hilde45
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| Need help replacing my beloved Magnepan.... +1 Fritz Carbon 7. Amazing with jazz, vocals. Articulate soundstage, fluid mids and highs, and a taut, respectable bottom end. String bass, horns, vocals sound lively but natural. They are bookshelves and not Maggies, but I close my eyes and feel... | |
| Pangea Distributing -- anyone else having trouble reaching them? I got a nice note today after 5 days -- 2 phone calls and two emails. I got a mailer label. So, something's a bit off, there, but they did come through. | |
| Who buy PS AUDIO ? I love the videos too and they have many good reviews. That said, I do not see their name mentioned as often as a lot of others -- Naim, Arcam, CJ, Cary, ARC, VAC...and on and on. From what I can tell, they’re a company whose products hit high and... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @kren -- please do tell me how that goes. The only alternative for me would be to sell my REL (I can poke you if you wish) and then buy two matching. @djones will check out, thanks. | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @mijostyn — got you. So…there's "good kabuki" and "crappy kabuki". I want to do "good kabuki"!Will look into Psychoacoustics@tvad -- Your advice is sound. I'm just looking to make conversation that will (as you say) become really operative in the... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @tomic601 I completely agree. What these listening tests are doing for me -- besides evaluating gear character and quality -- is teaching me different things to listen for and different *modes* of listening. Let me give an example. Last night, I w... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @tomic601 Those are good suggestions. I'm trying to standardize a manageable listening selection — with particularly good recordings (and with some older ones, to see if when my system is too revealing), with certain characteristic instruments (as... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? @big_greg I agree. I’ve found as I put my system together, that people say things like, "Get 3 different cables and try them out." Etc. And I know that anyone who’s built a system has had to do close listening comparisons to try to hear difference... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? Thanks @kren. There is a new You Tube channel on audio. Notice he says, "Short term auditory memory has been shown to be very unreliable, even the order in which you switch components makes a difference."His reply to my question was interesting. S... | |
| What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.? I appreciate the thoughtful responses. I will not respond to insults or condescension. I phrased my question carefully. And yet...So, to the thoughtful responders: I will think about what’s been said and respond when I have a moment. @tommic601 --... | |
| Contest with reward +1 crimson king. | |
| Bookshelf speaker for an apartment You might consider Fritz... I’m really enjoying his speakers. And small maker, great reputation. http://www.fritzspeakers.com/DreamWeaverFritzLSFritzieSpecPage.asp | |
| Tone controls -- assuming you're ok with them, when would you try them? I was wanting a tone control this morning, listening quietly in my basement with everyone else asleep.I was wanting a tone control yesterday, trying out some Klipsch 600m speakers, to see if the brightness could be tamed.I was wanting tone control... | |
| What to do with Thorens TD 166 turntable Thanks! Except for scuffing on the plastic cast, the entire unit is in very good shape (wood looks nice) and the belt is original -- and in good shape. I already have photos taken, so perhaps I'll take out an ad. | |
| Where’s My Weakest Link? Just one fact to add to the good other ones here: I have a Node 2i and recently added an Orchid MHDT Tube R2R DAC. I now stream through the Orchid; I've noticed improvement. |