ghdprentice
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| Words of wisdom on choosing a speaker OP… “Most audiophiles dont even realize they are not satisfied, which is ignorance.” Speak for yourself. I have been an audiophile for fifty years. While my values have changed over time… the very essence of audiophile is incredibly well educated... | |
| Etheregen - doesn't seem right that it gets so hot, dangerous? Unpredictable? @pokey77. so when you were running an ER you got a lot of patients that had sustained burns from EtherRegen? | |
| Unfinished basement listening room 😊👍 | |
| Paper cone drivers/natural materials Absolutely zero influence. The main drivers in my Sonus Faber are paper cones. This does not mean they rolled up a piece copy paper to make the cones. They are highly sophisticated with bonding agents very unlike what we think of as paper and sand... | |
| Chime in if you bought a second table that cost a fraction of your main table. I did this kind of in reverse. I had my AR turntable stored because my Phonostage only had on input. After upgrading my Phonostage, I finally had two sets of inputs. So, at long last I was able to hook up my beloved AR next to my Linn. That probab... | |
| KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable @rbstehno …”Before I spend $25k on any set of speakers, my room must be in perfect shape/treated so I can get the best out of my speaker.” Interesting approach. With the exception of not getting speakers that are wildly inappropriate in size, ... | |
| Words of wisdom on choosing a speaker @vinylfan62 👍 | |
| Etheregen - doesn't seem right that it gets so hot, dangerous? Unpredictable? I appreciate folks bringing this up. I had forgotten how warm it was and noticed my unit had fallen onto the carpet. So, I retired it to stay on the shelf. I was quite surprised to see how low a temperature can cause skin burns. Having lived i... | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... OP, Thanks for sharing your system. After giving it a little thought. The speakers are the most important choice in your system and largely determine the sound quality of a well balanced system (that is cost effective). Typically the speakers are... | |
| How many speakers and AMPS do you own, and why? @bkeske Wow, that is an impressive amount of gear. | |
| Turn down the Volume! @onlyqualityhifi I have no idea where you come up with your ideas… but in no system that I have owned in the last fifty years has that been true. | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @laoman My experience in owning speakers of the character I appreciate at $6K, $12K, hearing $22K, and now owning $32K is that the sweet spot is way over $32K. Each step has been a revelation, and s-eake5s in the hundred thousands, although I ha... | |
| VPI Fatboys versus others in its' tonearm weight class. OP, I just had @mglik over to hear the differences in my system… which were ARC 160s to monoblocks, Added AudioQuest Hurricane (he got one as well… so understands it’s impact), and the tonearm and sub chassis upgrade to the Linn. I think he w... | |
| Is it me or new audio gear is too perfect and give ear fatigue? Noticing this thread again. Let me say categorically high quality contemporary gear and fatigue = no. Fatigue in the past was common. In general, in all but budget gear or really incompatible gear no fatigue should never happen. Natural and unfati... | |
| What is Wrong With HD Radio & Why Aren't HD Tuners Being Made? The current best technology for high quality audio is streaming… most all channels available on the air are available through streaming… thousands all over the world. So, there just isn’t a long term place for them, the manufactures know this. ... |