kthomas
Responses from kthomas
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? I agree that exposure would have a positive effect on participation in enjoying high-end audio, but I think the estimate that at least 1/2 would convert upon hearing a very well set-up system is much too high, especially if your definition of "aud... | |
| Vote for the best speakers in 10K range Metaphysics - thanks for sharing your experience. I find it hard to believe that the 5's are some sort of lemon, especially coming from Dynaudio, but I guess it wouldn't be un-precedented. In any case, they'd be my first inclination for upgrading ... | |
| Vote for the best speakers in 10K range Rosstaman - thanks for the reply on the Confidence 5's vs. the 3.3's. I've never heard the 5's, but I find it almost weird that I've seen so many practically new ones advertised for 40-45% of retail, and you practically never see 3.3's used for sale. | |
| Horrific Confession and Question Why do so many people hold it against a company that they're a marketing machine? It undoubtedly drives the cost up, since there are costs associated with extensive marketing, and it also undoubtedly drives the price that can be gotten for the pro... | |
| Help With My Next Upgrade Please Don't know about the innards of the 9000ES vs. the 333ES, but if the progressive scan DVD capabilities don't benefit you, the 9000ES isn't a particularly compelling purchase. Just based on pricing, I would have to think that the 333ES is of the sa... | |
| Help With My Next Upgrade Please There's another thread that gives info on getting the DVP9000ES for $1075 - if DVD performance is of any value to you, this is a lot of bang for the buck. | |
| Cheap SACD Player or wait for DVD Audio? Simontju - thanks for all the helpful info. As for waiting, I think anyone who wants a great DVD player and also values great 2-channel audio has no reason to wait at this point. I will certainly admit that if the DVD aspect holds no real interest... | |
| Vote for the best speakers in 10K range Rosstaman - given that the Dynaudio Confidence 5's are more expensive (actually right at the original post's 10K figure) and you chose the 3.3's, what beyond the cost savings led you to choose the 3.3's over the 5's? You rarely see 3.3's for sale ... | |
| When is the Best Time to Sell Eqpt? Do you mean time of year or something else by "period"?` | |
| Cheap SACD Player or wait for DVD Audio? Simontju - Any chance you could tell us where you got the 9000Es for $1075 and if there are more at that price? Thanks. | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? The original question was why don't people who buy expensive things also buy expensive audio gear, not why are those people not audiophiles. I think the fact that they're not audiophiles or music lovers (or both) is adequately explained by the amo... | |
| 3.6R and Amps There's an excellent review of the 3.6Rs in Stereophile a few months ago, and in it the reviewer goes into a lot of detail on matching an amp to the speaker. You might want to look it up. | |
| Is DVD a good transport? The Sony DVP-S7700 is an excellent CD transport, both in my experience and as reported in several reviews. As a CD player, you can do much better. | |
| CD Burner / The Best You'd be hard-pressed to make a "bad" purchase if you stick with a Hewlett-Packard or Creative Labs model, amongst others. They'll work great, last a long time, and are easily obtainable at Best Buy or CompUSA. There is a lot of music available o... | |
| Rock and Roll Snobbery It is often cited in these threads that you can't (shouldn't) attempt to rectify a major weakness in a component by changing something else that pulls the system in the opposite direction - ie, don't attempt to correct a bright amp by applying ext... |