deep_333
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| Burning CDs of downloaded music I would highly recommend that you don’t cheap out/end up buying a barrel bottom drive unit. Get this Pioneer unit...very affordable by audiophile standards (approx. 300 bucks). Some of the features on this unit are very useful and Pioneer contin... | |
| Anyone See Downside to an Ionizer blowing on Turntable? wind across your tonearm will cause more miss tracking than the potential benefits Any speaker drivers moving in a room, subwoofer drivers moving, the music playing, etc can become an impediment to the pristine spinning of vinyl. The ultra soph... | |
| 3-4 dB dip at crossover region: what should I listen for to hear it? @rischa , In general, if you want to catch on to things like that..... - Get a pair of flat nearfield studio monitors with significant clarity and detail like the Yamaha HS8, HS7 or similar (Siiting nearfield at 3ft away can get much of the room'... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? @deep_333 , just to clarify (but not to start an argument) you are saying that if OP wants a significent sonic improvement over is current 1k speakers, he will have to spend more than 5k? @immatthewj , Yes, as of 2023/ 2024, guys like Andrew J... | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song Bright Light Social Hour - Sea of the Edge Psychedelic rock band from Austin, TX....I saw these guys live in a hole in the wall bar... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeZ-q5q-dk | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K @mofojo Big myths die hard. So this does not surprise me- I get pushback on it all the time. But it comes down to something very simple, which is can you find a designer who can say what parameters exactly will favor a certain genre? I’ve been d... | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? It may make sense to hit the used market for the following categories: a) "High End": Typically, a 60k speaker can be bought for 30k and so on...guys who buy such speakers tend to take care of them. When your done with it, you can sell it for ab... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K That is a strange opinion. I have had quite a few speakers, large and small that were very satisfying with every type of music. I don’t know what your yardstick is...a fraternity beer blast? @roxy54 "Very satisfying" eh?...My yardstick is tha... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K I think you might have missed the mark. Truly good or excellent speakers will sound good with any type of music. This of course assumes that the system can provide the needed power, and finesse. Brands that can do this: Dynaudio, Magico, Wilson, ... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K @stereo5 This is nonsense. Speakers are not 'voiced' using a certain form of music, not if there is a competent designer involved! They may prefer a certain genre, but that won't influence the design for the reasons I presented earlier. Ineffi... | |
| **Advice Needed**Damage To Imported Speakers** Are you sure it wasn’t sold as a "B" grade item or something (’B’ for Brit 😁 ) while you were talking with him? got lost in translation somewhere? I ask because he did give you a "killer deal"... a killer deal for a handy man/self made/ hardworkin... | |
| Ken Fritz article Well, whaddaya know....All the stereo purists appear to be suddenly in awe of Ken, who was very much a multichannel audio enthusiast....it ain't "just for movies" anymore, huh boys? (Atleast after the heretic blew the socks off your rigs)... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K Stuff in your budget worth auditing... 15k - Yamaha NS5000 11k - Borresen X3 But, you will need to put that flea watt power amp away for either speaker and get a pair of Schiit Tyr monoblocks. Those 350 watts will make either speaker kick like ... | |
| can subwoofers make things worse? @sudnh , Many times, the 1 note boom is because you're seated right on top of a room modal peak. Other times, the perception of a 1ish note boom can come from ported subs and associated group delays. The big SVS ported subs have appeal for the boo... | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? Some of the more "esoteric" aspects of cable materials, layup, etc (and impact on sound) can come into play for analog interconnects and speaker cables. For digital cables and power cables, sufficient noise dissipation and shielding is the only th... |