bigtwin
Responses from bigtwin
| OCD audio guy naming shady Audiogon dealers by name Well, that's 16 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Just a couple points I take issue with. 1. The idea that equipment that looks great isn't real audiophile? 2. You want me to take you seriously when you lead with statements like "I don't ... | |
| What should I expect after installing a new power management system? What is wrong with the power in your area that would require you to spend this kind on money on power conditioner? | |
| A Plug For a Power Cable and a Retailer @facten Shipping was $60 and the box arrived with nothing owning. Sometimes you get lucky. I'm in Canada so the last leg of the journey was handled by Canada Post. The odd time customs get involved I just have to pay the 5% sales tax that wou... | |
| Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers I have owned a set of GoldenEar Triton Reference speakers and can state they are an excellant speaker and a great value. Highly recommend you give them a listen. Well under 10K new in the US. https://www.goldenear.com/products/triton-series | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? I'll go out on a limb and say I prefer some reconding on a much lesser system. A lot of Led Zep comes to mind. I find my very good system tends to highlight just how poor a lot of these recording were. I save them for my car. | |
| Placement of AMP and Turntable in-between speakers @socalml528 There are as many "rules" as there are people who will listen. I have tried many different ideas. One that worked well was the 20% rule. Take the length of the room and put the front of the speaker 20% off the back wall and centered... | |
| Placement of AMP and Turntable in-between speakers I've always questioned the issue of the equipment rack between the speakers. 1. The speakers are already further from the back wall than the equipment stand 2. The speakers fire straight down the line. Slight toe-in 3. The illusion of the "th... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? @teo_audio the ride you got to take,and the ability to make investments and so on, was supported, nay enabled almost entirely- by the taking of the blood and life of others. Get a life. I am also Canadian and resent the implication that my own s... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? @andy2 Where does that cash come from? In my case, and I expect most others on this site, it came from a lifetime of hard word, living below my mothly income so I always had something left to invest for my future, making prudent investments over ... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? And now that all the political nonsense is out of the way, let’s address the OP’s actual question. Is the price of high end equipment raising faster than inflation. YES. And the reason is very simple. Suppliers of any product will charge the maxim... | |
| Beethoven Complete Works boxed set recommendations Last year I purhased the Deutsche Gramophon 250th Anniversary box set. I understand they selected from 6000 hours of material and produced a 118 CD Box Set. Nice hardcover book comes with it. I think you would hae to look on the used market as ... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? It's all Joe Biden's fault. 🤣🤣🤣 | |
| Speaker Suggestions Have a look at the GoldenEar Triton Reference. Well within you price range and a very nice speaker. And if you call the company in the early morning there's a very good chance you will get the head designer answering the phone. | |
| Using a mono speaker instead of stereo? Why would anyone want to give up the soundstage provided by stereo. I want my system to sound as close to a live performance as possible. Don't recall ever going to a show where all the musicians stood in a single line, front to back. IMHO this... | |
| Let me explain something to you jive turkeys. @tooblue You be showing your age with that one. Signed, Dobie 🤣 |