mapman
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| 8-10k budget suggestions please Try a Cambridge Evo 150, save lots of money getting great sound, and call it a day. I did. | |
| streaming and audiophile stereo It can happen of course but probably not in practice with most any good quality, proven, modern streamer. It’s digital so pretty much anything including a “house sound” to differentiate from others if desired if possible. | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. @ghdprentice I hear you. I’m only a few years behind you. I used to post my system but always decide to take it down after awhile due to privacy concerns. I do have lots of pictures though and am not against sharing those case by case as needed. ... | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. A good digital recording these days can easily reproduce what’s in most older analog recordings. I never dumped my older vinyl and still pick older vinyl up whenever I can if the price is right. Especially obscure older albums from the golden age ... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) One thing I forget to mention, in addition to Isoacoustics stands under my smaller speakers when needed on upper levels of my home, I also use Auralex Subdude platforms under my floor standing bottom ported Ohm Walsh speakers there. The difference... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) @hilde45 By it I mean the actual impact seismic activity has on most peoples hifis. Also the write up tended to blur the lines between seismic events and other things. Probably done by a marketing guy and signed off on to increase the appeal of ... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) I read the Townsend website write up on their seismic pods and sorry not buying it. I’m sure they can make a difference in some cases like other similar products can but it doesn’t all add up. I do use much less costly Isoacoustics isolation stan... | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? @brad18loseke I have a little Fosi amp as well in one of my systems and was shocked to hear how well it does with kef ls50s. I’ve heard some way more expensive amps fail miserably at that task. A no brainer for <$100. | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. @ghdprentice its very simple and downsized these days but sound is the best I’ve ever had. Cambridge Evo 150 to Ohm Walsh F5 speakers in one room and kef ls50 metas +sub in another. Phono source is Denon dl103r cart on Linn Axis with Linn Basic ... | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. Not a fan of putting modern digital masters on an inherently noisy and flawed 100 year old format. Granted the packaging can be very nice. | |
| Is R.E.M. underrated by new music nerds? I recall a dealer system demo back in the 90s of “Radio Song” on my CD copy of “Out of Time” using Dynaudio speakers that put me into system upgrade mode big time. There was so much musical articulation on display with that demo that drew me in an... | |
| The Impossible Has Happened One thing I’ve realized for sure, choosing gear for a beautiful sounding hifi is much like choosing which super model to marry. They are all among the most beautiful things out there. Which do you prefer and why? Inquiring minds want to know but ... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? ~2/3 less than the prior one. | |
| Do you find yourself turning down the bass on Coldplay albums? Well for example I just streamed Viva la Vida from my ripped music library and nothing special happening bass-wise there. I even measured with a sound meter app to confirm. What is your music source? What else are comparing to? Don’t know why on... | |
| Do you find yourself turning down the bass on Coldplay albums? Only Coldplay? |