hilde45
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| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? Pretentious blather is in the eye of the beholder. | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? We can agree to disagree on what "the point" is of the book. A few key passages point me toward my judgment. Pirsig: “A classical understanding sees the world primarily as underlying form itself. A romantic understanding sees it primarily in term... | |
| Power Conditioners This is from our recently passed member Almarg (among other things: BS in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, MS in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer):FWIW, in my particular case I believe that the quality of my incoming AC is relatively... | |
| Power Conditioners I don’t have much first hand experience myself, but have researched this a lot. The answers you can expect will hit these points, plus others:run a direct line (or two) from your breaker box if you can. 20A eachnoise on people’s systems varies a l... | |
| DAC finalist please help I love my MHDT Orchid. Still, lots of options. You might watch the recent video from A British Audiophile. I always come away learning something. https://youtu.be/bb-O8JF24PI(Oh, and if you’re spending $1500 on a DAC, you have much more than most ... | |
| Does a taste for high end audio, also carry over into your other interests? @whatjd Good question. At the moment, audio is the main one for me, and given the time and attention I’ve poured into it, it would be hard to do this for many other areas. Perhaps coffee makers, but not really to this degree. I’m not on forums, et... | |
| What made you put together your first 2nd system? Clear from the OP that second systems are not done out of dissatisfaction for the first, pace ebm. If I start a second system, it would likely get its fuel from two different motives; first, I have extra gear that is not worth selling nor worth gi... | |
| Entry Level Tube Preamp or Higher Quality Used Model? Possibility, an Erhard. https://www.erhard-audio.com/Ella.html | |
| How old are you? 56Given how much Google et al. know about people, there seemed no reason not to just say the number. | |
| Elac s New Fela lineup Credit due for not using all caps and multiple exclamation points. | |
| Is there a song that showed you something you never knew your system could do? "Savana Dance" -- great suggestion. Excited to try it and thanks for the detailed description.There is a Chesky demonstration disk which has musicians enter from rear, right, then move in a circle around your listening chair and then exit. It's pr... | |
| If Steve Got You Last Week... There are so many variables at play in different systems, not least the person and the room. And yet, without generalizations no one would have an opinion and there would be no fun discussions or debates. That doesn't mean there are no valid point... | |
| Adcom gfa 555 or 5400 For what it's worth, I had a long conversation with an experienced speaker designer, and he really likes the Parasounds (including the small light NewClassic 2100) as well as the Hint 6 (more expensive) and the stuff by Belles. He is really happy ... | |
| Adcom gfa 555 or 5400 I kept my 535 because it's not worth much and still sounds better than a receiver. I don't have a receiver, but if I inspire a friend to jump ship and go more toward audiophile gear, it's an easy re-gift! Good luck, OP! | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? For me it is simple. If I had to choose between hearing the music I love on a less than optimal system, vs having to listen to music that I dislike on a great system, I’d pick the formerevery time. @mahler123Nice to hear your thinking on this, bu... |