bob540
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| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? I’m like curious Jim. I can enjoy music anywhere, from almost any source. I think engineers have figured out a way to get decent sound on many products. The cheapest solution that I am currently enjoying are a pair of Bluetooth speakers I found... | |
| Shorting plugs Wait — I thought shorts in electrical or audio cables or equipment is bad?! But they were the solution? | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? The worst speakers I have owned were the Radio Shack Realistic brand Nova 7’s. I didn’t know a thing about speakers or really any audio equipment when I bought the Nova 7’s that I saw at the local RS store. This was during the early 1970’s. The ... | |
| Am I right for this forum? It didn’t take me long to realize that, in the 4 years I’m been coming to this forum, there is a wide range of money spent on one system versus another. As the old saying goes, “One person’s ceiling is another person’s floor”, or they don’t even ... | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? Same here. I had been reading electronics mags for a couple of years and really wanted to move on from the old portable record player with speakers I inherited from an older sister, and the table radio. I was talking to my Mom about Christmas pr... | |
| Ethernet cables I just bought an Aurender N100 from another member and found that I didn’t have a spare Ethernet cable, so I bought one at Best Buy. Seems to work fine (but then my system is not as revealing as some here have). | |
| Dog pissed on speaker Find out what music the dog prefers? | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) I think there are different ways to enjoy music. I enjoy listening to my car radio while driving, which certainly isn’t anywhere near “audiophile”. When I’m out on the deck or patio, I enjoy listening to my inexpensive Bluetooth speakers. I can... | |
| Paypal drastic changes This is such BS. My guess is that sellers will instead try to make a local sale, in cash only, so there is no record of the transaction. It happens all the time. | |
| A quick question on what streamers to consider....... I’ve been wondering about adding a streamer also. I have a Bluesound Vault 2i that allows streaming from another device, like my phone or tablet, but I wonder about the sound quality when the streaming comes from something like an iPhone. Aurend... | |
| Why do people like reel to reel players? A while back I had the opportunity to purchase a reel-to-reel deck from the late 70’s. I had reel-to-reel during the 70’s and enjoyed it, especially making custom assortment of music, but the thing died long ago. Even sentimentality wasn’t enoug... | |
| Any recommendation for a CD changer? I had a Pioneer CD changer with the 6 disc cartridges. It’s about 30 years old now but still works, no problem. I gave it to my nephew when I got my single disc transport a few years ago. I don’t think he even uses it. lol | |
| Do people tire of audio forums? I’ve only been here for going on 4 years, joining right AFTER I got back into the hobby and bought my first equipment. I was eager to learn, but I have since learned that consensus on “the way to go” is fleeting, as each person has their favorite... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? Those of us that can’t afford the REAL high end gear want to soothe our regret by saying the products are overpriced and cater to snobs. Those that can afford the very expensive gear lament that others that cannot afford it do not know what they ... | |
| Martin Logan vs. Everything We should specify that the Martin Logan’s are only good if they are planar speakers. I bought the 60XL’s before I knew what I was doing, and no one seems to think much of them. |