hilde45
Responses from hilde45
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? A complex question. One example of why the ear, unaided, is not best. 1. I set up my rig. I thought the bass sounded great. 2. A longtime poster here recommended measuring to see what the SPL graph was, then adjusting things in various ways. I d... | |
| Volti does it again! I don’t really know, how on a practical basis, when you are making more or less one off custom made products you can have a return policy. "More or less" custom = not that custom. These are not so very customized. And really, return policies ar... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @rolox I find it very amusing to read that apparently, for some, there isn't audible differences between solid state preamps?!? Come on. Every circuit has a "sound", even when it seems very transparent / neutral, if you compare it with anoth... | |
| Volti does it again! @soix @snapsc In recent years I've brought in a few very well regarded speakers that I had high hopes for but when compared to what I was replacing they didn't make the cut. Some sold off, some returned. Adjusting Volti's policy would possibl... | |
| Volti does it again! @wolf_garcia I agree that a "no returns for any reason" policy is pretty customer unfriendly. Ok, so maybe this maker is short on staff or has gotten burned in the past -- or something. But FFS, if I spend thousands of dollars on something, yo... | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers Another vote for the amp camp amp. It's amazing sounding. | |
| Volti does it again! @doyle3433 Thanks for the comparisons and info. Everyone has to make money and Volti deserves praise if the speakers are at or above the Klipsch in quality. Certainly, they're not super expensive speakers for what you get. Just a look at the Devor... | |
| Volti does it again! @james633 Thanks for your comments. I'm now poring over the Pi website. This looks like a serious option for me to investigate, and parts are specified and can be upgraded. Plus, there are kits for those interested. Seems like a potential competit... | |
| Volti does it again! When I look at these speakers, I see Klipsch redux. I’m not trying to be critical. If anyone can explain how or why these are made differently or sound different from speakers in the Klipsch line, I’m all ears. Because used Klipsch speakers are... | |
| The $10,000 Question If space is limited, you might consider Dutch and Dutch. | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off Our contribution to pollution by leaving our amplifiers on can’t even be measured. I’m not saying we don’t need to be conscious about it, but the environmentalists on this thread…you guys are barking up a wrong tree. I agree with the underlying... | |
| A valentine poem to tubes These are great! Ok, this is too mean by half but... There once was a solid-state boob Who ridiculed fussy red tubes. Till one day, at leisure, He imbibed their sweet pleasure And understood he was the rube. And the retort from the SS folks: T... | |
| Expectation and musical perception "prior knowledge in the brain actually changes what we perceive when listening to music." My take: What has been called subjectivity is actually objective, and what is objective is experienced as subjective. In other words: We can now get rid o... | |
| Looking for Sub to pair with Dynaudio Confidence 20s REL is good but overpriced and lacks variable phase. | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off I notice that my amp sounds better after I eat a croissant. Coincidence? Hard to say. ;-) |