jon_5912
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| Headphones vs speakers…. Have you tried listening nearfield? That's the first thing I'd try in your situation. I listen a lot with the speakers 2-3 feet from my head and there's a lot to be said for this. You get much better punch from small woofers when they're close.... | |
| The Snob Appeal Premium All of the talk of box materials is interesting. I do like metal boxes. On the other hand, if I wanted to make a completely rigid box I could go to Home Depot and get some MDF and porcelain floor tiles and make a box that'd be just as rigid for ... | |
| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! I've had my Thiel 3.7s since 2012 and have zero interest in changing until they break and can't be repaired. I've also got a pair of ATC 110s I bought in 2014 from a classified ad. They had been part of a portable stage setup for an orchestra. ... | |
| Active ATC vs Spendor / Pass Labs I've got two "main" systems. One has ATC active 110s and the other Thiel 3.7s. I love both systems. The ATCs are capable of dynamic linearity. They don't stop getting louder when they need to. Super clean midrange, accurate bass. If you want... | |
| How rare is an audiophile Younger audio enthusiasts are into headphone rigs. Who can blame them. Not everybody's going to have tens of thousands for stereo stuff. When I went looking into headphones I realized the interest was by younger guys on youtube rather than old ... | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? If I were seriously trying to do this I think I'd try something involving a mousetrap. Not to hurt the cat, just to startle the crap out of it. They seem to startle very easily. They're also deathly afraid of cucumbers. https://www.youtub... | |
| Why do almost all women today hate home audio? Back in the days when there were bookstores you could go to the men's magazine section and compare it to the women's magazine section. Men and Women don't have remotely similar interests, generally speaking. Of course audio always has been and a... | |
| Your experience of moving to two subs One thing that could lead to being able to locate subs could be that they're causing nearby objects to resonate at higher frequencies and you're hearing that. I'd play around with tone generator a little to see if you can isolate anything. Lon... | |
| Bass- at what frequency does it change from sounding like a string to just a low tone? My guess is the room has much more to do with making strings sound like just a note than the speaker. Most rooms have huge peaks and valleys in the deep bass. I 15db resonance peak will swamp the texture and that peak will be different in every ... | |
| Bass- at what frequency does it change from sounding like a string to just a low tone? @waytoomuchstuff IMO the way ATC rolls off the low frequencies is better than the usual way. They roll off slowly starting at a higher frequency. This is probably a marketing disadvantage but in most practical situations it's a plus. A speaker ... | |
| Your experience of moving to two subs @curtdr, Honestly subs are more for movies or just messing with. They do make a difference with some music but if you mostly listen to music that doesn't have much below 40 hz you don't need them. If you want good bass the most important thing i... | |
| Your experience of moving to two subs I've just started playing with this in a PC system. I'm buying small subs off ebay for cheap and now have 4. 2 tiny PSB sub series 100s and 2 Episode 8" Evo subs. Episode is a custom install brand and has terrible resale value because nobody kn... | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? This is a question for Michael Vick. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? I think it's about exclusivity and avoiding comparison. If you price something high enough hardly anyone will ever hear it or be able to compare it to other products. Bose is famous for requiring their products to be displayed in separate areas ... | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? There's a relationship between distance, volume, and reflected sound. You can tell the difference between someone talking 3 feet away and someone yelling 50 feet away even if the volume is the same. If what you're hearing sounds like someone pla... |