douglas_schroeder
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| budget component in high-end system? Dgarretson, I'm not sure Auiofeil is with you on that point, as he sells Purist Audio Designs, not an economical cable.My disagreement was with his downgrading the importance of cables in general, as though they are inherently less important than ... | |
| budget component in high-end system? Audiofeil, which is more important, the heart or the network of veins and arteries? As a reviewer, I'd no more wish poor cabling on someone than for a person with a healthy heart to have Thrombosis. | |
| Attention all Legacy Whisper owners ?? Sthomas, very impressive to have conducted so many direct comparisons between speakers. What is your system like, specifically amplification, but also source, cables, etc. if you don't mind sharing. I'd be curious to know what amps you use with th... | |
| Best U.S.A. speakers? Two excellent companies I have had the pleasure of working with in reviewing are Bill Dudleston's Legacy Audio in Illinois and Bruce Thigpen's Eminent Technology in Florida. | |
| what are"fun" speakers? It does seem that "fun" in audio usually is associated with modest gear that has surprising performance. Some of the most fun I had in years was picking up a pair of the infamous Insignia speakers - for all of $50 at the time. I recall seeing the ... | |
| Remotes: Who needs 'em? Morgenholz, I can appreciate your mindset in regard to functionality. Complexity is not the issue, or else we'd be in real trouble - a cell is a testament to specified complexity. However, it is no more complex than it needs to be, and fairly well... | |
| Wise audio aphorisms Listen to the World; hear Confusion. | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? Gogirl, There are gradations of "professional" everywhere one looks. I have found most audio dealers to be very sincere, helpful and knowledgeable. Sometimes it's very difficult for the dealers to know precisely what the customer's precise definit... | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? GoGirl, thanks. Experience hearing many rigs/audio systems lets a person get a feel for different equipment and what is possible. The differences in sound your dad is focusing on are like a woman looking at the stitching on a dress. Men would be c... | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? Hi Fi lets you hear the car in the Counting Crows' Big Yellow Taxi about two minutes into the track. Heh, but it's not what you think. It's not the sound that is like a car door slamming; that's the screen door slamming. Then comes the very low le... | |
| speakers for classical music Compromise nothing, timbre, dynamics, etc. Nothing! Accept a speaker as ultimate for ANY genre of music if it has less than spectacular results in every parameter? No way! The best speaker for classical is the best speaker for rock is the best fo... | |
| Vandersteen 2 Grill Cloth Housing Shine a light, or place them in sunlight to see the cones through the grill material. | |
| Why are all the Virtual Systems mega-assaults now? Bflowers, you are looking at deception only from the positive form - actually speaking something false. There is also a negative form, a passive form, which involves withholding information. It is just as problematic. A person who withholds reques... | |
| Why are all the Virtual Systems mega-assaults now? Bflowers, You'd better hope your wife doesn't keep secrets (and not just financial ones) like you do. Did you ever stop to think that with five minutes work on the internet she can add up the price of all your toys and discover your lies? That's t... | |
| Does anyone out there NOT hear a difference in CD Mrtennis, you said, "the terms high end and mid fi are used for marketing purposes. they are arbitray [sic] and subject to disagreement." Yes, and the terms "sports car" and "sedan" are used for marketing purposes as well, however they have fairly... |