fruff1976

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Nearfield listening
I was using magnepan and put them aside for a new pair of usher 6371's. I like the 6371's much better especially up close. With the magnepans I could never just sit still and listen. I always wanted to keep moving them around but couldn't find the... 
Nearfield listening
Same here. I'm at about 6ft. from the speakers. 
The most haunting music you ever heard?
One of my neighbors was playing some spooky music on their porch for halloween. 
Nearfield listening
about 6ft. or closer from the speakers. 
Ideas on the Usher AC-20?
I recently picked up some Usher cp-6371's and they sound ridiculously good. So, I can't comment on the sound of these, I can say the model I have is very good. They play all music very well, especially rock, alt etc. 
Room size for large speakers?
I auditioned speakers that are 46" tall that sounded great in the room they were in. I got a great deal on a larger model of the same brand which is 49.5" tall so I bought them without listening. My room is about 25x15x7. It's hard to tell what a ... 
Did anyone see the Rolling Stone article?
"can you describe the article in a bit more detail, as i don't subscribe to RS (or watch much TV)? thanks."It was about how engineers are now mastering the music for these ipods and small computer speakers right in the studio. So it seems to me we... 
Does your system sound better or worse?
Good point Imin2u! I meant that also, it's probably the ultimate tweak. 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
Bus pass. 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
Magnepan 1.6 
SACD releases
That's a good site, thanks. 
SACD releases
You are right. I just hope someone continues to release a few titles other than classical and jazz, although I don't mind those. For some reason it seems DVD audio is getting more rock/pop titles. I went with the SACD only player because I had som... 
SACD player noise
I figured 17 years later the digital technology would have been improved and I also wanted to give SACD a try. In the store it sounded great - until I got home and was listening in a quiet room. The sound is good but the noise the player generates...