kennyc
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| What do audiophiles do in their cars? If there were a less expensive quiet reliable car I’m all ears. Not yet willing to switch to all electric cars because of the inconvenience of finding the limited charging stations vs gas. Seems luxury cars only ones available. Got my $85k car for... | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? Exactly right, better said :) | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? @vanson1It’s been already answered on an earlier thread which has substantial content:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/how-important-is-the-pre-ampCheck out the PS Audio link where owner Paul was a staunchly in the camp of “no” until it was ... | |
| Telling musicians to evaluate and choose their instruments in a “scientific” way? +1 OPIt’s been empirically demonstrated countless times but deaf ears and closed minds cannot comprehend that basic statistics and common sense say otherwise. People are increasingly scrupulous about performance the more $ they invest, it’s not an... | |
| Supply chain affecting anyone? Another Covid related supply chain victim. I lost $1500 ordering a weight rack, they’re going out of business. | |
| Anyone dislike Ohm Walsh speakers? Ohm Walsh speakers have good price/performance, maybe a near bargain. But they’re Omni type means that they radiate the sound in all directions (horizontally) which has it’s advantages and disadvantages:https://parallelhomeaudio.net/Omnidirectiona... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? Got a Lexus LS460L with a lot of speakers including a full set in rear doors. It’s as large as my Honda Odyssey Minivan. It has Mark Levinson speakers which to me means zilch- ML is known for their electronics and not their speakers. Quote for Mor... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please @astolforIf you are searching for variety in cartridges perhaps Grado Aeon or Epoch. | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? Project ground for billionaire audiophile.Seems like a bit of resentment. Fremer’s outside generator installation screwed up his sonics big time. He had to spend the $ or uninstall the generator.As always, it’s best to allocate/budget our limite... | |
| Cost Effective System Improvement? @chinook9what mostly everyone said- optimize your components and room first. Subsequently, if you still want a sonic uptick, it would help if you told us what is unsatisfactory (e.g. not enough bass, highs to shrill,…) and/or where you want to go ... | |
| Magnepan service shut down Someone missing a screw?@partroysoundPerhaps you can purchase a temporary used speaker to see you through until Magnepan reopens their parts supply. Then you can sell the temp speakers with hopefully minimum out of pocket net cost provided that th... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k I have a list of highly regarded integrated amps in your price range, but haven’t personally heard them except a well regarded previous generation amp. Also, the sonics of the integrated depends on the rest of the audio chain and room interactions. | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? @lowrider57 Thanks for the Fremer link which describes the solution to his major audio quality degradation after installing an external electrical generator for power outages. Learning a lot of useful info.You want a low impedance path to ground a... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats ...continuing Online research many mats seemed to change the sound not necessarily for the better. But the Stein Music mat seems to advance sonics in many areas without any tradeoffs or colorations:TAS 2021 Golden Ear Award by TAS Executive Edito... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats I’d avoid record mats that can deposit debris like felt. Earlier I tried researching record mats and for me the results weren't clear cut for my turntable.However, I’m going to purchase the Stein Music Pi Signature Record Mat which received TAS 20... |