devinplombier
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| How old is too old? If the risk of failure inherent to a decades-old mechanical device gives you anticipatory anxiety and curtails your enjoyment of the music, then buy new. If on the other hand you’re like, I’ll just buy another one if this one craps out, or if you ... | |
| Concentration @audphile1 I was talking about the general disconnect in democratic society between classical music and non-listeners, likely due to the perception of that genre’s elite origins. Music bans by totalitarian regimes are a whole different ball of ... | |
| Concentration Classical compositions appeal at multiple levels -- they have to, because composers at that time were, in large part, composing music for the public. They had to make a visceral connection. That’s why even the non-classical listener knows the tun... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? Sorry to disappoint you but most of my work is original and one-of-a-kind in nature. Why would it disappoint me? To the contrary. There is plenty of room in this forum for independent thinkers who chart their own course. | |
| How competitive are you with your system? carlos269 ... how do you explain the exceptional, great and outstanding sound quality of the audio recordings of my systems and those of others? That’s easy. It’s either one or both of the following: 1. Divine intervention, or 2. You c... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? I anticipated discrepancies. I did not expect catastrophic SQ deterioration like I experienced. I'll try with headphones, that's a good suggestion. | |
| How competitive are you with your system? @carlos269 No one in their right mind disputes that sound can be accurately recorded in one's listening room. But even someone such as myself who has no recording experience comprehends that how it is recorded makes a very significant difference... | |
| Concentration Reading, doing chores, or writing something ... really lessens your enjoyment and can potentially cause you to doubt the quality of your system. What do you think? I disagree. If I listened to my system only when I can give it full, undivided... | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. Well, I had a post expressing the opinion that Fox was merely a symptom of a greater societal shift toward incivility rather than its cause. Here it is: Post removed Jun 30, 2025 | |
| How competitive are you with your system? All you have to do is capture the audio at the listening position and make an audio recording, embedded in the video. @carlos269 Are you suggesting you capture audio then dub the video with it? I thought I’d ask, because I tried video-ing my ... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? As others have stated, my entire system costs less than what some people pay for one cable. As does mine, in its current state at least. It’s easy enough to throw money at a system, and if one has the good sense to hire a consultant the resul... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? Here is the clean sound system. OKTAN6 - My Favorite Picture Of You @mihorn You've been saying that your speakers are the best speakers in the world, but now you're offering someone else's speakers as reference? | |
| How competitive are you with your system? I gave these YouTube clips another listen, on my system this time. We all have different tastes but to me, the Thiel and Avantgarde systems are clear front-runners. I have little doubt the Montemar would sound fantastic in the right room, whereas... | |
| Dealer affiliations and attitudes, assumptions and lack of respectful engagement in audio. Unfortunately, spending time here needs to drop lower on my priority list. @mitch2 I for one hope you might reconsider. Your contributions are excellent and add a lot of value to this forum. But I see your point. | |
| Options to improve digital sound @mswale thank you for the fact-checking and sanity check 🙏 |