mahgister
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| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? Perhaps it is true... Without the 35 years old Sansui alpha nor unique 45 years old hybrid AKG K340 i will be far from where i am now...Especially without this headphone i think... Or i would had pay way more... Then my question did not have the... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? I must confess that if i was impressed by some costly system on some occasion , each time the acoustic of the room was the MAIN culprit ... For Jay he does not know enough about acoustics ... Buying panels is not enough... 😁 Some people invest ... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? Thanks for your thoughts and history... It seems i am less alone in my experience than i thought i was... When I was in high school my friend had an affordable system: Pioneer receiver and turntable, KLH 6 speakers. Listening to Buffalo Spri... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? Thanks you confirm my claim that there is a minimal satisfaction threshold... Even an objective minimal one defined by all acoustic factors must exist ... I have an inexpensive system that I like very much...but I like my main system much m... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? Interesting! For sure there is something here that apply to me... I know that my actual amplifier will be inferior to the best class D amplifier as atmasphere amp for example ... But anyway it is out of my budget...And my actual amp is good e... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? For sure you are right... I was just curious about the way some people would be able to create a very good audio system for low price and a good audiophile experience... For sure for people owning costlier gear my claim is preposterous...😁 Mone... | |
| Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ? i was always original it seems ... 😊 Do you think acoustic conditions define good sound or "price tag" ? I just improve my small box speakers by acoustic embeddings so much they are completely satisfying... I modify them...Put them in a designe... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? thanks for your suggestion... I will read about it... But the microzotl i bought cost me 1000 bucks, was one of the best reviewed headphone amplifier there is, and there is not even an inch of comparison possible with my 35 years old Sansui alph... | |
| What new gear have you just bought? A microzotl...I returned it... ( synergy and lack of power for my headphone) It seems i cannot upgrade at a relatively low cost , under 2000 bucks, my 700 bucks system... 😊 | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? Very imnportant and interesting post as always.... Thanks atmasphere... | |
| If I rip all my CD's to flac files do I still need a CD transport? I could not manage many, many , thousand books in my past big house with 10,000 albums.... One part were distributed in many rooms and many in the basement... 😁 I begun ripping lossless music files long , long time ago...I Know that 1000 cd are m... | |
| Jazz for aficionados McLaughlin is a great musician .... One of my favorite fusion album with an Indian mandolin player, U. Shrinivas... i own ten albums of him this one with McLaughlin is top..,. I dont like "fusion " in general but i know many, many great albums..... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I take a relaxation break from Russian jazz and from Billy Harper magic...😁 I just listen today to Wes Montgomery Riverside collection... A must have astonishing 12 cd box ... I just add another modification to my self amplified small speakers ... | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k My best purchase ever after my AKG K340 is a dac... The french battery dac NOS TDA 1543 of Christophe Mariac... I got it on a bid on EBAY new from the designer himself for 15 bucks.... 😊 It sells new after that near 500 bucks ... I used it with... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I did not like "fusion" in general for the same reason... "fusion" borrow from different traditions but stay on a superficial sound level often... Especially if the styles they borrow from are not near or related to one another... For example Bo... |