jssmith
Responses from jssmith
| 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 ... | |
| Diana Krall Put me in the camp of "I don't get it". I don't understand why audiophiles are fascinated with her. I don't think she has a good classic voice. She just kind of - talks. But to each his own. Not my type of music either, except maybe as backgroun... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) These are the only ones I've heard who belong in the top tier of "as close to vocally pure as possible".Ann WilsonI saw her in concert in her prime and when she sang Dream of the Archer it just sent chills through me. She lost it by the late 80's.... | |
| Eric Clapton reveals this week of his declining health layniesdad83There are so many really talented players out there--I think any ' the best ----- player' is b.s. Nothing but opinions.Agree. And I'm a guitarist. I never understood the Clapton hype, even in his own time. Now Hendrix on the other h... | |
| Budget American made speakers? The Mini Philharmonitor. | |
| Why do many discussions about sonic performance disintegrate into technical discusions? mapman14,It’s the technology that makes the sound. Capisce?+1 | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 My 37-year-old amp and receiver have been serviced. Fairly inexpensive process. Hopefully will last another 30. And they're far prettier than today's amps/receivers. That said, I recently switched to a newer Class D amp because it has ARC, but ... | |
| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 Amplifier technology reached maturity in the seventies, when output transformers were abandoned in solid state amps. Ever since, well designed amplifiers used within their specifications have exceeded human hearing acuity. Agree. That's why I u... | |
| Can't we all just get along? Actually, I think a lot of the negativity comes from positivity ... the need to help your fellow man ........... avoid being ripped off or wasting hard-earned money that could be put to quantified enjoyment elsewhere. The other side is that the ot... | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? Paradigm PW amp. I bought it for $290 used ($500 new) and it has ARC room correction. | |
| Which audio component would you like Santa to place under the christmas tree for you? Quadratic diffusers ... but ain't gonna happen. | |
| My rant; we don't know what we don't know Fortunately for me, I was exposed to an amp blind test early in my audiophile pursuit, so I never got on the upgrade train. It saved me a lot of money over the years. Later I experienced another blind test with the same results. And of course, all... | |
| How important is component “aesthetics” to you? Well, since I don't believe in differences between amps (given the standard caveats), aesthetics is paramount. That's why I have a collection of vintage gear ... 77-80 silver-face and late 80's Pioneer Elite. When it comes to looks and feel, they ... | |
| Question for cable/wire naysayers..... willemjThe scientist in me then asks first, have you equalized levels to within 0.2 dB (you need a volt meter for that), and second, did you do the listening double blind? If not, your experiences are just that: impressions rather than facts. ... | |
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