bigtwin
Responses from bigtwin
| Audio Racks, Just How beneficial? looking for guidance in upgrading "Do you find that applying a percentage of your total system’s value of perhaps 5% or even 10% is a good metric?" I'm going to go off the reservation a bit and say it makes me crazy when I read someone stating we should allocate a percentage of o... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” I have a CD that is produced specifically to test the placement of your speakers. Sorry I can't give you the name as I'm not at home for a couple months. This recording consists of a dozen tracks with explanations of what instruments you are hea... | |
| Component contributions to “sound stage” Now I am only going by the numerous posts that have made this claim, but it would appear it's the power cable attached to your conditioner or amp. 🤣 | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I could never buy Tekton speakers purely on aesthetics. They could be the greatest sounding speaker in the world, at the best price and I still couldn't bring myself to look at them every day. True I do have my eyes closed most of the time I'm l... | |
| Are You a Swifty? I respect anyone who can achieve what she has done. Having said that, there is nothing about her music that "speaks" to me. Cue up some Joni. | |
| Rega P10 with Apheta 3 @signaforce Tell your wife about the $20,000 TT you would like. Suddenly you're being soooo reasonable buying the P10. 🤣 I own the P8 with the Apheta-3 cartridge and love it. You won't be stretching the truth when you explain that missing t... | |
| At what point do you... @ellajeanelle I see your point but commence sense prevails. I don't buy Mustangs from motor-heads, rather Mercedes from retirees. You can never be 100% protected but neither does buying anything new guarantee there won't be a defect. I'm goin... | |
| At what point do you... Given that higher end audio equipment should last 20 - 30 years (or longer) why should we be concerned about something that is 2 years old? Or better yet, something that has been used as a demo in a dealer's showroom and is coming to me with full... | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change @audiodwebe Much in the same way that people find pleasure in buying things, is it possible you are having the same effect through the changing of your equipment? From an article on the psychology of shopping: Dopamine increases your desire t... | |
| T&A Criterion TB 160 - any around? I am not familiar with the T+A speaker, but have owned the Acoustic Zen Crescendo which is a Transmission Line Design. Wonderful sounding speaker. Made in America. If you're interested in the speaker design or the T+A specifically? | |
| Use escrow service to pay for speakers? PayPal does offer some protection but it's limited to the honesty of the seller. Google top ten PayPay scams for an eye opener. Conversations with the seller. Video calls to view and hear the equipment. Asking to see the original invoices. ... | |
| Buying a remastered recording from radio: LP or CD? All things being equal in your equipment, the sound quality should be equal. IMHO I'm sure there are Golden Ears that lean towards vinyl, but taking into accout cost, convenience and longevity, I would go with CD. For what it's worth. Cheers. | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... @grk Life's too short. Have a nice day. | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment My personal favourite is when the OP asks for input from members who have actually owned a specific piece of equipment. Inevitably, someone will chime in with "well I've never heard that .......... but I can highly recommend XYZ" Apparently many... | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? In a word, no. I have a few LPs that are dead silent but it is the exception. You can see my setup. It all depends on the pressing and amount of play. CDs have it on this question. IMHO. |