hilde45
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| If a speaker stand is mass-loading, how much does it matter what they're made of? After months and months with these stands, I'm a very, very happy customer. Love these so much! | |
| Within a 30 day trial with Van Alstine SET 400; seeking comparisons The only Hegel I know we'll is the one who wrote phenomenology of spirit.@jjss49 you make a good point about the different topologies. In some ways I am just really trying to learn what good solid state can sound like especially as an alternative... | |
| Matching components? This is a question I had at the beginning of my journey, too. It simplifies things but it’s more like having the waitress order for you -- takes away the fun and eliminates the easy-to-discover variety of the many things that can work for you. The... | |
| CHALLENGE: Best speakers for playing 1812 Overture by Eric Kunzel with real CANON at 92+dB I could never be satisfied with any speakers on this piece, so I purchased a small cannon for my listening room, and set it off appropriately along with the recording. That brings me the realism I need (and, frankly, deserve). | |
| Within a 30 day trial with Van Alstine SET 400; seeking comparisons Thanks, @jjss49 I'll take a look at that link. As I hoped to convey in my post, I don't expect the SET 400 to sound like my tube amps, and so I am trying to just record what I am hearing in the event that people have comparisons of their own to r... | |
| Within a 30 day trial with Van Alstine SET 400; seeking comparisons Thanks! Excellent review. That’s a great forum, though much less active. | |
| Bring my own preamp to an amp demo? Everything I've heard about John at Audio Connection makes me believe that if I lived in the area (I used to) I'd want to start a relationship with that store. Not only for this purchase, but for future purchases and for his advice and support of ... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? @sheps nailed it: "It’s about appreciating that sound can be something that has qualities that can be pleasingly improved."For those who say "who cares" or "it’s just a label," they need to explain why others are debating it or why they bothered t... | |
| Bring my own preamp to an amp demo? Moon audio, too. Check on re-stocking fees. | |
| Bring my own preamp to an amp demo? I've had dealers let me give them my card as security and then try the gear in my home. If you like the preamp and speakers, then at the very least, you need to keep those variables stable. Keeping an open mind is fine if you want to find yourself... | |
| 3 Ingredients to a Healthy Audio Community @dinov Ok, I interpreted "all" incorrectly. My apologies. Let me ask you this as a thought experiment -- if there was a slim device you could just hang on your wall and just activate with a remote and it would play music as you have it now -- woul... | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @dill I too have heard differences only after some period of time has passed. What’s hard for me is that I cannot tell if that is due to the equipment or to my own ability --or changed interest -- to notice later details, later. I’ve looked at (fo... | |
| Why Audiophile Cables Might Sound Better I find Hans very trustworthy. Good post. Also like Tarun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx4CAwSLXkY&ab_channel=ABritishAudiophile | |
| Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s... @oldhvy With respect, can you explain why people getting the terms “break” and “burn” conflated sets you off? I am asking dispassionately. What is it about that misuse of language that mangles the logic of the topic? You don’t seem the sort of guy... | |
| 3 Ingredients to a Healthy Audio Community @dinov its not *all* about the music for me. I’m an audiophile. It’s also - also - about sound, and gear, and tweaking, and experimenting, and discussing, too. “It’s all about the music” is a platitude meant to be a conversation-ender.Cf. “Gourmet... |