knotscott
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| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Diane Schuur. Plenty of talent, but her voice just grates on me. | |
| High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates? +2 Nagoaka MP500 | |
| Bi-amping vs Passive Setup There are a lot of variables in play, so the approach differs depending on them. One size does not fit all. Bi-amping can be simple or complex - vertical, horizontal, passive, active, or hybrid of several approaches. Are the speakers 2-way, 3-wa... | |
| Balancing "compelling sound" and euphonic sound There’s always that perfect balance to strive for, but it’s subjective, and every room and system is unique. Just the right synergy of the right combination of components, room, and cables is all you need. (which is always easier said than done... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I agree that synergy is a key part of an end point setup. I've been close for quite a while, and thought I was there more than once, but seem to keep finding some minor refinement to pursue. Perhaps we're not truly done until we just stop workin... | |
| Have You Seen - 10 Characteristics of Great Audiophile Sound We all have our descriptors, but that list works for me. | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? I just got an idea to market audiophile vacuum tube gripper gloves... | |
| Break-in time Caps burn in...maybe other things too. New equipment typically has new caps. I installed some new caps in my preamp a couple of months ago. Everything sounding brittle and sibilant for a while....now it doesn't. It's like magic! | |
| Did I Expect too much? @bigtwin That's about right. Most manufactures spend 20-25% of MSRP to build their speakers. | |
| Do sound characteristics matter when moving from midfi to hifi? What we like and how something sounds is unique and personal, and every room and situation is different, so is a bit difficult to predict what you’ll like. I’d expect a significant upgrade in overall sound quality and refinement from a change to h... | |
| Buy or stay with? I'd expect different speakers to yield more difference than an amp change for those. | |
| Did I Expect too much? It would actually be helpful to name the company. There can be a myriad of reasons why those what they did, but cost and profit could certainly be among them. Big companies are influenced by many departments other than the chief designer, and ten... | |
| Klipsch vs B&W brightness Avoiding both makes it a moot point....or are you looking for a pair to give your ex? | |
| Is this a new trend? cookies | |
| purchasing tubes The best prices I've gotten lately have come from Leif, from Tonal Tubes. I even found him on facebook marketplace |