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| The Horror @tvad Jim Smith’s book is a good recommendation. Magnepans were the only speakers I bought on the spot when I heard them, which in hindsight was a big mistake. I never had the room needed to set them up right like I heard them when I bought them.... | |
| The Horror @zlone +1. My suggestion would be a pair of KEF R3 meta on stands. Optionally add matching kef sub tuned in just right for that room and you are in very good shape. | |
| The Horror Maggie’s are very hard sometimes impossible to get set up optimally in most people’s rooms and without that everything else is bottlenecked. I’d focus on that. I had them for years and ended up punting and going with relatively affordable Ohms. A... | |
| My VERY POSITIVE Experience with VTV and Warren Coleman (Attention: Sound Lab Owners!) Vtv has caught my eye. Had some initial email exchanges this week and got very prompt and useful responses. Looks very promising! They offer a nice variety of designs and very good relative value. There should be a fit there for most. It is a bit ... | |
| It Happens Every Time I Calibrate Live concerts done well are the reference standard for sure. Acoustics of a concert hall is way different than any room at home. So it's not realistic to try and replicate. You can measure the spl at the concert with a smartphone app and keep... | |
| Bob Weir: "George Jones is my favorite musician." Country artists getting the most playtime recently in mapman household. | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? My house is very nice plenty big for listening purposes. I had some things done when built to make it amenable for listening and I am setup to listen in 6 different rooms. So I have it very good in every regard when it comes to room for us all t... | |
| ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records The records I clean on my Humminguru all sound great. I use distilled water. | |
| Would I benefit with Roon? Roon features reliability and performance has gone off the charts in the last few months since taken over by Harmon. It’s a pleasure to use these days. | |
| Why do Wav and Flac Files Sound Different? If the metadata is affecting the sound time for a properly designed streamer. | |
| Help me understand the current amp market Benchmark AHB2 is the "benchmark" these days for SS amp performance. Many other good quality amps at all price points, but, if in doubt and in-budget, safe to start there. Just google search it and you will see. | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? Good choice! | |
| Need some treble If you are streaming and using Roon software, Roon DSP is the ultimate tone control. No special hardware required. | |
| Mood No doubt changes in mood, health, etc. can affect one’s sense of hearing along with everything else. As much as we may like to believe we are stable like a rock day in and out, fact is we like other forms of life are not machines, and in fact are ... | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? In terms of when hifi was at its pinnacle and garnering much attention from the general public, that would have been in the latter 1950’s when hifi 33 1/3 Lps were brand new and companies aggressively marketed good sound to the masses. Once that ... |