cd318
Responses from cd318
| Audiophile demographics? @mahgister,"IQ means little anyway....."Are you sure about that? Have you tried hanging out with those above 120 and below 80?I find through my interactions with some people that I’m constantly learning, and that with some others I’m caretaking.Is... | |
| Audiophile demographics? This can be a really divisive subject. Political too.I remember when I used to play competitive chess, someone would ask why aren't there more women GMs and why isn't there a woman world champion? etc. Some still do. It seems to bother a few journ... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? @1111art,"The most expensive Dali you can find/afford. So rich I can’t seem to listen with my eyes open"Another contender for the ’must listen to’ club.@wester17 ,"Ahh yes! The audio merry-go-round. I’m truly ready to get off. Over the past two we... | |
| Audiophile demographics? @tony1954,The world is not getting more polarized. It's slowly waking up. If you thought 2020 was dramatic, I can guarantee you 2021 is going to be a lot more 'fun'.Especially the way things are going.Meanwhile you just keep worrying why there are... | |
| Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible? Ask yourself, ’Is there even such a thing as a bad ’professional’ review?When was the last time you saw one that was even mildly critical? Now ask yourself, ’Why is this?’. Why are they just like whitewashed job references now?At least the ad-free... | |
| Your favorite 'concept' album @zerofox,Quadrophenia is THE teen concept album.A friend of my brother’s bought into the whole scene when the film came out in 1979. I still remember him slagging off the ’plastic mods’. Unfortunately by then, Punk etc, Pete Townshend was then see... | |
| Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible? "Why is telling the whole truth about amps -- all gear really -- taboo?"Think about it. If you said all amps (ditto cables, CD players, DAC's etc) under controlled conditions sound alike, just how popular would you be amongst those who are trying ... | |
| Speaker design, KenjiT and others. Is it about chasing perfection, or merely being able to accurately reproduce the signal picked up by the microphones?99% of loudspeakers (a guess) cannot reproduce the entire bandwidth of the signal they're fed. The vast majority start to struggle... | |
| Opening Record Store Err yes, more good points neither California or Hong Kong would inspire much confidence right now.Political stability is important for business. Everyone knows - unless you’re in the instability business of course - yes you Mr Soros!If you want to... | |
| Audiophile demographics? @mewsickbuff,"I do think "meiatflask" hit a big nail on the head. Women who have kids usually don’t have the time or means to invest in "equipment." I didn’t start buying expensive (expensive to me) equipment until my kids had all moved out of the... | |
| Opening Record Store I'd second that, no partner. Never ends well. | |
| Opening Record Store If you do it, you’ll be doing it for love, not money.You’d have to maintain the online side of things really well. A friend of mine runs a luxury leather goods/jewellery, camping equipment store and he says that it’s the online side that keeps it ... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? @audioguy85,'I prefer the tannoy sound. Natural, warm, non-fatiguing, addictive to listen to.'Me too, though there are some very good reports regarding the Joseph Audio Pulsars.And this from a while back. No ultimate consensus but possibly some go... | |
| I was literally minutes from purchasing the Special 40's... @yogiboy ,Thanks for the link. The least ambitious Harbeth might well be the best loved.I've always been wary of JA since he ended up on Peter Aczel's infamous list of audio's black hat wearers way back when.Still it's interesting enough. "Toward ... | |
| Audiophile demographics? Women, in case it's been unnoticed, are physically different, and also have different priorities.There's no reason why they shouldn't be different or should have the same priorities as men, is there?These differences seem to be even more exacerbat... |