jji666
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| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... Brain! Can't say how many times I've just been driving down the road listening to the mediocre system in my pickup truck enjoying the heck out of music. Ear/brain adjusts to quality. That's not to say audio quality isn't enjoyable. But I woul... | |
| Need to learn about Audio Research I have rebuilt Maggie 3.3rs and have used lots of different amps on them, including Rogue Magnum 120s - pretty powerful tube amps. Maggies really like to slurp good quality high power. Ultimately they are at their best actively biamped with 200-25... | |
| F-XLR to M-RCA recommendations I love how gauging the efficacy of the cables on Amazon came down to them costing too little. Because yes, you guarantee yourself a much better product and experience just by finding something that costs more. Anyway, a DAC with only balanced ... | |
| a rant Well, the thing about a hobby is generally they are active. You can't just sit still if it's going to be a hobby...thus the need to churn equipment even if one already loves the sound. This is why I focus on curating content as much or more tha... | |
| The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype Just like everything else in our society these days, many people seem to be at the extreme here. Either everything matters or it all sounds the same. Deal with it - not everything matters, but some things matter to varying degrees. | |
| One Sub or Two? The more subs the better, but I agree, with speakers like those, tread lightly - only use very good subs. I don't have speakers of that caliber. But I do have 5 RELS in a huge carpeted bonus room (entire footprint of a big house) and it took all... | |
| Who's winning? I think the winner is the guy who buys the 30k speaker used for 15k. This. I wouldn’t have the system I have without the guys that buy the stuff new and get tired of it after 6 months! I would suggest, unfortunately, that the $30K speaker guy ... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. This is indeed a false dilemma. Telling me I like something because it measures well makes little sense...but telling me that measuring something has no place in a selection process is equally senseless. These are just data points. On the OP's an... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» Well, I agree that the stereotypical act of sitting still and listening to music while doing nothing else, and not even talking much without being perceived as rude, that can be boring for most folks. It’s not boring for me as long as the music is... | |
| OK Audiogon, help me out please Most people would call "too bright in the mids" warmth. But I digress - I have some RX8s and I don't find that at all -- as people above have said, try positioning and toe-in. Tweeters act very differently depending on angle. Yours might need t... | |
| Using both balanced and single ended outputs at the same time? I suggest it is a piece by piece analysis. You just have to plug and unplug and listen. On some pieces I have heard absolutely no difference, whereas with others I do, albeit it may just be a matter of gain rather than quality. Generally speak... | |
| At the top of the line is it really all that different? I'm sure there are different reasons for different folks. For some, going high end is a matter of self-expression and is not really about the audio quality. For others, they have scrimped and saved to achieve their audio dreams and every note is a... | |
| BS meter is pegged! I’d just say this is a thread to make fun of a reviewer who should have never pretended to understand something he/she didn’t, much less to try to spit it back to sound intelligent. Secondarily, yes, I am sure there is more than a little puffery i... | |
| Is more amp power always better...? 89db speakers can use a fair amount of power. How many watts depends on the type of amp you want. My rule of thumb is, as an echo to a few posts above, a good amp should be able to double wattage between going from 8 to 4 ohms. This helps with re... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT This question can’t be answered without a look at the software and the particular streaming configuration you are using. You might as well ask whether a Porsche or a pickup are better...if you’re hauling landscaping supplies the answer is differen... |