coppy777
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| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles Hey Eric... thanks for the great little essay on a vitally important subject. Not the anyone cares but I like meatloaf as long as it's not too greasy. A delicacy indeed. Beer is great as long as it's beer and has a good bit of flavor, not IPA o... | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" I'm old so... First it was the table radio with the pretty glowing tubes. Wonderful... how does it all work? Then Ham Radio to talk with the world, and more equipment fascination. As a teen it was all about the music... loved the Do-Wop but h... | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? I'm probably an 85 DB is loud guy. Mostly jazz. Most tracks or albums have a perfect sound level, all different. I turn the sound up until the image of the voice or instrument in front of me is the right size. Too loud and it's blasting and ... | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier Preamplifiers have more effect on sound quality than any other individual component save speakers. And, everything goes through your preamp. Companies that specialize in building the highest quality preamps are relatively few. The best value at... | |
| Oh no, say it ain't so. MULVELING... well said, as usual. +1 | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? Yes, I believe a good power conditioner and power cables will improve your sound quality because that's been my experience. But, it may not be yours or at least not to the extent you think it important. One of the joys of this hobby for me is th... | |
| Pure Silver Wire Hey fthompson251, Agreed. The ICs between preamp and amp are actually G.E.8s. I auditioned a pair of Platimums as potential replacements and returned them. Could not hear any difference after a relatively short audition. Best, | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? I'll second the Conrad-Johnson recommendation. They made their reputation building the best Preamplifiers. Owned most, now an ART88. Suburb. | |
| LoFi Hey Mr. rvpiano, I think most of us began just loving music from a table radio or in the car. One reason you may like your low-fi set up is that you aren't locked in to one position and can now again move around and enjoy it anywhere in the room... | |
| Pure Silver Wire To the original point... solid silver is expensive and occupie only the top of a cable manufactures line. My Wireworld Platinum speaker and IC cables are silver and sound wonderful. The speaker cables are much richer sounding than the Nordost Va... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» Here is my comment to Jay... Well Jay, appreciate your concerns. All of which are elaborated by the 809 comments before mine. That number alone tells me the situation isn't that dire. I'm in my eighties and started out with a crystal radio and a... | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore No. 3... Girl singers you can't hear for the thumping band. Maybe they can't sing, just say'in. No. 2... Heavy equipment of any sort No. 1... People who hate equipment, cables and speakers who have never heard them. If you haven't heard it o... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) All about the Bass... No Treble. Meghan Trainor, Post Modern Jukebox | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Send the speakers in? For what possible reason? Nobody listens to them anyway. Wilson is the world's leading high end speaker company. In the final analysis their designs are tuned by critical listeners with extensive live music experience. D... | |
| Who is Roon? Roon is great. Marvelous sound quality. Tunes both Qobuz and Tidal for me. As well as my own stuff. Roon radio is great; I just listen to something I'm in the mood for and it goes on to play tracks from albums I never considered. When it play... |