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| Musings from old school on High Fidelity The hobby is as much faith-based as evidence based. And wherever faith is strong there will be those who exploit it and those who refuse to delineate between faith and science. In Hi Fi, they are two different ways of achieving "the best". The ... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? I'm an audio engineer. I spent the first 20 years of my career producing music, but migrated to post production sound over the last decade. The reason I got involved with professional audio was a love of music. I played in a band in college in ... | |
| How to select a good Speaker Cable I’d kindly asked not to refer me to web articles. There are so many out there, with different ideas. So what?None are yours. It is your choice which one to addaped, and which one do reject. So it is for myself.Wait a second: I'm not sure what you... | |
| Are these Speakers the BEST on Planet Earth ?... "Acoustics delivers 55% of S.Q."I don't know where that figure came from or whether it's accurate, but I do know the geometry of the listening room is absolutely critical from at least 500Hz on down. To that end the Kii speakers are pretty specia... | |
| What are the sexiest components ever made? JBL M2/ ATC SCM150ASL Pro. As far as I'm concerned, effort spent on any aesthetic but reproduction is wasted effort. Pretty hi fi gear looks to me like it's trying to sell something other than fidelity. That's not sexy. | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? As dissimilar as vinyl and tape are relative to the original source, well calibrated analog playback machines are capable of sounding very good. I would consider someone wed to analog playback media an ocular-influenced audiophile. As someone wh... | |
| If I just use a DAC, do I need a Pre-amp? The old purest will hook from a phono directly to a power amp with gain control, that's it...That's actually the one source which absolutely requires a preamplifier (and its fixed EQ). Phono cartridges are akin to microphones or guitar pickups. ... | |
| These seem a bit pricey $$$ The price they charge is determined by a lot of factors. There is the R&D- both equipment and time spent. A good speaker designer doesn’t get good overnight. When you pay for the design you’re paying for the decades of experience that comes wi... | |
| How much is "LOUD" still a reference point for some? The ability to play loud is essential for me. It's not so much that I listen at crazy levels as I appreciate dynamics. The cannon in the 1812 Overture should sound (and feel) like cannon. I use my speakers to earn a living mixing music and film... | |
| Anyone in Vermont (especially the Burlington area) interested in an informal audio club? I'm a few years late to this thread. I just joined the group. I have run small commercial recording studios in the Burlington area for more than 30 years. It wasn't until I began researching the JBL M2 monitors I bought for my LCR studio monito... |