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| What makes for a "good" musician? Was Robert Johnson a "premier musician"? https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/the-only-solid-fact-about-robert-johnson-is-his-music-everything-else-is-up-for-grabs/Content?oid=2242122 | |
| What makes for a "good" musician? MC you have a knack for obfuscation. You say here "Musician" is a technical term (musicians are artists) but elsewhere that technical assessments of technical products like hifi gear including measurements are of questionable value.Good grief! The... | |
| What makes for a "good" musician? It’s an art so the main criteria for being judged as "good" is that many people think you are good for any variety of reasons but mainly that you are able to connect with them in some way, any way. | |
| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? Yeah I know waiting is no fun.Microwalsh do come up used on occasion if you keep an eye out. They are small and easy to ship so there is maybe that. 1000s or older 100s are just a tad larger. | |
| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? No corners will deliver more bass so that is right. Those speakers (what are they?) appear more directional/forward firing so soundstage and imaging might work OK there.It is always a tradeoff....walls/corners deliver more bass but early reflectio... | |
| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? Will the new speakers have to be in the same corner location?Corner placement like that provides a big bass boost so keep that in mind.Also early reflections work against soundstage and imaging when speakers are very close to walls.So you have a d... | |
| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? Not familiar with those Vandy models but have heard Treos I believe it was in a much larger room in a mid room setup and liked those very much. Matching speakers to room especially bass levels is important. You can always add more bass via subs if... | |
| Looking for closed back headphone advice Bel Canto C5i is another integrated amp (digital) that is also a very good headphone amp. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? This really matters. | |
| Looking for closed back headphone advice The Sony’s are low 16ohm impedance and most any device can drive them including mere cell phone. I recall certain Beyerdynamic models Come with different impedance options. In general higher impedance phones will require beefier amps to drive prop... | |
| Looking for closed back headphone advice I have been looking for a new pair of closed back phones. Stopped by a dealer today and ended up with a pair of Sony mdr 1am2. Was looking for something closed back not too far off from Open back Grados. These really hit the mark. Clean but not as... | |
| MHDT dac...and which streamer/server? FizaOn Roku, I run Plex app to play from my music library. Plex also provides Tidal streaming. You can also run Spotify or other streaming apps. Depending on TV, you might do audio out to an amp and speakers for better sound. | |
| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? Jerry are you talking about the original Walsh driver patent Expiring (I’m assuming there was one) or the newer one for the “Walsh Style” CLS design that JS and Ohm have used since the early 80s?I know there are other Walsh drivers in the original... | |
| What are the most used terms that say the least in the "High-End"? The one I use all the time that I think actually indicates something Useful is “top notch” which means in the same league as the best I’ve heard. Could be the Yankees, could be the Mets, but capable of winning on any given day. My other quickie is... | |
| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? I bought my Magnepans circa 1986 from a shop called Audition in Birmingham AL. That shop was owned by no other than Jim Smith who literally wrote the book on speaker setup and was Mr Magnepan at the time (Mr. Avant-garde more recently). Jim himsel... |