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dave_b

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How do you judge audio components and speakers?
@cd318 My comments were taken from my autobiography, “Sometimes a Stereo is Just a Stereo!”  
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
@pingstonsmile Believe me I know about the AG change of Gaurd stuff…I was victim of their random censorship on numerous occasions.  I honestly just couldn’t follow your rant…your response to me was easier to understand.  We all should be talking a... 
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
@pingstonsmile Uh, what now?  Hard to decipher an incoherent diatribe aimed at a generalized foe in order to justify your life choices.  It’s like an anthropologist trying to decipher a newly discovered aboriginal language…which might be a whole l... 
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
The collective ID of most audiophiles is built from an OCD type hyper fixation combined with a need to gain control over some aspect of their lives, in this case, their audio system.  It can be a release, a frustration and a friend.  Knowledge is ... 
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
I’m a gonna be real chief…those pics gave me serious Buffalo Bill vibes 😳  
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
Okee Dokee then…enjoy!  
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
I finally looked at Mahgister’s system pictures…I am deeply concerned!    
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
Priori:   Room/adapt or suffer Clean power/lines/purifier Good gear/source matters Good cables/actually preserve audio signal integrity  tweaks/last but not necessarily most…seriously, the other stuff must be addressed first     
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
GWM…Gear Weight Matters!  Join the movement, but in an un ironic way and without interruption.  
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
Is that humor 2LEars?    
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
@stuartk No expertise needed…just plug it in between your source and amplifier or preamplifier.  Any questions can be answered by rep from Sweetwater.  
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
@stuartk I have a dbx 1231 Dual Channel 31 band  EQ.  I can fine tune the frequencies that need to be addressed, unlike the Schiit.  Also, the RF filtering and isolated transformer was a must for me to prevent EMF contamination in my installation.... 
How do you judge audio components and speakers?
I have come to believe that the biggest scam that has been perpetrated upon the high end community is the removal/degradation of tone control/equalization.  Currently, I am demoing a dbx 1231 equalizer in my system because I dared to wonder what m... 
Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum?
Yup  
Audiophiles on Audiogon.
More truth than not in Ken’s article.  Hit home more than a little….despite the OP’s mishandling of it’s introduction to these hallowed forums.  I have to admit that I am a bit melancholic upon reflection of my audio odyssey.  More often than not,...