hilde45

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Need opinions on ceiling reflections
@dekay We're all in this googling thing together, buddy. To Infinity and Beyond! 
What ever happened to Mark Levenson?
Apparently, there's a Kim Cattrell who works at Xerox and has a LinkedIn profile. Other than that, there seems to be a lot of buzz about this Kim Cattrall, who was some kind of an actress. But Xerox -- that's a real plum!Or maybe it's Mark Levenso... 
Your favorite audio cartoons
Here's a new one--from a long time ago.https://roon-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/f/4fa7b3f229d2bc8c06a850c2863a7441c920... 
What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks
I was just surfing old music I felt like listening to, and the Lovett album immediately struck me as especially expressive of my system’s improved capabilities. It’s a great reference disk.It seems clear that MC uses Year of the Cat as a standard ... 
Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed?
For $6500 the options open way up. 
Need opinions on ceiling reflections
When I bought my 703's it was $67 for the panels and $50 or so for shipping. I learned later that while 703's cannot be found at Home Depot or Lowes, local construction supply companies have them. That's where I'll go to get more, at about 45% sav... 
What ever happened to Mark Levenson?
Mr. Levenson better watch out, because there's another guy trying to profit off the similar sounding nature of their last names. https://www.marklevinson.com/ 
Thoughts on Active/Passive Speakers? Looking for pros and cons.
@ironlung  Way to hector us. Really uplifting. 
Listening room ISSUES
@mahgister Thank you very much for your additional explanations. And yes, the cost in dollars is zero! You have successfully communicated that point! That is very important to some people, but as you know, for people with money to buy equipment, t... 
Favorite Guitar Solo
I love many of the guitarists listed here, and it’s like a Sophie’s Choice situation to pick a favorite guitar solo.That said, if I was threatened with execution for not picking the best solos of all time, it would be a coin toss between:Kid Charl... 
Listening room ISSUES
Information about Helmholtz resonators are all on the internet.... Let not the mathematical formula threaten you, use your ear, no need to calculate anything....But you need time to experiment.... It take me 3 months for 40 resonators....I’m very ... 
Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies
Just to toss a few more DAC names in here -- things I've read a lot of good things about:Border PatrolSoekris Mojo Audio -- they run very expensive but can be had used. 
Thoughts on Active/Passive Speakers? Looking for pros and cons.
@james633 james633Only con of active is you can’t tune the sound with different amps. All other things being equal are better IMO. You might want to rethink this because...@djones51 hits on something important when he says:…the con is sometimes th... 
Your favorite audio cartoons
These are great! Thank you. Some will end up in a presentation I'm doing.Special love for these three:https://community.klipsch.com/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-10590-13819475191456.jpghttps://community.klipsch.com/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-105... 
Thoughts on Active/Passive Speakers? Looking for pros and cons.
Actives are amps built to match speakers, is what I think fuzz meant.Which is true. But as most of us know, there's more than one "match" between speaker and amp. In the case of active, an engineer has decided what's best. Probably a really tight ...