dave_b
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| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? In addition, if there ever was a conspiracy to drive cash out of audiophiles pockets and into the hands of the High End Audio manufacturers, it is the nonsense regarding EQ’s! If you put an EQ in your system you will not be spending gobs of money... | |
| Upgrade Cables or Just Upgrade Equipment & Live in Shame? Decent cables for sure are needed, but a lot of what we experience when changing cables are the TCE(Tone Control Effect). If chasing your tail sounds fun and burning cash is a must do then continue pondering 🤔. Get a great EQ and you will be extr... | |
| Rhodium plated audio grade wall socket Copper and Gold good. End transmission. | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? Experienced many cords and prefer ones that address power quality issues directly. Transparent and MIT have never disappointed and offer incredible results. Some type of power conditioning is generally needed but often too much of a good thing c... | |
| More Bass Also, biggest mental hurdle I had to get over was to think I couldn’t use an EQ…having an EQ will save you tons of money and give you satisfaction with all your music. | |
| More Bass Just noticed JBL HDI 3800’s on sale…they have a full, dynamic and visceral sound with clean smooth extended highs. Easy to drive and place with great soundstaging. | |
| More Bass Let the fun begin…don’t be afraid to try stuff that isn’t Audiophile approved ;) Music Direct is reputable and honors their trial period guarantee without hassles. | |
| Horn speakers with Imaging? I love this imaginary imaging conundrum (IIC). Live music blooms and breathes and blends together to create a beautiful harmonic landscape. Vague hints of directionality or placement are occasionally present but most is due to our visual cues. ... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Put “Do Not Touch” tabletop sign(s) out near speakers with small print indicating any person(s) not adhering to the “No Touch” policy assumes liability for any damages incurred! | |
| Looking for my Final Pair!! Still loving the Klipsch Cornwall IV’s…just saying! | |
| More Bass Been down this road many times…simplified my life and found that truly enjoyable sound isn’t that complicated. Played around with free trial speakers and discovered that a good Horn/Dynamic speaker design can be insanely addictive. Two of the be... | |
| We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often I’ve owned many of the aforementioned hard to drive speakers and overall, they could not sound as natural and relaxed as an efficient horn speaker. | |
| un-becoming an audiophile @bolong …nothing could be further from the truth! Most musicians could give a crap less…they live music. | |
| What speakers work with low wattage class A amps Speakers are very subjective. That said, one thing I did discover which was quite a revelation, is that a Horn/Dynamic combo design puts me in the Goldilocks Zone. Phase issues, upper midrange tonality and dynamic contrast all improved. | |
| Chris' latest cables. Apparently Fatbuddy has confused eloquence for vitriol? His confusion might be part of a larger, more systemic disease process which has rendered him unable to discern the differences between the subjective and the objective, as it pertains to pu... |