mikexxyz
Responses from mikexxyz
| Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations? Eric Skye - "A Different Kind of Blue" (riff on Miles Davis's classic using an acoustic guitar)https://www.amazon.com/Different-Kind-Blue-Eric-Skye/dp/B008DUQEJUBill Frisell - "Music Is". | |
| Looking for Room Measurement / Speaker Setup Software I’m a big fan of REW software. I agree with others that there is a learning curve so, to get the most out of it requires some time and effort on your part. I enjoyed the learning process and the SQ of my system benefited from the effort. Audiogo... | |
| There are actually 2 seperate hobbies here. I agree with the OP that there are two hobbies here. I would say that 80% of my time/ effort is spent on music. I've been branching out lately finding "new to me" artists and genres that I've overlooked in the past. Of course, most music people... | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? The other reference that I've used for a while to identify potential music purchases is Stereophile's "10 yrs of Records to Die For". It covers most of the genres. | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? I don’t change HW much. I replaced my DIY speakers two years ago after 25 years and the CD player (XA20ES) after 21 years. I guess I’m blessed with poor ears and could never discern differences between much of the electronics and ancillaries. ... | |
| Manufacturers pushing their products and agenda in the forums. I have no problem with vendors posting on the site as long as they identify themselves as such. I’ve read interesting and insightful advice by audio industry people. I do have a little heart burn from those masquerading as hobbyist but clearly ha... | |
| Designing new room Concrete and stone do not absorb bass energy, wooden structures do. Regardless of whether you like the current sound (seems you do), the new room should have dramatically different acoustics. I would measure the current room (REW) as a baseline,... | |
| Designing new room Here is an on-line calculator to understand room modes. Since you are having it built, you have some flexibility in dimension which means you get to choose where your problems are ;-).My guess is that the acoustic engineers would not recommend th... | |
| How many are serious headphone users? Good advice re: the amp, Greg. I was reading the NwAvGuy blogs about getting the impedance between amp and headphones within the proper 8;1 ratio. I'm sure my computer sound card does not meet that.Agree that the HD580 were revolutionary in thei... | |
| How many are serious headphone users? Thanks for the input Jim. You haven't put me off but in some ways confirmed what I thought: That you are either a serious headphone user or not. | |
| Blind Testing is Dead - Long live My Wallet testing. Get your headphones and give it a try. The test ranges from 6 dB to 0.1 dB. My old ears can't discern anything below 1.0 dB.https://www.audiocheck.net/blindtests_level.php?lvl=0.5 | |
| Blind Testing is Dead - Long live My Wallet testing. I’m not going to defend the ego of the luxury watch buyer. I’m just saying they already know that their fancy watch does not keep better time. The same cannot be said about the luxury audio buyer who insists his $50K amp (or DAC) sound better than... | |
| Blind Testing is Dead - Long live My Wallet testing. I agree that there is no difference between those that buy an audio product or a watch merely for brand recognition. My point is that there are folks that buy a $50K amp and then try to tell you how much better it sounds. | |
| Blind Testing is Dead - Long live My Wallet testing. Eric: I often see references to high end watches as an analog to hifi. I don’t think it applies for the following reasons. 1) High end watches are a pure luxury item and the manufacturers know that. As you mentioned, $12K Rolex makes no claim to h... | |
| Blind Testing is Dead - Long live My Wallet testing. Eric: It seems like you’re trying to breathe new life into these old controversies. I’ll click. My guess is that the Audiogon forum readers are securely in their respective corners. Developers still use double blind testing. IMO DB testing is t... |