douglas_schroeder
Responses from douglas_schroeder
| Love the gear (or listening to it) as much or more than the music? Sacrilege! I do audiophilia in a superior fashion by making many systems, not expending much on media, paying very close attention to the electronics and listening closely to them, seeking variety in experiences, and not being satisfied with what I consider ... | |
| If I just use a DAC, do I need a Pre-amp? If you have the availability of software attenuation, i.e. ROONs media playback software offers the option, then you will want to compare use of the software volume control versus the hardware volume control. Results will vary on performance, and ... | |
| Audio reviews: too many analogies, never simple, but most of all, never clear. 10 systems should be enough. That's what I did to assess the amps currently under review. | |
| ... sound batting and/or weighting speakers ... We don't know the motivation of the OP; whether to band-aid the speakers or dump them to move up. It would help if there was more direction given as to the ultimate goal. I found the Lenehan ML1 Bookshelf Speaker I reviewed for Dagogo.com to be a ... | |
| ... sound batting and/or weighting speakers ... To the OP; I mean no disdain in my comments. Here's the deal; I spent a LOT of time in earlier years working with inexpensive gear, desperate to make it sound all that. Sure, little improvements (which always seem to be big improvements without th... | |
| ... sound batting and/or weighting speakers ... It's a 13 pound speaker including drivers! That's what is causing it! There is no recourse for a design like that being driven at higher levels! | |
| Half the length, or double the quality? Whom do you expect to be able to tell you whether the move is lateral, especially since you provide no information regarding brand and model? It doesn't matter; they� couldn't tell you anyway, and there would be no consensus. This post is the equi... | |
| ... sound batting and/or weighting speakers ... Predominantly driver distortion, and tweaking, treating the cabinet will do little to address it. Move on, go find much better, because imo this is a very compromised design and there are worlds of improvement available on used and new market. | |
| New speakers and guidance Annika, you're most welcome! The Daedalus speakers are always warm and inviting, and will not be fatiguing to the ear. I wish you success in your search. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? +1 yabe1951Beautiful explanation of the cognitive dissonance, and overcoming it to gain benefits. | |
| Replacement Fuses +1 rodman99999Hilarious, and true! :) | |
| Replacement Fuses Try and learn for yourself. There are a lot of loudmouths and smart assess here. BTW, there is a growing list of people I do not respond to. Experience has taught it's largely a waste of time. Building a better system is a matter of doing, not exe... | |
| Who's bought a piece of gear only The only piece of gear that I ever bought based on looks was to go into an incidental system in the family room. For that modest, casual listening setup I procured the Kingsound Guitar Speakers that were at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest several years ... | |
| Audio reviews: too many analogies, never simple, but most of all, never clear. Reviewers' personal lives, morality and principles by which they conduct their life and reviewing, work habits in conjunction with communication with manufacturers, dealers and other industry members, writing style, etc. all vary from person to pe... | |
| If you listen to anything other than Classic Jazz, don't read this. Gotta love it; we have competing technologies as the "perfect" Jazz speaker! One says, "full range," while the other says, "HUH? ESL, of course!" Anyone interested in my assessment of both the Kingsound King III and Sound Lab 545 (at the time name... |