ghdprentice
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| MBL Insolvent Of course the house sound of equipment varies greatly... so while it might be of the right quality and one does not like the house sound. Also, there are differences in how well designs are executed among companies. But I would say the lie betwee... | |
| MBL Insolvent @kerrybh "..Raises an interesting question though- I suspect we all agree with the wisdom of selling "affordable" gear, but what is that price point? Is it $1,000 speakers, $5,000? I don’t know, but an interesting question." Yes. Absolutely, An... | |
| Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system. @mapman +1 | |
| Chair I have back problems as well. I started by visiting "Relax the Back" store. They have zero gravity chairs and ones designed specifically to address bad backs. I found the seat below. It can be purchased elsewhere. From experimenting I found the... | |
| MBL Insolvent @yesiam_a_pirate "...A sad fact is that the 2 channel high end audiophile is aging out and dying off. The successor generation has little use for high end gear. " I have heard this for forty years. Yet the proliferation of high end companies... | |
| MBL Insolvent @lalitk "...That may be true, but what seems to hurt many of these high-end audio companies in the long run is affordability...." Correct. I am pretty sure that is exactly why Audio Research has just released their new affordable line. It has a n... | |
| Looking for a High Quality Short HDMI Cable I would go for DHLabs. They are my go to for high quality but budget conscious. I have several of their HDMI cables for my home theater. | |
| MBL Insolvent Yes, it is very sad. But hopefully they will work their way out of it. Glad to hear in the mean time it is business as usual. An example of how these audio companies are small businesses run by folks that are passionate about audio and are not g... | |
| Yamaha+PreAmp or Rotel RA1572 Rotel. They build better sounding equipment for the money. Gets you in the right league. Buying used, excellent idea. | |
| Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables @mapman +1 | |
| Best way to dampen a micro-vibrating Printed Circuit Board inside an amp? Thanks! @awise1961 You are amused? Why? Because you doubt that vibration of a circuit board can influence the sound quality of the output? All your examples seem to be about maintaining functionality or continuity not about the nuances of output. Most a... | |
| 15 amp vs 20 amp @awise1961 Thanks. It is great to hear from someone who has done it. If I go back to monoblocks. I'll definitely install another direct line. They are cheap compared to amps. | |
| Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables A common dilemma. I have gotten stuck in this situation before. I am an audiophile, so the answer was easy, be financially irresponsible, and buy a new set of the correct length. Hence I have no experience. However, given my experience with ca... | |
| Footers under new speakers On the first post in this string, I mentioned that the most likely consensus would be that Townshend Podiums are the most universally recommended solution. Also, that I probably needed to heed my own advice and get some. So, I did. I received them... | |
| Unable to read an original cd Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience. Good to hear about Ayre customer service... great company. I have one of their DACs Also, interesting about the copy of the CD working. Good thing to know, |