hilde45
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| un-becoming an audiophile @prndlus So very well said! What people often seem to be complaining about -- when they're not shouting "It's a conspiracy by the industry!" (LOL), is that they cannot control their own minds. Instead of owning that (as you have) they blame the ho... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile Gear matters... but the music is the reason it matters. That’s like saying, Food matters...but health is the reason it matters. Of course health matters, but the means to the end — food, cuisine, the tastes, textures, how-to's, ingenuities,... | |
| Warm, Lush Laid-Back Smaller Floor Standers? Could you list a budget? | |
| un-becoming an audiophile Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is about this tension. It transcends audio, and if you figure out how to cope with it, you'll be glad you still have nice gear. | |
| Casual listening @rvpiano I think you've opened up an interesting topic. There are various ways of attending which are between "critical" and "casual." Sometimes they teach this in meditation or martial arts. A way of being "at rest" but still "active," mentally. ... | |
| Casual listening OP, I think you’ve said that -- for you -- "relaxing" means not thinking critically or doing analysis. Sometimes, that’s true for me. But I enjoy critical thinking, too. So, sometimes, relaxing for me involves critical listening. Or doing a cross... | |
| Passion, or ..... Precision? @markprice My apologies -- I think I confused your KEF with a different model. | |
| Passion, or ..... Precision? I’m the same age, but my tastes are a bit different -- more classic rock, jazz, and classical. Still, there are many things which are not that well recorded or were compressed for playback on commercial audio such as car stereos, beach radios, etc... | |
| We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often Hard to drive speaker requires big macho amplifier. Hard to process software programs require more powerful processors. More to buy, more to sell, more ka-ching. As the Byrds (almost) sang, To everything, churn, churn, churn. There is a profi... | |
| Help Connecting Dual Subs To Monoblocks This is not quite your situation, but it may contain some pertinent advice: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/how-to-connect-monoblocks-to-a-single-rel-sub-with-one-rca-input | |
| Matching Power and Speakers -- Much Ado about Not-that-Much? (Tube amps and speakers) @8th- note I suggest you listen to a bit more of the interview before judging him so harshly. | |
| Matching Power and Speakers -- Much Ado about Not-that-Much? (Tube amps and speakers) Interesting and informed replies, as usual. Thank you. It would be cool if Justin Weber could weigh in, too, but I don't know if he's on this forum. | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. @williewonka Thanks for that excellent comment. Saving for future reference. OP: "An interesting experience with power cable." -- I thought you were going all Marquis de Sade on us. Phew. | |
| Harbeth 40.3's. Should I buy them? 7.5' ceilings are somewhat low. I would be interested in the room's contribution or detrimental effects on your sound. I would certainly have something happening on the floor and/or ceiling and at first and distal reflection points on the side to ... | |
| Does Hearing Loss Disqualify Me from Audiophiledom? |