larry5729
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| What do/did you do for a living? How many are trustee kid?We have young people in the 30's move into our neighborhood buy a house for $800,000 and put over $350,000 in the house before even moving in. Then you ask what they do for a living and the math doesn't add up. They ofte... | |
| Speaker upgrade around 100k retail How can you decide without auditioning? Let your ears tell if a new speaker sounds better. Perhaps you already have the right speaker for your ears. Perhaps buy a nice car instead or invest the money. | |
| JBL 4367 shoutiness remedies? You are at a disadvantage living where you live. It is important to audition speakers before you purchase them. You will not believe the sound difference. Your ears will tell you what you like. I would imagine this group might have some more s... | |
| what effect does fire/heat/soot on digital equiptment? This is why people carry insurance. Also a great way to get something better. However, how much is a 20 year old system worth. I would think a 20 year system would have also reached far beyond its life expectancy. | |
| Why hasn’t B&W ever entered the ultra hi-end for speakers? I wouldn't either. After spending $ thousands to develop them, who would buy them and how many would they sell. Talk about diminishing returns. They would lose a lot of money and destroy their overall profitability. | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Crazy by Vincent IngalaWatermelon Man by Herbie HandcockDust by Healos - Bass DemoDiana Krall for mid voicing | |
| Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player? I can't stand the noise level from vinyl. i also like streaming better than a CD player because I can listen to hi res. | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience Try Salk Audio. Jim Salk sells direct so he can afford to build better cabinets and add better drivers and crossovers. They are simply amazing and will blow Spendor out of the water. I know the dealers that participate in this discussion would ... | |
| is this the greatest live band of all time? You need to see a shrink right away.You obviously are not an audiophile. | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience That is a large space to fill. You will need large speakers and good power.call Jim Salk at Salk Audio. He sells direct and is able to use much higher quality speakers, crossovers and cabinets. Tell him Larry Edwards from Denver sent you. You ... | |
| Speaker placement and dB differences Sounds like you measured things the way I did.Call Soundings in Denver. They specialize in Master Setting. This is the best way to set things up. After doing so, you will enjoy the sound in different sitting positions in the room. Nice when ha... | |
| Mid Range Streamer DAC recommendation help requested! I wonder if you did a blind testing if you can really hear the difference between a Bluesound Node 2i and a high end streamer? If so, what would you hear. Dealers here in Denver don't really demonstrate different streamers to compare. If there... | |
| Doe you enjoy your listening to music and your system more with others or alone? Most people can care less. They think you are crazy for spending more than $200. Go to their house and they have the TV sitting on a $5,000 entertainment center listening to their TV speakers. | |
| Streaming: WiFi or wired?? If you are going to stream hard wire using CAT6. Otherwise you will get signal breakup. | |
| Looking at Focal I listened to them and the first thing I thought was, “where’s the bass”. |