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| what kind of audiophile are you ? I have said it before. Look at the word's derivation to be an audiophile you have to love music or sound. Is there some reason to try and apply labels to people who visit this site.Is your categorization comprehensive meaningful or important in so... | |
| Acoustic Sound Treatment Its true the sonics from my Realistic reciever and un-named speakers that came attached, sounded just like the best high end- price no object system, I was hearing at the best retailers and shows after I used acoustic treatments. It gives me pause... | |
| Allman Brothers Fillmore East on Vinyl I will look for it. All I have ever heard are pretty much reissues of the original engineering. | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours 1.The obssesive preoccupation with looking for miniscule blemishes or other very small cosmetic issues which don't have any impact on the sound. I thought we cared about music and sound. 2.Why can't we just let it go, when our systems sound good t... | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours 1.The obssesive preoccupation with looking for miniscule blemishes or other very small cosmetic issues which don't have any impact on the sound. I thought we cared about music and sound. 2.Why can't we just let it go, when your systems sound good ... | |
| Allman Brothers Fillmore East on Vinyl There is not a true audiophile reording of the Allman Brothers live at the Filmore east.Every version relys on a master tape wich was poorly miked and must have a terrible mixer and a very stoned recording crew. You just have to enjoy it warts and... | |
| Isolation platform for the power amps I'm sorry but it was an a feeble attempt to add levity to the discussion. Sorry but I don't drink or take any elicit drugs. I have my amps on Ikea butcher block resting on cheap VTI amp stands with cone feet . The rest of my stuff is on Isol Pads.... | |
| Isolation platform for the power amps Now Now, If you had done asearch you would have seen my post on isolation. All these sound smearing distortion making,make blacks turn less black and just put a veil over youyr speakers. Hears the trick you build a box like strucure with rebar put... | |
| whats wrong with ebay? The problem has become rampant either buying or selling. People have tried to steal my money on 3 occassions but because I used paypal persistence and calling them incapable of comprehending ansimple problem along ewith the vulgarity of the offend... | |
| Any way to tell if stylus is chipped? A high power loupe will let you see an obvious broken/chipped or missing Stylus. | |
| Upgrading from NAD 521bee--need soundstage Soundstage is best produced in the preamp and even moreso IMHO in the power amp.The important part is that the power amp be tube. The old nonsense about sticking a small signal tube in the output of a CD (all of which exceed your budget) is not go... | |
| Is there such a thing as audiophile parametric eq? Yes if you love music that runs through one it is an audiophile's parametric equalizer. There simply aren't any rules in this hobby. No standards commision demanding that if something is to be granted the name audiophile it must meet the following... | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear I use mny Mac to luisten George Thorougood With Klipsh Lascalas through a high gain pre ARC . Its a 50 watt Mac but if you want supremely clean non congested power your shirt off and truly feel the music really -rock your soul,--it's actually Bo d... | |
| HGA Homegrown Audio Silver Lace. Opinions? I own them they are very good to excellent. I don't think there is better "Bang for the buck" in a true pure silver cable.I find mine to be very detailed open and spacious but I can't afford the speaker cables. My spekers don't like silver anyway.... | |
| Maple or Granite I view the matter as transfering envirormental and TT vibration to ground. The Granite adds mass, so you put it on the shelf rack suspension to isolate and deaden the enviromental vibration.The 4 inches of maples will draw and dissapate the TT vib... |