cwlondon
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| Sounds like a $5000 Integrated amp but only $1600 Hifsoundguy and othersYes, I was being a little sarcastic and hfsg I apologize if your inquiry was sincere, but your heading did sound a bit like a veiled advertisement.I am all for good ideas in this hobby and I wouldn't hesitate to buy a chinese... | |
| Soundproofing Doors at Home Depot Thank you everyone - wow this topic seems to be of greater interest than I expected.Advice along the lines of the sand filled sock and the gasket is what I have been hoping to find.I cannot change the door to this room - it is already a heavy, ext... | |
| Sounds like a $5000 Integrated amp but only $1600 To be honest, I really have no idea what a "$5000 integrated amp" is supposed to sound like.Would you say that they typically sound demonstrably better than, say, a $4900 integrated amp?And are you thinking about purchasing an itegrated amp and th... | |
| Killer Specs for High End PC in 2006 I still havent managed to build the new PC of my dreams and would greatly appreciate any up to the minute advice.I continue to be obsessed with build quality, and I continue to be disappointed with the geeked out teenage video gamer PCs, as well a... | |
| Portable Inspiration from your Favorite Movie nuguyThank you - I always have room for more expensive hobbies.Reading your post I remembered that I bought Adobe premier pro with this in mind.However, I am having a maddening time even learning basic photoshop because it is S-O S-L-O-W ?!?!?Is t... | |
| Audiophile license plates NO MP3 | |
| Audiophile license plates NO BOSE | |
| Starting a high-end audio shop... Am I crazy? Here is a contrarian thought:As we know them, the world probably does not need another audio store. So the short answer to your question is: you probably are crazy.But it seems to me that more and more and more and more people want some sort of mu... | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Bravo entrope!!! Yes, "digital ready" -- also the winner for most annoying adjective/expression. | |
| Ping Pong Projector Beam LoontoonUhhhmmmmm......I guess I was missing EVERYTHING, which is precisely why I posted the question. I was also hoping - perhaps idealistically - that my post might be a little more efficient than undertaking some remedial study of physics.Also ... | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Further to "PRaT", this expression is used mainly by the UK audio press, and a bit of fluency in UK vs American English may give an important clue to the origin of this audio expression.In UK English, a "prat" is a self aggrandizing, pompous "delu... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed Here are a few off the top of my head:Donald FagenAmazing in the studio and perhaps even better live. This guy is the man.Rolling StonesDisappointingly good, not great, in person. Sounded terrible in Athens for Bridges to Babylon tour.Patricia Bar... | |
| High End, and Rack Mountable Re "Sound Card"Maybe I don't get it but I always assumed a "sound card" had an "interface" which somehow interfaced with the data on a hard drive and delivered a stream of bits to said "sound card", which also a DAC of higher or lower quality (typ... | |
| High End, and Rack Mountable KublakhanThanks for the suggestions. So far, I feel most comfortable with the Sweetwater device, both for the appearance as well as the apparent build quality and design features which seem to make it an obvious choice for audio.But here are a few... | |
| High End, and Rack Mountable I have used plastic washers on all of the components which, to me, doesn't seem like a big deal.I never understood why any rack mounted components would turn up for sale with scratches around the mounting holes.No offense, but HELLO - we are talki... |