO Regards, barts  
YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics.
I think the good stuff will continue to be made for at least another fifty years at which point something completely foreign to us will technologically appear same with flat screen TVs, laser holography anyone?  Yes, there will "nearly" always be ... 
Anyone remember the days before bells and whistles!
I always wear a suit whilst listening.  Wish I had some of that invisible speaker cable!