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| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? The reason I brought up musicians, Bill, was solely to illustrate the point that the "goal of audio" can have different meanings to different people. Obtaining a "life-like" presentation may be one that is quite exciting to many of us, but not nec... | |
| Subtle speaker help needed Friends don't let friends buy Bose. There are plenty of speakers out there with more old-style, traditional looks to them. I have no idea what the rest of your needs are, and what your system and preferences are. My leanings are towards tubes and ... | |
| Rank Stereophile, & why no Von Schweikert reviews Say what you will about Art, and I happen to think he is currently the best thing at Stereophile by farAmen. His contributions to Stereophile are the one thing I can look forward to, and can count on being consistantly the most enjoyable and thoug... | |
| Time To Replace Tubes? Hey Stew - How do you like the Mono 10's you got? Are they working out for you in your system? Marco | |
| Klipsch speakers sound better than ever Went to ALK crossovers in my LaScalas and they made a huge difference. I liked the difference in a larger room (more detail, better soundstaging, greater clarity), but in a smaller room I preferred the original AA crossovers (go figure). I think t... | |
| Time To Replace Tubes? Seeburk - I'm not sure if there's a TubeTesterForDummies, rand most that I know of are quite old. I use a BK707 and, though it does take some getting used to, it can be very versatile. Unfortunately it will not test the larger 2A3 and 300B tubes. ... | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? Let's ask the question 'Is the goal of home cinema the goal of presenting the authentic or real version of visual events'? The answer to that can serve as the answer to the audio version of that question.. I think it was Godard who said: "Cinema i... | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? LOL Cdc...touche! Charlie 101 - I've no doubt produced greater wisdom out of the crack of my derriere than your witty retort has demonstrated you to be in posession of. Seriously...I do regret my acerbic post went a bit overboard, nonetheless the ... | |
| Time To Replace Tubes? In your case you don't need anyone to tell you it's time to change those tubes, or that one is better than the other; you figured it out on your own with your own ears. I don't think NOS is always necessarily better than current production. There'... | |
| Pass Labs Adelph 5 good match with Audiolab 8000Q? In general I'd say go for more power. It really depends upon your room size and expectations from the speakers, the kind of music you listen to and at what volume. I owned an Aleph 5 several years ago. I'd agree that it does have a softer, warmer,... | |
| How do you incode your digital media? Ben - when played through the same DAC I have not been able to distinguish between Apple Lossless, WAV, and my transport playing the original CD. Knowing this I chose to rip my CD's in lossless rather than WAV and fit almost twice the number of CD... | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? Lakefrontroad - I'm sorry, my Anger Manager is on vacation in Mexico. If you'd like, I can let you speak with my Anger Supervisor. She gets in at 9 tomorrow morning. I can have her get back to you if you like.Actually, the truth is, I don't own an... | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? I think this thread is constipated, as are all such ideas of some idyllic, better-than-the-other, absolutism perpetuated to glorify this or that other of Man's wonderous, precious things he's brought to show'n'tell. And if it ever makes its way to... | |
| Is live reproduction the goal of audio? It is the proverbial carrot-on-a-stick of audio. I agree, it can never be achieved. Yes, it is absolutely relative to the listener, and thus there are no absolutes. The goal of the audio industry is to perpetuate itself through pleasing their cust... | |
| What headphone amp to buy-Sennheiser HD 600? I can only speak for my preamp, which is a Cary SLP-50A - I like the RCA cleartops....BUT you should ask the seller since he had a Stax setup and would know better which ones worked best in that application. They will not necessarily be the same a... |