hoosierinohio
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| high end speakers are overpriced I get somewhat opinionated on this topic. In particular let’s talk the high end boys with little to zero support or nothing but attitude when you have issues. Top on my list of “take this speaker and shove it” has got to be B&W. Had a driver c... | |
| How I'd spend money given no limits Call me crazy but it would be more matched systems and not a “one killer system”. I currently have 5 different systems and love them all. It’s like some crazy harem of sound. Some systems play more intimate and others rock the house. My wife beli... | |
| Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good? Get a power conditioner if you are having issues. I kind of feel the power cord thing is a shame, unless you’re powering some real serious pull. | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? It’s all about approach. When I see I nice system, I ask it, just as Jimmy would, “are you experienced ?”. If it can’t past the Hendrix test, sell it. | |
| REVEL performa3 f208 or TEKTON Moab wow, An either or option. Hmm..... please don’t be so lazy and limited. Take your amp and other sound equipment and go see some people that have speakers you are interested in. Don’t limit yourself, be a prick if need be, you are the customer. Yo... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? How about under $1k? The Caintuck open baffles are incredible. I heard these matched with a Decware SET amp and holy shnikies. Listened to some Brubeck on these and you would have sworn you could go over and shake the man's hand when the song e... | |
| Tube Amp lower power vs higher power and cruising volume In my opinion, it’s about matching speaker sensitivity to the amp. That said, I have found that “higher power” amps, especially solid state, you have to search for the sweet spot on the volume knob. That point where every instrument is playing at... | |
| Most desirable vacuum tubes for SET amps I have a Decware that runs the EL34, a pentode tube, in triode. The sound is unbelievably sweet and wonderful. With the amp I have the ability to tube roll and tried some KT-88's. The KT-88 totally changed the sound and made it sound too bright... |