dayglow

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Whats playing on your system today?
Jann Arden-Living Under June(CD) Kicks off an unusual Wednesday night vinyl session.  
Speaker recommendation £2-10k range
Not sure what sound your after but IMO the Acoustic Energy AE 520 is the most versatile/refined speaker around $5k new I know of. Balance is it’s strong point does not call attention to any frequency point. Could it be boring to you? With any audi... 
Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby?
@shebuskij    The worst possible advice! A totally outdated perspective. Speakers are the most flawed component, despite this fact if the electronics and source are not up to the level of the speakers you have a mess on your hands. This is where t... 
Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby?
Understand the recordings sound quality of either an analog or digital recording dictates the audio systems potential. Don’t believe loudspeakers are the most important system component, everything matters. A dedicated 20 amp power line or 2 depen... 
Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression
This is main reason why I rarely purchase mass produced new vinyl. Sound Quality is the main purpose for owning HEA! The best approach is go to a thrift store and purchase everything that appears interesting from the last 25 years on CD. You will ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Bama Band-ST Side 1 Al Cohn-Standards Of Excellence(CJ 241) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Harry Chapin-Heads & Tales Side Tales James Williams-Images(CJ 140) Side 1 SQ Audiophile M.A.R.S.-Project Driver(Shrapnel SH-1028) Side 1 Art Blakey/Jazz... 
Whats playing on your system today?
The Traveling Wilburys-Vol. 1(CD) Kicks off Friday night vinyl.  
How do you add color?
@mapman Why post just to mock the thread? Some of us enjoy nitpicking Audiophile jargon. Several of you have expanded on my previous post with very interesting commentary. IMO some also confuse engagement with coloration. A speaker that perfectly... 
speakers for small room
I heard the KEF Reference 1 Meta at Axpona with 2 subwoofers and it lacked engagement. I asked to hear them with subwoofers off and the sound was lethargic. Yes, tough to completely judge a speaker within 15 minutes at a show but it does raise the... 
speakers for small room
I have a similar situation with a 12.5 x 13.5 living room with an adjacent 80% open 4 x 13.5 hallway that contains my record storage. IMO a modest sized floor stander minus a sub(space/continuity issues) will give the best results. Hopefully Sonus... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske   Are you still in the process of increasing your vinyl jazz collection? FWIW consider the first 400 Concord Jazz vinyl series. I own about 90/400 and my estimate is > 75% have Audiophile SQ and content always rates at least 4/5. Many o... 
$50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please.
@nordicnorm    +1 This is an Audio NOT Financial forum.  
How do you add color?
I prefer texture for instruments and flesh tone for vocalists. IMO color implies over saturation of tone/timbre. The best way to achieve this is with source components Phono Preamp/Cartridge or Dac.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Jack Jones-Our Story Side 2 Sammy Hagar-Live 1980 Side 1 George Muribus-Trio 77 Side A SQ Audiophile The Who-Meaty Beaty And Bouncy Side 1 Teena Marie-Starchild Side 1 SQ Audiophile K.D. Lange And The Reclines-Absolute Torch And Twang Side 2 ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bslon   Thx. War is difficult to categorize, a little Santana/Tower of Power and some of the song writing ability of Stevie Wonder.  FWIW Acoustic Sounds will be reissuing the first 5 Bad Company recordings on 45 rpm vinyl.