boxcarman
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| Was I Expecting Too Much That is the mark of a retailer actually telling you he doesn't need your business. Pure and simple laziness. Go to the next audio show near you and you will hear all of those you wish to audition. Bring a record or two along. | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? How about a 3 pound collar? | |
| Turntable weight affects speed Belt drive players are not designed for extra weight on them. Oh, they will handle 200 gm records just fine, I mean extra weight. Something to be said about record camps, too. If you are seeking smoothness, fine. For one who wants any "jump fa... | |
| Feel like I'm outta my mind.... Consider the size of your listening space before buying speakers. Some need more breathing space than others. | |
| Help with hiss Assuming you have backup equipment, take the amp and preamp out and try your backup amp setup. One other thing, I had a tube phono pre amp that after 30 min. or so, began to hum until it was unplugged. And yes, it was well grounded. | |
| Warmer class D amps for magnepan? Maggie man Wendell Diller says "any amp that doubles it's wattage into 4 ohms will do just fine". Makes sense. | |
| Speakers sounding dull? MUST READ! The truth about speaker design! @Nonoise. Too many snoids on this conversation. | |
| Is It Common For Questions About Gear For Sale To Go Unanswered? I have this happen on a different item. I take this as a "I really do not want to sell this " as the seller is no longer paying attention to his ad. Frustrating but do not lose sleep over it. | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! I have the 3.7's and use 12" sealed box sub. Wonderful upgrade from the planar-magnetic panels. Plan on spending time on placement, listening position, etc. Subwoofer settings are crucial to good sound. What I like about Maggies is they are no... | |
| What's your experience with snooty HiFi salesmen? Yes! and I wouldn't go back either. Same with snooty auto salespeople. It is not that hard to spend your hard-earned money someplace else. | |
| Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade? Think about what happens when you upgrade. First impression is "wow, I can tell a difference". Second, you listen for hours and hours, thinking "I should have done this before". After a few days or a few weeks the novelty of improvement wears ... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? It has to be a live recording to have true soundstaging. Studio recordings may have soundstaging, but it is something manufactured or mastered into the recording, as studios are usually inert. | |
| Jazz like this? Suggestions Bob James and Earl Klugh's album "Cool". You'll feel better immediately. | |
| I noticed brightness/harshness more than usual from my system a couple months back. I have an occasional day where the planets do not line up as they usually do. I turn it off and come back in a day or three and everything's all better. Some will blame it on the electricity, one day or time of day. | |
| What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard? I am going with something I still play. Supertramp' "Crime of the century". Sonics still blow me away. |