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| Why Don't More People Love Audio? How about "audio galleries" where companies loan their equipment? People pay $10-20 and can listen to the "B&W" room or the YG Acoustics room.There would be no pressure to buy, the entrance fees covers operating expenses, and no overhead like ... | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? Consumer Reports has it right. They buy the stuff in the store like a regular consumer.Hi-end reviewers get free samples, dealer visits to set up the speakers, goes out to dinner with the reviewer, gives reviewer a factory tour, reviewer can buy f... | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? Sure Kal, no problem. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Admit defeat and buy more music instead. | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? Kal, I do not see that in your review here. Bu on the plus side, at least someone is reading what you write.PSB Image T6 loudspeakerFor the past few years, PSB Speakers International has been replacing its older lines with new models designed in C... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? the Evans Model One but this Model One with no crossover and full range is just spectacular This has been my experience as well. Tom Evans uses a Jordan JX-92S driver? IMHO there are even better options than the Jordan. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? I used to say "flat frequency response". While that it important, there is such a wide variations in FR of the recordings I listen to, I couldn't get a flat FR unless I eq'd each recording.There are some others like:1) Consistent sound between dri... | |
| Disappointing Evening Different strokes for different folks. You just have to keep some people away from bright, shiny objects as they are too easily confused.It never ceases to amaze me how an identical recording can sound so different going through different stereos.... | |
| Single Driver Recommendations + amp Qs, Omega? Gallo review | |
| Single Driver Recommendations + amp Qs, Omega? Skiffreview | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Solve the riddle. | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? I question things like Kal at Stereophile taking out his Paradigms and replacing them with a similar PSB speaker.....and never comparing the two.I question JA measuring the Harbeth P3ESR and mentioning how the tweetr and woofer don't integrate....... | |
| Some thoughts about value in high-end audio and I don't see any high-end mags reviewing the $350 Parasound Zamp or simillarly priced Ascend Acoustics CBM-170. | |
| How do I keep my dedicated room & gear cleaner? Orec pure air | |
| When does the law diminishing returns kick in? If you don't need high volumes and or a large room to fill with sound:1) Amp: $3502) Pre-amp; Volume pot ~$20.003) CDP: $5004) Monitor speakers: $5005) Tuner $3006) Wires, etc. $80.00TOTAL: $1,750.00Of course, YMMV.Also if you get into tubes, viny... |