edcyn
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| The Best Audio Retailers in Orange County, CA I didn't end up buying from them, but Excel Audio in Newport Beach was definitely a first class joint. | |
| What's The Furthest/Longest You Have/Will Travel To Audition? When I lived in L.A., I went to practically every high end store from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. Yes, it's possible my memory is embellishing things here, but I'm pretty sure I went to a NAMM show in Las Vegas, thanks to my friendship wi... | |
| Audio Lessons Learned - post your best advice for the newer members! What kind/kinds of music do you like? Name a few artists/composers/tunes at random.Are you a detail freak? Or a go-with-the-flow, body-swaying toe-tapper type?Do you like it loud? Or just loud enough?Do you already have a lot of recorded materia... | |
| Audiogon Is Still Relevent...Don't Listen to the Naysayers. To me, this site is so much more than just a buyer's guide. Yeah, things can sometimes get a might testy here but I still enjoy the heck out of the joint. I enjoy the passion here. I get a kick out of how articulate some of the posters are. Am I... | |
| Mickey Mouse Ears thank you roxy54 for telling it better than I could. I was going to say (and I will say!) that to me it makes the sound boxier and more midrangey. | |
| Why not objectivist music reviews? Faster Pussycat! Faster! Then there's the remark a young Mozart gets in Amadeus. "Too many notes!" | |
| This website has become S-L-O-W stereo5 -- you and me are in the same boat. And I continue to wonder. Are there any moderators on this site? Folks in control? Or is it a high-end ghost ship? | |
| HOW MUCH DO NON-AUDIO FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR AUDIO PURCHASES? The only non-audio factor that enters into my decision is price. If I can't afford the tariff, or if the price of something sends me into paroxysms of guilt, I'll pass. | |
| Does it annoy you when companies don't show the internals of electronics ? I had a phono cartridge grounding problem with my Mytek Brooklyn BB. Their techie told me to open the top and reconnect a wire to another socket. Apparently, when you use a low output cartridge it’s best to alter the wiring configuration a bit. Th... | |
| Qobuz Trial I just randomly cued up some 20th Century string quartet music that showed up on my Qobuz home page. Never heard of the either the artists or the composer. Lovely piece. Lovely playing. Lovely fidelity. | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? twoleftears -- Just install a little dog door in the wall behind the equipment rack. Or have your pet cat do the connecting. | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? I'm waiting for the point where we sneak into each other's mansions and drop mono amps on each other's toes. And yes, I do have a bugaboo when it comes to mono amps... | |
| What ever happened to.... A fellow audiophile laid a couple on me for a while...and it's a good thing he didn't drop them on my toes. Anyway, I placed them wherever they were supposed to be placed. I might have heard a microscopic improvement in the sound. | |
| Does a taste for high end audio, also carry over into your other interests? The only thing I still brainlessly crave and that costs bucks is a better violin. | |
| Marantz SA-11 S1 drawer not opening and some SACD won't read My first SACD player was a first generation Marantz CD/SACD machine, and though my memory is a bit hazy I remember having similar troubles. It either wouldn’t stay closed or it refused to open. Sometimes it wouldn’t play one of the formats. The tr... |