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The Best Audio Dealer
Take 5 Audio. Kudos for their integrity and honesty. Instead of going for the immediate sale, their salesman told me a new model was coming out and better to wait than be stuck with something going obsolete in a few months. A quick check with th... 
How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers?
@grislybutter   LOL !!  
Why Are We Breaking Our Brains?
@kiwiscott I love this thread. As someone who’s just getting started I’d love it if we had a standard set of terminology we could start to communicate but to do that we really need reference systems.  Sorry to say, but if it hasn't been accomp... 
Why Are We Breaking Our Brains?
mastering92 The one thing a man should be is the master of himself.  George Costanza would agree with that one. In fact, he even won a contest.    
How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers?
Friends are over rated. Get rid of them. Your Audiogon family is all you you need.😃.  
Why Are We Breaking Our Brains?
Why is it viewed as an inferior process for seasoned professionals to just listen, "swish" it around in their brains for a bit, and comment? It's not. That's why audio stores allow auditioning and direct sale companies allow 30 day auditioning..  
Is Imaging Worth Chasing?
Twenty years ago, THD was the start and end of the evaluation of any amplifier. Well, maybe power, first. Then THD. Armed with those two numbers, shopping was safe and easy. And now shopping is not safe and easy. So things are better now?  
If Nikola Tesla Were Alive Today, What Would His Stereo Look (and, Sound) Like?
Maybe someone here can provided a link. There was a thread at audio asylum last year. Guy in California made a speaker about 4o years ago which attached sound to radio waves. Sort of like a microwave oven but sound not electromagnetic energy. On... 
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
@kenjit   +1. Makes sense to me. Sad to see the negativity responses. Nor everyone agrees but at least we can accept differences. I must be missing something. Peace out  
Is a highly discerning system enjoyable?
erik_squires Just that I've heard that expression for a long time and eventually realized I never understood what it meant. How do they go about mastering a song to sound good in the car but not on hi-fi? I understand about compression, bumping ... 
Is a highly discerning system enjoyable?
@erik_squires Interesting observations Often when I bring this up I think of U2 War.  Great album, mixed for boom boxes.  What does this mean? Can't we argue though that the high resolution system in some cases IS what makes a recording sou... 
Celebrities A/V systems - any interest?
Church of Scientology had a pair of BIG PMC's shown in their studio.  
Hi-end audio is a big zero
So many great responses. Interesting to read them all. I think more people would be interested in audio and spending the money if they could feel confident about what they are buying. It would be a benefit to the industry if we could figure out ho... 
Hi-end audio is a big zero
Thanks for the sensible responses. My experience with B&M dealers has overall been positive and it really is the most practical way to make a decision. They do the best they can working with what we've got. Trying to balance customer service w... 
Types of Audiophiles
@bsmith Good one. Can an audiophile be a music lover? Puts music ahead of equipment?