jon_5912
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| Thiel Owners I mostly try not to act like a weirdo on here but I got my 3.7s hooked up and I'm listening to the brandenburg concertos on youtube. Nothing is better than this. Bach: Brandenburg concertos, BWV 1046 - 1051 (300 anniversary) | Václav Luks &... | |
| JBL's Marketing Blunder.. I'm curious, for those who work or have worked in stereo/HT stores, what percentage of box speakers along the lines of those in the commercial are sold to women? My guess is almost none. This commercial is probably a futile attempt to sell to a ... | |
| so bass traps in corners do nothing, it seems we have been fooled. or are being fooled. About 20 years ago I bought the Behringer measurement mic and the thing that let you compare the signal to what the mic heard. I made 27 Risch style bass traps and had it all in the basement of my first house. Traps definitely do make a measurab... | |
| Thiel Owners I'm listening to my Viewpoints through my Dragonfly red and Creek 5350 SE and it's so great. Not good, great. Hardly anyone gets this, appreciate it. | |
| For city apartment dweller audiophiles. Have you ever had neighbors banging on your walls? Mitch Hedberg - neighbor knocks on my wall joke (youtube.com) | |
| Speakers On Wheels? I just did this today when putting a floor down. I had made some rolling stands when I was living in a cramped space with little kids. A couple of 2 foot square pieces of plywood and some little wheels from Home Depot and my speakers are mobile.... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? immatthewj I'm incapable of believing the high dollar amount is necessary. I assume they could get 90% of the high dollar benefit for 10% of the cost. | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? @immatthewj To me that bumps up against the problem of why does different have to cost so much. I understand people like to switch tubes and compare. When it turns into you need to try this simple mechanical device that just happens to cost $4,0... | |
| Am I right for this forum? Having spent less than $3k on you main system sounds more like bragging about being a good bargain hunter. I tend to do that too. What's the retail price? | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? If power cords really made a big difference wouldn't component manufacturers be putting better stock cords on? Are there any component manufacturers that put anything other than standard plastic covered cords in the box? | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? In my experience a pre is a clear improvement. I assume there are situations where it isn't but the first time I put one in my system I was close to shocked. I believe I was running a pair of Classe CA-200s bridged mono in addition to a pair of ... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) Around 2010 I bought a pair of Thiel 2 2s that were around 20 years old and cost $1,000. I paired them with a B&K ST202 I had bought used for $300. I don't remember what the disk spinner was. Probably fed a digital signal from a relatively ... | |
| directional speakers This has off axis response graphed. "Despite the significant size, the 30 degree lateral output is almost as good as the on-axis trace, as is the 45 degree response. Only by 60 degrees laterally off-axis does this enclosure begin to become dire... | |
| directional speakers ATC is not directional. They do have very small waveguides but it's a very small mid and they are very wide dispersion. They are very much set and forget, not varying a lot by location. | |
| Do you trust your ears more than measurements? I measured a lot in my younger years. I got the Behringer stuff and did digital eq to get my bass response near perfect. I built tons of bass traps and spent all kinds of time messing around in my basement. I'm glad I did it, I got a little bit... |