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| Did I damage my speakers? @arcamguy ,Check connections and volume switches in case they’re getting glitchy.I’d check all the connections and especially the volume switches. Rotary ones can certainly get glitchy and affect the sound.If all else fails, how about getting back... | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? @mahgister,"They listen sound effects and not music...."That’s all too easily done. Especially at shows where you go from room to room hoping not to have missed anything of significance. There just isn’t time to sit and listen for more than 20 min... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Instant karma’s gonna get youGonna look you right in the faceBetter get yourself together darlin’Join the human race How in the world you gonna seeLaughin’ at fools like me?Who on earth d’you think you areA super star?Well, right you are | |
| eBay / PayPal: Beware - enough is never enough. @inna,Not so easy. I’ve got Firefox and Duck-duckGo on my phone and keep well away from the evils of Facebook and Instagram.However there’s still YouTube, Amazon, and eBay which prove very difficult dispense with. As well as that notorious phone b... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s @roxy1927Robert Harris the great film restorer(Lawrence, Spartacus, My Fair Lady which is coming out next week in 4k and the spectacular reviews are saying it is the new reference for UHD) says TVs need to be professionally calibrated. That's ... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s @quinten,"The problem is that all appliances seem to be junk these days... no matter what brand, people are always having problems if you look at reviews." Thats our problem. The manufacturers must see it the other way around. Just how are they go... | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? @gano,"One told me that his mind probably fills in the missing information" Cheap but so practical!Does this mean that we audiophiles who are refusing to employ our imaginations are lazy compared to musicians?@dekay ,Thanks for posting the Lou Ree... | |
| TONE @mahgister,"The MAIN factor important to reproduce is timbre, especially voices timbre...We are programmed to recognize voices...If we had voices right all the rest come like balls on a thread...And there is no resemblance at all between live... | |
| TONE @chayro ,"I spent many years in the recording business and I know that most recordings are eq’d and heavily processed to achieve the sound that the person paying the bills wants to hear."That’s seems about right. Everyone else is just an employee ... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s @bob540, "I researched before buying and learned that some versions had screens made in China that were inferior to those made in Korea. There were 4 digit codes that indicated which screen was used, so I made sure to have the salesman verify the ... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses @edgewound,"How many more will deleted because it fails to fit the shill narrative."They don’t want a narrative, they want to preserve lazy astronomical profits.What does a £50 fuse cost to make?How is it better than a standard one?Is there ANY el... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? @aubreybobb,"My pick is ’some enchanted evening’. By anyone. Just heard it for the first time a couple of years ago whilst watching South Pacific. Can’t get it out of my head."One of the best songs from a legendary soundtrack.How I wish it had bet... | |
| So done with audiophile fuses For over 30 years I’ve stuck to plain 13amp fuses and cannot remember even one ever blowing.In fact our circuit breaker hardly ever had any issues over the years until we had an electric cooker (gas hob) installed.All of a sudden it’s become a lot... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s @recluse,That’s quite ironic as I was thinking of switching to Samsung (allegedly better built-in speakers) as we’ve had lots of Sony’s over the years and they all keep going wrong after around 5 years! It seems to be the same fault too, the dread... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? Eternal Flame by the Bangles is pretty good. "Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlin' Do you feel my heart beating Do you understand Do you feel the same Am I only dreaming Is this burning an eternal flame"https://youtu.be/PSoOFn3wQV4 |