mapman
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| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? "Indeed, but what about my Winebago idea?"Way to think "out of the box" !! I like it. | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? "and the colorful personalities in the audiophile world are one thing that makes it a worthwhile hobby"I've always found the same to be true of the colorful personalities in pro wrestling.Our music sounds better but I bet we can't "sell" a devasta... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 3/3000 Speaker Seikosha and I did our joint listening session a week or so back. HE brought his ls50s and we listened to those and my OHMs a good bit. We ran the ls50s both in my wife's 12X12 sunroom off my main system off 500w/ch Class D Bel Canto ref1000m amps... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Wolf, for example, in recent years I have attended live events at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, Rams HEad live in Annapolis Maryland, and Fedex field in DC all of which had excellent sound that I found to be useful as a reference myself.... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier Larger speakers might be overkill for smaller or more lively rooms. Definitely worth considering. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Frog,Thanks for pointing out the value of listening to all kinds of live music in all kinds of venues as a means of establishing a reference for what music can and does sound like. I realized after posting that I missed that important aspect of "e... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Bo,Best 3-D imaging setup I have heard by a huge margin was all mbl system in a well set up dealer showroom. Source was a SOTA modern reference Reel to reel tape. Phono and CD on same system did not fare as well, though still better than most anyt... | |
| Does anyone really need to spend 10k on power Luxury items are what they are. Some beter values than others. No different than the rest in this respect. What's there to debate? Specific items maybe. Bigger stakes though...more feelings to get hurt maybe, so why bother? Generalizations won't g... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? Beware of urges to censor, especially on such trivial yet controversial topics as "high end audio". It usually hurts more than helps. | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier I think Harbeth versus the Devores will lead down two significantly different paths to get best results. One is high efficiency, one is not. THat alone makes a huge difference regarding what might be needed for best results for a highly discerning... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Find your reference sound by auditioning various good systems at dealers, shows, friends, whatever. Once you know your reference sound when you hear it, then you are in a position to try to replicate it. Can't achieve a goal until you know what it... | |
| Linn Sondek LP12 impressions "The Linn is a music making machine"Yup, that's the essence of its popularity I would say. Certainly more so than any other table I have ever owned over the years. Whatever its faults may be (what are those exactly again?) its a winner for sure. | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? "Wenn you see many smiles you know it is good. "That is a very good metric!! | |
| Does anyone really need to spend 10k on power "What I question is whether the proliferation of ultra expensive products is good for the long term health of the audiophile world?"I have no problems with the prices specifically in that companies have to make a decent profit to stay in business,... | |
| Does anyone really need to spend 10k on power "Whether someone wants to spend $10K on a power conditioner, gold plated toilet seat, or diamond studded dog collar, why does it matter to you? Who are you to think that it's your business to "fix" them?"Well, I don't know how to fix those in part... |