carlso63
Responses from carlso63
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? @rvpiano When you say 70dB where are you taking that measurement? At the (speaker) source, X feet away from the source? At your listening position, if so are you seated or standing and how far above / below your ears are the speaker drivers? ... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I refer to this point in time not as 'the end point' or 'endgame' but as 'hobbyist maturity', as this can happen with other hobbies as well... Basically, it's the realization of 3 key facts all coming together at the same time: 1) There will ALW... | |
| Freight Movers? The key is not necessarily which freight company, but rather how you pack the shipment. At 350 lbs. for the pair, palletizing / crating and strapping are a must. Pack them appropriately and most freight companies will not be a problem as far as ... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? Most common listening volume level for me is around 80 - 85db at my seated position, which is the center of a triangle with both speakers about 10 feet in front of me, and 6 feet to either side of me (angled slightly towards my position, of course... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? I don't think you need to spend hours or days comparing 2 sets of speakers in order to figure out which ones you prefer... what I do is I have 4 or 5 musical passages (from different musical genres that I frequently listen to) and that I chose for... | |
| Talk me out of buying Monoblocks and into a stereo amp instead I vote for monoblocks. I run a 'vintage' system and I run (2) MC2100s as monoblocks, fed from a Dynaco tube preamp. Very nice sound (at least to my ears) that combines a bit of tube 'color' along with 210 wpc of clean Macintosh SS power. Plus, as... | |
| Is there an 'Audiophile' Reel-to-Reel Machine for Under $1,000? In the vintage audio world, there's a good portion of hobbyists who would consider ANY RtR machine "Audiophile Quality" and anyone who has one an audiophile... I myself have a 2-track Akai GX-265d (with glass ferrite heads) and a Dokorder 1140 4 ... | |
| Has it all been worth it? I think it's "worth it". I also think what you've been feeling is what I refer to as "Hobbyist Maturity"; that point where the enthusiast feels like what I have is good enough; I'm not seeing massive improvements in either quality or enjoyment an... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) @devinplombier - I agree - just listed a Sansui G-8700db and a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls at reasonable prices for my location (SLC, Utah) not ridiculous prices based on inflated eBay listings that haven't sold in a year+.... and both items ... | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) I own (and occasionally buy and sell) mostly 'vintage' audio equipment (1960s - 1970s), so my comments may not be 100% transferrable to the more modern audio community... but, IMO: I do feel like we MAY have now passed the 'peak' in terms of get... | |
| What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate? @mylogic there's some logic behind the comparison as: - Classic Car enthusiasts by and large grew up when these vehicles were actually being produced and have memories and experiences with these vehicles; young people who were born after the mu... | |
| What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate? I have had a very similar discussion / debate with many others in the ’vintage’ audiophile community... you know, the ones that have storage lockers filled with 50 - 60 year old equipment and won’t part with any of it because it is an "investment"... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I run a 'vintage' audio system (so, equipment from the 1960s / 1970s; and things like a Reel to Reel tape deck, etc.) and I recently switched from a fully integrated solid state receiver (which is basically a tuner / preamp / amplifier all in one ... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. I can admit that a a teenager back in the 1970s I would have scoffed at the music of Karen Carpenter. And I did (my parents had a few Carpenters albums, and I'm sure I rolled my eyes every time they played one). I can also admit that I was VERY w... | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore In general: How politics has seemed to now permeate every facet of our lives and every single topic ever discussed, no matter how irrelevant; Audio specific: Hyperbolic overmarketing of opinion as fact. If you want me to pay attention, just tel... |