jssmith
Responses from jssmith
| Interconnects and non-believers Thank you, prof. As a past participant in some eye-opening blind tests, when it comes to anything except speakers I always ignore subjective views and my viewpoint is "if you didn't hear it blind, you didn't hear it." Your last sentence is the log... | |
| Yanni or Laurel? I've always heard "Yanni". When I moved the NYT slider to the third tick from the left I started hearing "Laurel". Then as I moved it towards the right I kept hearing "Laurel" all the way to the farthest right tick. It was only after I paused it t... | |
| Talk but not walk? I don't participate much here because as an objectivist I am clearly in the minority. Early in my audiophile hobby I participated in two blind amplifier tests, from Hafler and Adcom to Levinson, McIntosh and Conrad Johnson. I'm sure you can guess ... | |
| I like Steve Guttenberg. I like his channel even though I pay zero attention to his (or others) subjective opinions. I like to use him as a filter to new technology that may be available. | |
| High End is Dead? +1 @michaelgreenaudio @gnaudio @whart | |
| Audio valuations I always look at hifishark and ebay's completed sales before I buy or sell anything. | |
| Why have the prices of Marantz and Sansui speakers have gone up so much? Whyyyy??? schubert: Very simple, old folks buy things they could not afford that they wanted in their youth .+1It’s just like the muscle car fad that had it’s zenith 10 years ago. They aren’t faster, better performing, safer, more comfortable, reliable or a... | |
| Some of the Worst Offenders in Bad Audio Forum Behavior Are Not Regular Forum Members I agree with the OP. Facts are facts. Who you are doesn't change that. If you have something worthwhile to share but don't want to reveal yourself then you've still shared something worthwhile. The best way to dismiss someone is to prove them wron... | |
| Neil Young - Guitarist bdp24aalenik's post begs the important question: Is technical ability what distinguishes one as a superior guitarist---or singer, or drummer, or whatever? Or is it something some elusive, more abstract, more, dare I say it, artistic?The answer i... | |
| Neil Young - Guitarist onhwy614, 03-22-2018 7:58pm Don’t take those Rolling Stone rankings seriously. Neil Young is a fine musician, but he’s only a great guitarist in the sense that Mick Jagger or James Brown are great vocalists.Exactly.I play guitar. #17 is laughab... | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera and where is the objectivity in this domain? Good question. There's little to none. My conclusion is if it's not blind, they didn't hear it. The only time I would pay any attention whatsoever to a subjective review is if that person continually... | |
| Do You Care About AESTHETICS? What Are Your Gear/Listening Room Preferences?... The gear in my living area (living room, bedroom) must be small and discrete, and the electronics hidden. Audio is not the focus of that area. For my media room I only care what it sounds like, not what it looks like.Fortunately with today's techn... | |
| Diana Krall rpeluso OPjssmith, might I suggest a disc by Anne Murray called Croonin’? From 1993. As an example of a quality recording of what I consider good female vocals, you might too? Thanks. Not a big fan of her music, as I remember it growing up, but I’... | |
| Diana Krall rpeluso OP...Still I marvel that this post, initiated by me, was about a pleasant experience at a live concert event. Nothing more than that. BUT, I continue to be fascinated by the drive/urge/compulsion of some to crap all over others. And at tim... | |
| Diana Krall frogman... Imo, some audiophile/music lovers do not do a good enough job of separating the “ear-candy” appeal of some recordings from its intrinsic musical value when making an assessment of the recording’s or the artist’s musical merit. DK’s ... |