cd318
Responses from cd318
| Dealer Behavior Well, it’s a business first and foremost. Survival is the key. I’ve yet to meet a dealer that had any interest in what I was looking for. The best ones have been patient and understanding, and importantly, been able to out on an impressive sonic d... | |
| The Science of Cables @tubegeek,"While there is an apparent technological advancement in the materials used to make cables, it’s still all comes down to capacitance, inductance, impedance, and DCR" Hopefully, the above is a statement we can all agree upon. The scienc... | |
| New versus old top of the line speakers. @rkmoyle, good point! Confirming that buying top of the line used speakers is the biggest bargain in audio. Heck, some of these models actually start increasing in price with time. The brilliant L100's (originals) had a hear through clarity with ... | |
| The Science of Cables @jsautter, too idealistic my friend. All through history wrong words in the wrong place had to power to get you killed. Nothing different today. Most Audiogon posters are relatively civilised and tolerant. Thus we are able to converse freely and ... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Far from my favourite Eagles song but great lyrics nevertheless. Well worth a another mention. Already GoneWell, I heard some people talkin' just the other dayAnd they said you were gonna put me on a shelfBut let me tell you I got some news for yo... | |
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell (2000). An analogue sounding CD if ever there was one. It can't sound bad on any system, but it will sound deliciously lush on a good one.Travelogue (2002) is in a similar vein. | |
| A Shockingly Straightforward Query Carver. If anyone knows their amps it's Bob. | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Love Is Strange "Love - love is strangeLot of people take it for a gameOnce you get it - you're in an awful fixAfter you've had it - you never want to quitMany people don't understand, no noThey think lovin', yeah yeah - is money in the handYour s... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Can't think of the best Scott Walker lyric but this is one I never tire of. Walker did a lot to popularise Brel, rightly so."If I became deaf, dumb and blindBecause I pitied all mankindAnd broke my heart to make things rightI know that every singl... | |
| The Science of Cables Let's face it some of us are here to share our experiences in the wish of it being helpful to those new to audio, some of us wish to perhaps learn something new - perhaps a different angle and some amongst us may wish to promote some products they... | |
| The Science of Cables @douglas_schroeder "cd318, you are still skeptical. Are you willing to test your skepticism? A person who is unwilling to test their skepticism is trapped in their current experience even though observational evidence exists that much better can ... | |
| The Science of Cables "@astelmaszek, Let me just mention that majority of the recordings you listen to were done with about 500ft of Canare microphone cable, and that's if the studio was fancy."A timely reminder. If the dubious notion of doubling up cables (bi-wiring r... | |
| We are buying and reviewing gear all wrong "@dave_b, The whole audiophile thing really is insane...like disturbingly nuts!! It misses the whole point of the music and having fun. I remember selling HiFi gear back in the early 80’s when you could get a whole system that sounded very engagin... | |
| The Science of Cables We seem to be struggling to make progress beyond the comments earlier from @jhills who wrote , "Not sure how gallium, indium and tin, a semi liquid goop, 1/15th the conductivity of oxygen free copper, is somehow superior to pure grade, oxygen free... | |
| Vibration Isolation @ianrodger, thanks for that. I think it's time I looked outside just the UK sites.I have found isolation works well under loudspeakers, especially those that might suffer from a boomy bass. My Tannoys took a step or two towards neutrality when pro... |