desktopguy
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| How long do you or should you keep your gear. My main desktop speakers are KEF 103.2s (circa ~1984). The caps were redone by the 1st owner. Other than that, they’re mint--and spectacular. The amp is a 250 wpc class d design (Wyred4Sound ST-500)...a terrific match: My twin brother still uses ... | |
| Finally Learned: Subs serve much larger role than adding more low bass @wspohn Correct on all points. I didn’t want to try to explain that stuff, which gets tricky. In conversation with Richard Vandersteen, he admitted that the electronic crossover, while sonically ideal for the subs, was less than ideal for the m... | |
| Headphones vs full range speakers I’ve gone pretty far down the headphone rabbit hole in the past 6 years. Currently I have 7 headphone amps, 3 of which can serve as system preamp for my desktop audio system (2 x 2-way nearfield monitors + sub); and 5 or 6 headphones at any given ... | |
| Finally Learned: Subs serve much larger role than adding more low bass My first experience with subs was memorable. I got a used pair of Vandersteen 4’s, large 4-way speakers with a powerful integrated sub built into the base of each speaker. Each sub (located in its own enclosure with a slotted port) consisted of 2 ... | |
| Replacement for current speakers suggestions @bogiedr1 ... sorry you face such serious health concerns. From your descriptions, our sonic preferences are quite close. If it were me, I’d go out and find a gently used pair of Vandersteen 3A. All the Vandy models are musical to a fault, in my ... | |
| Ready For Digital Source...Computer? I bailed on this issue years ago by getting a series of good SPDIF converters, then recently a DDC. The USB cable goes into the SPDIF converter and outputs digital (up to 24/192) via coax cable to the DAC. It’s not perfect, but especially w/the D... | |
| High Fidelity Sound Speaker Sorry--can't understand OP's post that started all this. I tried, too... | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? Years ago I had very large floorstanders w/strong integrated subwoofers (Vandersteen 4s). In an average size living room, this was a heavenly sound. I'm not sure I would mess w/standmounted 2-ways + subs in a living room of reasonable size. In my ... | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? IMO this is a great subject...thanks to OP for that.I'm not a fan of this genre, either. But the few times I've heard heavy metal, I couldn't help but notice it was so compressed that whatever fidelity good audio gear brings to the party might not... | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? Richard Vandersteen - He gave me phone time to discuss speakers (his 4As) that I'd bought on the used market, and that he no longer sold in that form. I mean, serious phone time. This was the late '80s. I couldn't believe how well he treated me. H... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? I loved those big old CRT/tube televisions. But that boat sailed long ago.Video always was like audio in that some "videophiles" actually cared about the look, verisimilitude, and lifelike appearance of certain TVs and formats. I was one of those ... | |
| How long do good speakers last? I, too, seem to have a thing for British speakers. Had a great experience w/ATC SCM12 Pro passive monitors (mind-blowingly good sound). ~6 months ago picked up a vintage pair of big KEF 2-ways from the '80s, 103.2s. The drivers are original, and j... | |
| Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1 I, too, want to read Part 2. I also appreciate that he outs himself as a former "all cables sound the same" proponent. This not only makes him, a sonic convert, into a fairly interesting/compelling commentator. It also opens him up to special emni... | |
| The Importance of the Digital Cable When I first picked up a SPDIF converter (Musical Fidelity V-Link 96), I suddenly had the option of running either optical or coax cable from it to the DAC. I started with a glass optical cable and thought it sounded better than USB straight into ... | |
| Loudest Sound Ever? In '69 I worked the summer for Marriott Corp, on one of those trucks that rises up to the plane to swap out food service stuff. We spent 1/2 the time just sitting near the runway, waiting for the plane. We weren't issued ear protectors so really g... |