boxcarman
Responses from boxcarman
| What say you? Well, I am not obsessed like these guys. I have met a few guys like this and they are a different breed. Oh, I tinker with the turntable and speaker placement, but usually I love the stereo for listening pleasure and if I'm happy what more should... | |
| How good is good enough? The Music Direct catalog that comes every year has replaced the Sears catalog of my youth. There is always something in there that piques my interest. And then I dream.... | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? Sad but true. Be careful to whom you flip the bird. They might be carrying, or just plain psycho. Especially if they are driving like one. | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? I would keep the VPI. Great Table. Record clamp seems to deaden the sound. Try a better Phono preamp. Keep a clean stylus. Do not expect the same dynamics as digital. Analog is a smoother sound. | |
| Bose 901 Series V Questions Yes I have. Don't. With the equalizer, they will fill a big room with sound. Not good in a small room. | |
| Nearfield listening - once more Maybe my definition of "nearfield" is a bit off, but I think of nearfield as my desktop powered Audioengine speakers attached to the computer. Sounds decent at 2-3 feet but not room filling by any means. | |
| Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore! You should be able to tell that we [audio lovers] are a small market. Consider how many of your friends and relatives are interested in your rig. And the smaller populated areas suffer more than metro areas. I am 2.5 hours away from any sort of... | |
| Rediscovery @czarivey You listen to cassettes? Very nostagic. In the early seventies the quality was about like a wornout 45 record, tape hiss and cheap cassette blanks. I was unhappy with them compared to LP's so I bought a cassette recorder and recor... | |
| There is none out there...... The WIFI extender is a great idea. I ran an ethernet cable through walls and one floor [about 60 feet] to my rig. Just another option. Works well. | |
| I am looking to upgrade - looking for advice Everything starts with the source components. I always attack my weak points first. I would look into upgrading that streamer first. Then see if that makes a diffo. Lots of good streamers also have a decent DAC built in. | |
| Aggrivated tinnitus from speakers? Tinnitus here too. Not severe though. I usually use lower volume. I even called the tinnitus hotline, but they never pick up, it just keeps on ringing....... | |
| Upgradeitis Go to an audio show to see and hear before you buy. Personally, I find very few that I would want after being a Magnepanar owner for 20+ years. | |
| DACed and Confused here... Go cheap and you will be wanting to upgrade soon. That includes wires. | |
| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? Intica gummie or two fingers of good bourbon. Or both. | |
| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system Start with the room. You could spend big bucks on the system and still be unhappy if you do not start with the listening space. Then, pick speakers that fit the room and then the components and wires. |