kerrybh
Responses from kerrybh
| Is it the gear or the ears? I don’t think this hobby is all that much different than others. some people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury sports cars even though a Toyota Camry will get you from place to place. I know people into astronomy. Some of them don’t... | |
| Help streaming Qobuz through Macbook Pro Ditto on the blue sound node suggestion. for not a lot of money, you can get much better performance and go from there. | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles Yes, as I said, I’m sure some people will love them and that’s great just taking the preview as true, it certainly seems possible that the “not for everybody“ crowd will be sizable | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles They may be great and I’m sure some people will love them, but what I take from this preview is that the speakers are really ugly, you probably can’t move them into your listening space if you even have a listening space that will fit them and you... | |
| The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse!! I doubt there has ever been a time when old men didn’t think music was getting worse. | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List Thanks for sharing that with us and thanks for the link | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? I perceive a difference in cables, but it is subtle. Certainly not dramatic | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? I’m 67 and discover new music on an almost weekly basis. In fact, many of my favorites now were unknown to me just a couple of years ago. Streaming and Roon have made this possible. When I was young and getting into music money was hard to come by... | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS @calvinj I agree with you. There are some things that I have taken a pass on, like expensive switches, because I tried them in my system and couldn’t hear a difference. But if someone else does hear a difference, it’s not for me to say it’s the... | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS I believe measurements can be useful in making buying decisions but they certainly don’t dictate what I do. Ive bought higher-end cables, etc. that the objectivist would scoff at. With that said, this is not a one-way street. I have read quite a f... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Two changes that brought level up improvements: Octave Audio Jubilee Preamp. I listened to a lot pf preamps and the Octave was the best to my ears by a significant margin-better everything Professional room treatments. I was a bit skeptical-thou... | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? More than one thing can be true at a time. It is generally true that you get what you pay for. It’s not realistic to think that you can put together $2000 system that is going to sound as good as a well put together $20,000 system. Likewise, if y... | |
| Room setting: new amp or new speakers? I agree that speakers should come first and it is essential that you get them properly placed, hopefully in a properly treated room. I would then consider a preamp or if you’re inclined towards an integrated that would be next. I like separates, p... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh I doubt vinyl will go away, at least until all of us who grew up on it check out. I stream most of the time because of convenience and the endless variety at your fingertips. For me, maybe not for you, streaming doesn’t bring the same relationshi... | |
| Starting my showroom again I’m in Nashville a lot and would love to see another high-end store in that area. With that said, it’s obviously a big risk and you better have substantial financial reserves to get through the startup cost and the first year or two. I don’t think... |