kennyc
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| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? Where Does “Low End” End? Do you use it when you sit down?🪑 | |
| Living near transmission lines Safer than Chernobyl | |
| Does Storage Damage Equipmnt? +1 address the room. Taking measurements greatly helps to target specific frequency solutions - best not to overuse absorbers/diffusers. Maybe move/adjust speaker positioning including toe-in. | |
| The best reference is live music The best reference in audio is live performance. That’s the only impartial reference, all else is subjective preferences (as you like it). Personally, I do not chase “reality”, comparing live to recorded. I chase personal “engagement” - Soni... | |
| When buying used speakers are cosmetics important to you? Tolerance for component blemishes AND the amount of discount vs new to tolerate these imperfections is highly subjective, so sharing our individual preferences is not very helpful. Generally, I except most used components to be at 30-50% discount... | |
| high end standmounts that do not punish poor recordings? @audiocanada Harbeth 30.2xd’s and Super5plus xds definitely did not work for my recordings Although we can name some “musical” speakers, it’s the entire audio chain that matters. Pre-amp change can also bring sonic benefit @audiocanada to be... | |
| How do I know if I need a sub woofer? @sounds_real_audio If you decided to get subwoofers, maybe consider Audio Kinesis The Swarm as multiple subwoofers very beneficial to smoothing out room modes. | |
| How important is an LCD screen on your streamer? Sonics is king with adequate functionality. Only need tolerable appearance WAF also important - self preservation | |
| Love getting new equipment, hate the break-in The OP would hate CMS footers- large sonic up and downs during lengthy break-in | |
| Hello Audiogon... @mapman Nice try, but Summit doesn’t want helpful problem solving, he simply wants a debate…disguised as learning for all but the real goal is to stroke the OPs intellectual ego - he wants to debate to show how smart he is, prideful in his intelle... | |
| Hello Audiogon... …living in a nowhere land… | |
| Hello Audiogon... I’m disappointed in all of you so far. Not one of you have actually made any complimentary comments, arguments, or additions to my original post that would add value in any way whatsoever. Perhaps audiogon doesn’t have the "sharpest tools... | |
| Help with first tube amp Sonus Faber Sonetto 1 specs: Sensitivity 86 dB SPL (2.83 V/1m) Nominal impedance = 4 Ohm Recommended power amplifier 30 W - 150 W Seems these speakers are not high efficiency but average efficiency needing current, so low watt amps not advi... | |
| What would you do? Denon DP-59L - good looking turntable | |
| Is there such thing as a test lab/escrow service for selling/buying audio gear? TMR is a for profit business, they must cover costs of labor, inventory, storage, receiving and shipping, advertising, and product evaluations. Therefore the price of their services seems reasonable although costly. Therefore only other alternat... |