jssmith
Responses from jssmith
| What Sonically is the Difference between a $1,500 CD Player and a $10K-$25K One? There's no difference between a $50 and $5,000 one, except for the fancier box. | |
| Metal cabinet speakers My Paradigm S1 is metal. | |
| Speaker Break In...? Or listener “Break In”? I agree with everything prof1 said. These things have been physically measured. The changes that occur are quick and inaudible. It's listener break-in. | |
| Blind fold hearing test I've been in blind amp tests and I can emphatically say "No", I can't tell the difference in amps. I seriously doubt if anyone could tell speaker brands unless they've been repeatedly exposed to those speakers, have material they're familiar with,... | |
| Take up drums at age 56? YouTube has changed the game for learning musical instruments. Go for it. You don't need a teacher. They exist all over YouTube. And the basic stuff and even most of the advanced stuff is free. The rest is on lessons you can buy. | |
| CD ripper I use Foobar2000 to FLAC, but dBpowermap looks to be a decent alternative. Checked out EAC before that, but it has a really terrible interface that looks like an unintuitive design from the early 90's. They all have questionable interfaces, except... | |
| Cd's to make a come back in the future? What's the point? Digital is digital. While vinyl does sound different, a CD does not sound different from a lossless file. And as far as I know, no one ever got satisfaction from dropping a CD in its tray like they claim from dropping a needle on... | |
| The Science of Cables I think your general premise is flawed. If millions upon millions can be easily taken in by fad diet claims that make billions of dollars from a concept that’s easily solved by the age-old knowledge of eat less and/or exercise more, what makes you... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? @mitchagain 1) I’ve been very disappointed with the current music of the 21st century. ... So, I was interested in how many responses mentioned current music versus music from the 20th century. I know what you mean. But there are some recent gem... | |
| Greatest debut album Van Halen | |
| BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER Ann Wilson, circa Little Queen. Listen to Dream of the Archer. I saw her in concert and when she held that note (you'll know it when you hear it) it was chilling. | |
| The "how many reviews it got" rule @geek101 +1 | |
| Is there actually a difference? There are plenty, but the most famous one is the Stereo Review one from 1987(?). I've been in a couple. No one did better than a coin flip. | |
| What will become of my beloved CDs? "Will they be the shiny-silver equivalent to 8-Track tapes? "Yes. 8-track tapes are worthless. I tried to sell mine not long ago and would up giving them to charity."Or, will they become a novelty and collectable?" No. See above.They're just a spa... | |
| BUYERS, What Issues have you had with Sellers and Listings that Prevent you from Buying? Not necessarily their listings, but their attitudes.I have a long memory and will never deal with a seller who displays a poor attitude.In one case, on $1,000 purchase there was an issue with PayPal going through. It wasn't a money issue. It was j... |