curiousjim
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| Speaker positioning and center image depth @blisshifi It’s kind of amazing to me that I’ve been listening to music for 50+ years and I still keep finding “new to me” music. A week ago I’d never heard of Dominique Fils-Aime 😀 | |
| Speaker positioning and center image depth I’ve had a pair of KEF Reference 5’s since last September and I’m still futzing with them. Currently they are 24” away from the front wall, 46” from the side walls, 7’6” apart (center to center) 8’ from my listening position and toed in 7.5°. Mo... | |
| Which Power Cable do you think? Which Power Cable do you think? Arm? Interconnects? ?? | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? While everything I was thinking was already mentioned, I just wanted to say how much fun this thread has been to read! And @dekay , Smoke on the water was fabulous! I went down the rabbit hole and watched several of her videos. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Go get out your pitchforks, I’ve done a sacrilegious thing. . . @ronboco , Asks a good question. With albums all being mixed differently, how often do you find yourself tweaking a knob? | |
| Condolenances to The Siau Family So sad to hear. God speed. | |
| Cables recommendation Audio Advisor sells Audioquest Rocket 88 speaker wire that they terminate. The cost is about 1/3 less than buying the AQ version. It does not have the 72 volt battery pack on it. Oh and it goes on sale from time to time. As far as interconnects, ... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers Transport by Airplane - Checked or Hand Luggage In 2018 my wife and I each put an old ads-300 speaker in our carry luggage. The x-Ray machine flagged them and our carry on luggage was searched. These suckers are metal and heavy for their size, so they shook the heck out of them, rubbed them wit... | |
| Seeking suggestions for 6922 tubes I’m using Amperex 6922’s with the gold pins from the early sixties in my preamp and am very happy with the sound. The only other advice I can give is don’t buy the cheapest EH tubes. They came with the unit when I bought it and were full and borin... | |
| Newbie seller The post office is definitely not a well oiled machine. Contact the buyer and get some peace of mind. All the best. | |
| Setup Speakers Along Long Wall? Just looked at your setup. Nice equipment! After looking again at the picture, I would definitely cover the window with something and after your bass traps come, take a couple of those absorbers and place them on the ceiling above the speakers. Ma... | |
| Paper cone drivers/natural materials Speakers have been around for long enough that if there was something better and cheaper than the dope/paper combo, we wouldn’t have paper woofers anymore. Having said this, The biggest difference’s I’ve ever heard was in tweeters, not mids or ba... | |
| Setup Speakers Along Long Wall? In my last home, I used the long wall and ran the speaker cables under the floor. I’m a firm believer in not going long with interconnects, unless you are using XLR. And then only if there is no other choice. I did notice the lack of sidewall ref... | |
| The two stages of audiophilia Step 3 should be buying more music. | |
| Why Music Has Lost it’s Charms (Article) @deludedaudiophile Very true, what you said. The music I grew up with is still what mostly I listen to today. It’s a good thing that I grew up with Jazz, Big Band, Show Tunes, Classic Rock, Classical Music, Folk, Progressive Rock….. |