knotscott
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| Is This Morgan Freeman? nope | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp Glad to hear you gave it a go. Now you know first hand how it sounds! | |
| how would you describe a system that is musical in nature @jon_5912It means it possesses your preferred inaccuracies. I have no problem with people preferring whatever but calling that preference "musical" is kind of silly. It elevates a personal preference to a level it doesn’t belong at. Sorry....but I... | |
| how would you describe a system that is musical in nature @ghdprentice Over the decades one by one each of my components ended up being tube. I imagine you could put together a non - tube really musical system. But honestly I have heard dozens and dozens of spectacular systems… I have owned a lot of fa... | |
| how would you describe a system that is musical in nature If everything sounds clear and is in the right proportions, but is not convincing enough to provide your brain with an emotional experience, the system is likely analytical sounding. If the system consistently transports you into the performance s... | |
| Who Were Your Mentors @pwpacp I’m probably not an "audiophile" yet by anyone’s standards here and this journey is surely incomplete. I continue to be amazed at what I can now hear from my own audio collection and sometimes find myself wiping a tear from the emotion of... | |
| HiFi vs MidFi If the average masses have it heard of it, it’s probably mid-fi. I don’t see it as derogatory....it can have some useful connotations when trying to explain where Denon and Sony fit into the audio world compared to CAT or Krell. However, I clearly... | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? Visual differences are easier and more objective to describe and demonstrate. Audio differences are much more subjective, and vague. | |
| Best Desktop Speakers under $500 "Best" is always subjective, but Wharfedale and SVS would be on my audition list in this price range. | |
| Who Were Your Mentors My Dad was a TV repairman and had me testing tubes as soon as I was old enough to read the letters and numbers. My uncle built a Dynakit 70 in 1964 that I’m still using to this day. Those two each had their own influence for sure. In 1984 I formed... | |
| Speaker and amp pairing There are lots of variables in play, but I learned a long time ago that not all watts are created equal, and that the measured specs for many amplifiers don't tell the whole story about how well they'll actually drive a speaker. Nor the do specs ... | |
| How can a system be judged with highly processed, non acoustic music? I feel the same way. There's a time and a place for most types of music, but system or component evaluation via listening tests is all but useless using heavily processed, heavily layered, electronically generated sounds. | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp I'd be forever curious how the new amp sounded in my system, and there's only one way to find out. ;-) | |
| 3way replacement for my 2way While I understand the urge to upgrade, and acknowledge that are lots of great three-way speakers available, I don’t think narrowing the field according to having 3 drivers is particularly useful. There are pros and cons of each design. I’d sugges... | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . It's always nice to be nice....even if we don't agree. One of the issues with any hobby is the passion people have for it....tends to lead to strong emotions. In this case, it sounds like the offender was just outta line. It happens, its unfor... |