blindjim
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| What is your favorite budget audio component? oops forgot these....OK. here’s something everyone can afford and should have in their rigs or available. 1. Herbies Audio Labs – “Iso footers” – a series of three small poly or rubber bases in which small one inch round balls can be set and ... | |
| 4 ohm speaker to 8 ohm reciver Hi,Did you say you were bi amping the speakers with secondary channels out of the receiver??There should be no problem. I’ve had a few different receivers, but no Arcam, and on many of them on their rear face plate is a switch which changes the tr... | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? Good question. My immediate response was “what’s the budget”?But OK…. I’ll go with $1,000 as the limit.Are we supposed to name drop here or merely pick out the generic item or device?I’ll go generic.Of all the things I’ve bought the most thru the ... | |
| Boulder Audio 1160 stereo amp vs Dan'Dagostino classic stereo amp. hello,I believe people are gonna want a bit more info from you than just this question, unless you are just aiming for a poll as to which amp is more popular.Try mentioning your preamp, source speakers, tastes, etc. that might help someone who ha... | |
| My rant; we don't know what we don't know it ain't what ya don't know that will get ya!its what you know that just ain't so that will get everytime!!I have re-learned an enormity of information from this site alone across the years. Or from it been directed to other pertinent applicable r... | |
| Are HT speakers best for primary audio listening or not? @Audio Doctor NJ; Dave owner chief designer > high power handling, wide dispersion, low distortion, tonally accurate,wide dynamic range.Blindjim > sounds to me like the same parameters one would seek for music only speakers.As you point towa... | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! innaas always, thanks much!Until digital and analog are on par with each other, there will be a need to match the system. Not necessarily to ameliorate or attenuate, but to border the line where acceptability & resolution reside.Past EXP say... | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! @Inna > You want the see-thru quality not a fog. This doesn't mean unbalanced and bright, no. And it costs a lot. Blindjim > OK. I’m forced to agree on paper. In theory. Principally however, what I’ve found as resolution increases, my cata... | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! Markalarsen Go to RMAF. Confirm your initial impressions. Blindjim > second best idea here. Thanks much. It actually appears if not RMAF, something akin to it is a necessity, and part of doing business if the investment is significant. At least... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? In as subjective a hobby as is musical appreciation, and as well, adoration of fine musical reproduction, science does not always have the last word.Merely possessing the ability to allow other people to be other people is a significant display ... | |
| Preamp Deal Of The Century- Update Congratulations. Hope things work out well. Are you posting products for sale here? Specs, pricing, terms, etc., are all posted on your site, and or in their listings, correct? | |
| BAT Vk55se or Atma-Sphere S-30 MK111 withal all the upgrades ? @greg22lzTuff gig. I’ve owned BAT pre and amp. Mine were the VK5 pre, VK500 SS amp. Later, a VK 60 amp. Still later, I replaced the BAT pre with a Thor Line stage. And ran that with the BAT SS amp as I enjoyed that pairing best with the speakers o... | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! @Inna Agreed. Although the plan was original. Using other ears to satisfy my own is problematical. Likely extensive. Unpredictable. Like the toss of a coin. Maybe, maybe not. It would depend then too on the resources of the ‘expert’ as to what he ... | |
| Review: Butler Audio TDB 5150 Multichamp @srlaserguyYou are welcome. Glad you enjoy it. Mine see’s next to no use these past few years. Perhaps going forward soon, it will again.Combining amps to speakers to rooms to taste is what it is all about.There are indeed better multi ch amps I’m... | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! @ggc > go with op one as it would be more value.Blindjim > I’m fast coming to that point of view, despite the spkr I feel I would prefer based on no tangible exp with it/them. Never heard them. Never even seen them in reality. Postulating ... |