helomech
Responses from helomech
| Looking for the next level in imaging... You don’t want an omnidirectional speaker. Your dipoles are as good as you’re going to get for both imaging and spaciousness (artificial) without cabinet coloration. Otherwise, look for speakers with incredibly well damped cabinets, controlled di... | |
| AXPONA 2024 I have always been told that Americans do not understand sarcasm. The above post proves it. And yet the U.S. is home to most of the world’s best comedians. Funny how that happens. | |
| Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph? I have never been able to discern the voicing of a speaker from performance specs. From manufacturer specs? That makes sense. However, it is not difficult to do with thorough third-party measurements. It merely requires an understanding of how... | |
| Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph? They should at least make them available upon request. | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance It all depends on the implementation. There are excellent and garbage examples of both. Generally, the pricier tweeters perform better IME. | |
| Buying Used Speakers I’ve owned 35+ pairs of speakers over the last 11 years. About half were either pre-owned or dealer demos. I’ve had both positive and negative experiences buying used, but also a couple bad experiences with new speakers as well. One thing I’ve c... | |
| Some thoughts on ASR and the reviews Mind you, you can have all of these views and be just fine in ASR. We have plenty of subjectivists that way. The issue comes up is when you take on the membership and try to tell them how it is done. Naturally you get strong pushback. But that i... | |
| Aurender n200, talk me out of signing on the dotted line An amplifier upgrade would be a far better improvement in my mind. Regardless, Spotify and internet radio both sound terrible compared to Qobuz and the like. Maybe start there. | |
| Turntable prices. Is my mind going? ….And all judged by guys with fossils for ears. | |
| How would you spend my next $5K? Room treatments are what 90% of audiophile systems are severely lacking. Otherwise, I recommend you spend the $5K on contact enhancers, fuses and voodoo shaman chicken bones. | |
| Dog pissed on speaker I literally laughed out loud when I opened up the recent discussions email and first thing I read was this thread title. 😂 | |
| Looking for integrated solid state amp for daily usage Yamaha A-S2100 or 2200 (2100 is slightly brighter but more resolving). Both of these models get closer to replicating good tube sound than do the dozens of other SS amps I’ve owned and auditioned over the years. They achieve that “lit-from-within... | |
| PURON RESOLVE creates new options for better sound Yeesh…The charlatans are out in full force lately. Have you people no shame? | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear If you search ads for current model pieces, the resale value is not any better than many other brands. Seems some are having a tough time selling these components for as little as 60% of retail. Schiit Audio actually retains more value on the pre-... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! Seems there is no shortage of snake oil customers and the flat-Earth movement is growing by the minute. Count me in. |