erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| Beyond Boutique Speakers Hey Gang:Please see if you can find links when you post! I'm sure everyone who is interested would be happy to click on one to learn more. Best,E | |
| Best room treatment Advice, value, efficacy, selection: GIK. Their panels are relatively inexpensive, especially when compared to say ASC. They have a number of products which are unusually effective at low frequencies. These are among their priciest offerings, but... | |
| Poor Fritz When in doubt, look it up:https://www.dictionary.com/browse/comparable?s=tMy original sentence was correct. | |
| Beyond Boutique Speakers How does this sound:If the maker has had 1 dedicated review in Stereophile, including measurements, etc. then it’s excluded from this thread. If it’s been mentioned at a show or reviewed with others, etc. then it can be here. For instance, Kal Ru... | |
| Equalizer I think you should consider a Schiit Loki. It's inexpensive and will help you get a better feel for what you want. | |
| Beyond Boutique Speakers We definitely need to note Great Plains. While they make components they also make finished products. Anyone enamored of the Altec Lansing horns of yore should look them up. https://greatplainsaudio.com/Definitely too big for me! :) | |
| Beyond Boutique Speakers This is the path of the connoisseur. You need to be sure of what good sounds like and be able to pick it out instead of your wallet doing so. | |
| Theoretical Pre Amp Question You keep blocking both hypothetical and realistic evaluation. If there’s no distortion or noise, then why does it matter? I think it may help you to understand a little about how preamps are usually (but by no means always) designed. There is an i... | |
| Discernment is bad. Self awareness is good. The results of that (obviously) will depend greatly on what you’re listening to, the venue and where you’re seated. Of course. So, the cure for this is to listen to lots of it. :) | |
| Discernment is bad. Self awareness is good. OH, and one big thing:Listen to live music with your eyes closed. Pay attention to the detail you hear, especially "imaging." I think when we try to recreate these experiences in our home we become obsessed with this idea of imaging which is not ... | |
| Discernment is bad. Self awareness is good. TBC: Any famous badge would charge the dealer 2x their purchase cost for any components besides drivers. That would then be increased for the 45% dealer markup. Why on earth should Fritz do less? He’s already offering you a huge bargain with great... | |
| Discernment is bad. Self awareness is good. Hi cakids,Healing is a process, not a destination. :) But here are some tricks:1 - Avoid "revealing gear" and focus on neutral and laid back. 2 - Good room acoustics. 3 - DIY cables from pure silver. 4 - DIY my own speakers5 - Recognize what I lik... | |
| Speakers which always sound good One candidate I'd like to think about too is the Audio Note Snell derived speakers. They thrive in corner placement, but then seem to sound very consistent. | |
| Integrated Tube Amps with Subwoofer out? DOH!!! I'm so sorry I misread this as an ask for a Tube PRE. My bad. The Luxman LX-380 will fit the bill, and let you put a cap in to use as a high pass filter. | |
| Poor Fritz This is exactly the thing I meant. People are nit picking Fritz in a way no one would analyze Wilson, B&W or Joseph Audio, or Magico. Because he's a small shop, who uses comparable drivers, suddenly a handful of arm chair speaker builders (who... |