livinon2wheels
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| Is a stereo amp, when bridged to mono, by definition differential? Some of the best amplifiers I have seen were unbalanced input but fully differential and complementary and direct coupled once past the input stage. One of the best I ever heard was a 'build it yourself' kit that was available many years ago thru ... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? What an interesting thread and all the thoughtful replies to the OP. I am starting to walk down the simplification path to some extent. At the age of 72 I still enjoy a system of separates but not to the order of magnitude I once did. This bears e... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? What an interesting thread and all the thoughtful replies to the OP. I am starting to walk down the simplification path to some extent. At the age of 72 I still enjoy a system of separates but not to the order of magnitude I once did. This bears e... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? @kleer Interesting your take on the equipment comparison and liking the AR3a paired with the Sansui. I had a pair of refurbished 3a's up until the end of April last year that were sadly lost in the fire that claimed my home. I also had a Carver M-... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? I am sure many of the more senior members of this bunch here recall their younger days and the pivotal experiences in their exposure to new and different ideas that delivered real 'aha' moments. I will share just a couple of them. When I was in co... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! Speakers amps and tvs quite a few to refurnish my house pieces to be determined | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid @ghdprentice I have a pair of Walsh 2000s currently and like them and have found them sensitive to placement for good balance between highs and lows. | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? @waytoomuchstuff - Yeah I get that for sure. In today's rather insane terms, my favorite driver is a 4 cyl subaru wagon. Albeit one with everything except the engine upgraded. So it handles, stops and has much better response to control inputs th... | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? I have no clue what the most expensive system was, since I have been listening to equipment since I was a child and I am now 72. That covers a lot of ground. Maybe a better way to state it is to ask what is the best you have heard in terms of toda... | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? @grislybutter Loved my old Hafler DH-200. It plugged on for nearly 40 years until the bad luck of water from the fire department took it out. Still sounded good after all that time. I remember adjusting the bias on it once during its long happy li... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? My first pair of stereo speakers were a pair of Jensen DUal Cone 12" mounted in large ceramic drain pipes with 3/4 plywood caps on each end of the drain pipes. Those were followed by a pair AR4x's in college, then by a pair of Larger Advents (the ... | |
| What type of Amp for Ohm Walsh F-5015s? @michiganbuckeye I am quite late to this party, but that’s what happens when you find a thread that was started a few years ago. I too am interested in the current model F5 with the built in subs as a possible solution for my new home theater room... | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? @waytoomuchstuff I agree with you there, I spent quite a few years in SCCA chasing whatever flavor appealed to me at the time and it was mandatory to do my own work on the cars due to the cost of farming it out. It didn't help the cost of having a... | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? I have come to realize that music can be enjoyed on almost anything from a portable radio to a pair of EV Patricians or whatever.... but getting to true perfection is as unreachable a goal as going faster than the speed of light...and the closer w... | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? @waytoomuchstuff I had to laugh at your wrench tossing story...way too close to the reality of most of us who work on cars because we have to rather than doing it for fun. There was a time when I actually enjoyed turning the wrenches and found joy... |