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| Are these fake? Purchase includes a Folex wristwatch. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? Should stupid people be allowed to post on the internet ? | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? YES. It is snobbish attitudes like this that keep our hobby from growing. We need less elitism and certainly less arrogance. We are not and should not be a chummy little club barring the door against the masses. Given the current political environ... | |
| What integrated would you recommend for summer amp? I use an 845 SET amp yr round without issues. My AC does not run more or harder when the amp is on. Has the OP moved a reading chair closer to a window so less electric light is needed while reading ? Has the OP considered how many times a da... | |
| Speakers that are a great value! KEF LS50 at current prices. This speaker has been discounted by KEF and several retailers are discounting even more. $750 or less per pr is an easy recommendation. MSRP was $1500.... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? From roughly the early 50's to the mid/late 60's, RtR tape sources delivered the highest fidelity possible for a home listener. The average home hifi system was of mediocre or worse quality for a long time. LPs were compromised to ensure playba... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life How do we live the "Audiophile Life"? Well if you have to ask.....Actually, we all have more money than you do. So much in fact that we can afford capricious purchases of 5 figure equipment, just using pocket change.I hope you realize I am jo... | |
| Unbelievable On the surface, this appears to be a gross claim. However a surprising number of individual aspects of the design of an audio component have an impact upon how that design sounds.Materials used in the construction of a speaker cabinet can and do ... | |
| old high end preamps.. There is a reason why Classic preamps like ARC SP3a, Sp10 SP11 CJ PV5, and others retain high resale value and tend not to stay on the market very long when offered for sale. Because they sound great and are still very competitive with current eq... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? This is a costly hobby. Purchase a new component at list price or close, then determine you don't like it and want to resell ? Good luck as you will lose 25-40% of your purchase price. Find the same component used, and then have to resell, ... | |
| Tempted to buy a Macintosh You use SET amps now, with max power of 18wpc. How much power do you want from an upgrade ? You have a Triode TRV 2a3 amp. Have you considered moving up in the Triode line ? Triode TRV-845SE is an 845 integrated that can deliver about 25wp... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. Hmmmm.......FACTORY or entity authorized by the factory blowing out inventory at 80% discount ?Really makes you question the inherent value of buying new equipment at anything close to MSRP. | |
| Audio reviews: too many analogies, never simple, but most of all, never clear. geoffkait If your comment was directed at me: Items 1,2,3 are directly from posts by the owner of 6m, in the Audio Asylum forum. Item 4 is from a post by the owner of 6m in several web sites.If not directed at me, then I took to narrow a view... | |
| Audio reviews: too many analogies, never simple, but most of all, never clear. Unfortunately the state of HiFi reviewing (and other hobbyist reviews) is corrupt. Too many competing agendas, too much manipulation, bribes and so on. I began to take offense when too many political views were included in audio component revie... | |
| Opinions on the current market Spend some time investigating the used market to determine which preamps have stable values and which do not.Audible Illusions and Audio Research are 2 brands that have great reputations, and hold value over time.Vintage Marantz 7c or McIntosh C20... |