kahlenz
Responses from kahlenz
| YOUR AUDIO JOURNEY COMPLETION! Well, first of all I'm not going to lug my system to an audio event to verify my purchasing acumen. I've been to those events, and opinions are all over the place (and the rooms mostly suck). I prefer to keep my listening non-competitive.I have ... | |
| "You cannot handle the truth" 70 hours is probably a years worth of listening for most of us. The guy probably just wants something new, or something that works better for his system, or he needs the money.I have been burned both buying and selling audio equipment. As far as... | |
| What a sad world we now live in....... A paper released last year ( https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3285436 ) determined that the average "free" time most working Americans have is around 2.5 hours per day. Here are some of the things I like to do (in their general... | |
| Speaker advice for listening to Blues music One of the posters correctly pointed out that Maggies are not electrostatic. They are actually planar magnetic, a different beast, but both planar magnetc and electrostatic speakers share certain characteristics such as high detail retrieval and ... | |
| Speaker advice for listening to Blues music I have owned many speakers over the years. Here is my general take:Horns: delicious, sweet sound with lots of dynamics. Huge and directional. Sound best when loud. Example Klipsch Heresys.Electrostatic: Detailed and resolving, very direction... | |
| Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000) I have the Harbeth P3esr speakers. I bought them a few years ago as part of my "downsizing" project – a more compact hifi that didn't take up half the room for listening at sensible volume levels. I no longer feel a need to impress anybody but m... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Spending $3k on outlets may be a reasonable expense for somebody that has speakers that cost $10k or more. Once you get to that level, $3k increase in the cost of speakers will likely be a marginal improvement. If, however, you have $2.5k speakers... | |
| Best solution to send digital files to my DAC Another thing to consider is streaming services. I use both Tidal hifi and Idagio. Most anything I want to listen to is available from those services, so the need to go out and buy music, either physical or downloaded, is greatly diminished. I ... | |
| Best solution to send digital files to my DAC I use a CD player, digital out to DAC. I also stream wirelessly from any Apple device to an Apple TV or an Airport Express. I also have a Chromecast Audio that works well.This works for me because I can't really hear any difference between 16/44... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! It's a shame these audio engineers are so stupid. To think they would invert the playback polarity and rip off billions of music listeners. Hmmph!Kevin Edward Collins the First, CA, BSLA, member of the Society of Late Night Audioholics | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! All these percentages boggle my mind. There are far too many variables.I'm a speakers first guy. Find some speakers that fit your room and sound good. Then get amplification that has the right synergy with the speakers (this forum is a great pl... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? I look at it this way:I only listen to my stereo about 5 hours a week (about 280 hours a year). Let's say I buy a $2k DAC and keep it for 5 years. That's about $1.50/hour. I can easily cover that cost if I buy my wine by the case instead of indi... | |
| Am I asking too much? Consider the ding a blessing! Now you will not need to worry about dinging your brand new speakers. Rub some shoe polish in it and forget about it.Also if you cannot hear it when listening to music... | |
| Thinking about upgrading, but wondering about diminishing returns Go to a brick and mortar store, listen to some gear, and develop a relationship with the dealer. Buy from him/her. This is a much better "deal" than buying something used with no warranty that you cannot listen to first. | |
| I’m pretty sure I’ve lost my mind... If you need to be told lamp cord is just as good, then lamp cord is just as good.I am saddened by the fact that I cannot tell much difference between cables (when specified correctly and properly terminated). My 12 AWG Beldon 5000 ($1.25/ft.) sou... |