mapman
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| Is the appeal to euphonic distortion learned? There is recorded music that is pleasing to the ear and then there is live music. I only want the harmonics that actually occurred when the people played. Good or bad. No artificial sweeteners please! Probably the main reason I have dabbled with t... | |
| Jazz listening: Is it about the music? Or is it about the sound? Does anybody really listen to pure jazz with bad sound quality?Thing is these days the most interesting music to me is that which cross or defy traditional genres, including traditional "Jazz", which alone is very wide and varied in styles to the ... | |
| How loud are you typically listening? I very seldom will ever peak over 90. It's bad for your hearing. | |
| Is the appeal to euphonic distortion learned? There is never any accounting for personal preferences. Anything is possible. | |
| Music Servers, Do They Matter? No it makes no sense whatsoever to evaluate a music server like one would a cartridge or turntable. It's totally different. | |
| Gershman Studio 2 I heard the monitors once and recall them being awesome. | |
| I Have Airborne Feedback And Never Realized It...Till Now I have speakers in unfinished area with bare concrete floor. That has issues. But where my good gear is in finished area with thin dense carpet and padding that works best. Upstairs on suspended plywood floor different issues. These are the facts.... | |
| I Have Airborne Feedback And Never Realized It...Till Now He can stamp on my concrete all he wants and nothing will happen. Guarandamteed. | |
| Hoping for a recommendation for stereo amp around $1500 or less ($2k max) @yyzsantabarbara VEry interested to hear how the Dsonic works out. Looks to be a very good value on paper and has made my personal short list of amps I would consider buying. | |
| I Have Airborne Feedback And Never Realized It...Till Now If you have concrete floors at foundation level you are good to go there.Turntable just needs a solid foundation on top of that. and that should cover it.For example my table (Linn Axis...pretty robust on its own) sits on a low solid oak wooden ta... | |
| How do you choose your daily dose of music? Most of the time I’m streaming from my music server using Squeeze system (Squeezebox Touch) and just select to play random tracks. When I think of something I want to hear I add it. When the last track in the queue plays, a plugin adds more simila... | |
| Your advice needed, speakers to buy $8K to $13K If you are considering Ohms the largest model the 5000s are within your budget. Those have level adjustments including for treble that can be used to add more “air”than otherwise. Those are unique. But lots of good choices for that budget an... | |
| members and their systems Op as you can see it’s all just a big hot mess. Stop trying to figure things out. It’s hard. That’s why people are always seeking new toys. There is no rhyme or reason. Just the thrill of the chase. Is that enough to explain it? | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. Good luck getting “audiophiles” to agree on anything much less terminology. 🧐 | |
| Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics? “And now I stand, forsaking pride The time has come to turn the tide I've drawn the line, I've built my wall And I won't let one more dream fall All days of innocence, I surrendered long ago Where's the wind that takes me higher The hand that... |