larsman
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| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? I'll always do physical media as well as stream because I like having physical album cover art to look at and info to read, and all the extras, booklets, etc you get with deluxe box sets, be they digital or vinyl. Streaming is a good way for me to... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» @smodking1 - My thoughts are that manufacturers of products that appeal to a tiny niche, which is what audiophile gear is in the grand scheme of things, would be wasting incredible amounts of money advertising in high-profile, general purpose maga... | |
| What's the weakest link in my stereo set up? I live in a townhome, so limited on space. The room will have more effect on sound than the gear. If there's anything you can do in that regard that your spouse would approve of - and some sound treatments can still be very attractive aesthetically - Makes a big difference whether you're o... | |
| Becoming Led Zeppelin @pehare - I got to see them in '69 at the Laurel Pop Festival in Laurel, MD. They were told they had to finish up their set so they said, "One more?" - they got permission and played 'How Many More Times' for over 30 minutes! But they still weren'... | |
| Are Headphones Fit for Serious Music Listening? @oddiofyl - I had a Quicksilver headphone amp for awhile; excellent value hand-built tube headphone amp for under $1000. Klipsch is not known for their headphones, though, and for good reason; they're best at making speakers; headphones are a rela... | |
| Hearing Aids Things like hearing aids and headphones can use very small speakers because the sound has to travel almost no distance to the eardrum through almost no air; Regular speakers have a great deal more to have to contend with. | |
| Perhaps the most annoying myth in audio of 2025? Talking about Loudness! From my experience, if it doesn't distort or hurt your ears, it sounds better louder. | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» @michaellent + 1 | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? @bdp24 - A friend of mine who used to work for the Banana Records chain and later Capitol Records used to be the manager of Cornell Hurd and the Mondo Hotpants Orchestra.... | |
| Equipemnt to Music to Lyrics Some artists' lyrics are so good that they can stand on their own just fine even without music. Some are banal, even if the music is good. But I haven't made any moves from anything to anything else. I see no mutual exclusivity between gear, music... | |
| Are Headphones Fit for Serious Music Listening? I love headphones, as do most of the people on most of the forums I go to; Audiogon people don't seem to like them - the headphone thread sees almost no action - but that matters to me not a jot. If you want to hear really good headphones, Bowe... | |
| What do the statistics say about the age of Audiophiles and the replacement rate? @thecarpathian + 1 - that was my first thought when seeing this.... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? I saw the Eagles open for Ten Years After in the early 70's. I didn't much like them and the audience of TYA fans SURE didn't like them! On the other hand I saw Robin Trower open for Sha Na Na at Winterland in San Francisco in about 1974, and po... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @mitchagain - in 1975, Jeff Beck toured with Mahavishnu Orchestra as co-headliners, each doing a full set and alternating the order.... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @mapman - by the time I found out about it, they were all sold out, but I managed to get a new unopened 'Air Born' box for a very reasonable price. I love these big prog-rock box sets. I've got some King Crimson ones and the Caravan one and the Va... |