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| Talk but not walk? Does it matter when the wood is harvested (time of the year), how old it was, or how rainy the previous year was? It matters for wine and a few other products so maybe it matters for some audio equipment, too. | |
| Talk but not walk? Time for a professional public relations help. It is not going well. Just my $17 worth. | |
| Is It Possible? analogluvr,"My speaker system dates from the 60s "That is fifty years, if not more. Assuming they are not electrostats, any problems with foam surrounds? | |
| Recommendations for a few high SQ classical CDs lowrider57,You got the part about 1987 New Year's Concert right. It is far from the best sound quality that ever was. I, don't ask why, happened to have had a plain any-store copy Made in West Germany, one more like that Made in U.S.A. and now I h... | |
| Talk but not walk? elizabeth,No need to read 32 pages to find out what High-End Audio means. I asked a few times and never got an answer. I concluded it is a construct to impress and nothing more than that.Everybody is "walking". And whole idea about "walking" and "... | |
| Is It Possible? myaudio168,It is possible to like something relatively obsolete (no, I have nothing against Quad speakers, but they are not the newest model) more than a brand new one. Having said that, enjoy your new old speakers, but keep Focals for a bit more.... | |
| Is there actually a difference? "...is it really worth the thousands you are shelling out to get that nearly-imperceivable .01% increase in performance?"Only a person paying for it can answer that question. Some people drive Toyota Corolla, others prefer Lamborghini. Some of tho... | |
| Recommendations for a few high SQ classical CDs n80,Once upon a time, I heard a report on the radio that talked about popularity of opera among people who otherwise prefer punk rock. It talked about similarities between those two, what appears to be completely different, styles of music. I cann... | |
| Recommendations for a few high SQ classical CDs And, if you ever want to feel "less serious", but are in the mood for a guilty pleasure, New Year’s Concert 1987 with Karajan. However, you have to get Japanese K2 CD and not the regular one for $10 or so.http://www.elusivedisc.com/Herbert-von-Kar... | |
| Recommendations for a few high SQ classical CDs Mahler’s 5th symphony by Frank Shipway. There are two sound carriers available, or at least they were, CD and Hybrid SACD. Go for SACD, just in case you ever get a SACD player. To me, SACD is way better than CD layer, but CD is very good, too.http... | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? If I am imagining right what you have on your mind, Sonus Faber would fall into that category. | |
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| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money fleschler,"I am surprised that you have authoritatively stated..."Huh, are you that new here? You'd better get used to lots of authorities in these waters. | |
| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money It depends how smart the mouse is. | |
| Which Nakamichi to choose? Problem solved was still a problem. |