millercarbon
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| What is wrong with audiophiles? dent dog has a request:Could we go back to cable elevators for a minute. Never tried any but with my relatively recent experience with power cords and interconnects being positive I might be interested. Especially if it expands my sound stage.Righ... | |
| Are most recordings so bad it's not worth spending large on speakers? This is nuts. But not for any of the reasons given so far. This is nuts because its not just the speakers, or any of the other stuff mentioned- its ALL of it. Everything matters. If its not worth having good speakers then its not worth having good... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? Then why not be more clear and say "what's wrong with some audiophiles?Because, as I said, its pretty much all of them.Look, all you have to do is hang out with and watch and talk to people and its perfectly obvious everything I'm saying is true. ... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? Sorry, but there comes a point when the usual suspects (see above) do such a fine job of ruining things I just tune out and skip over and so if I miss something, sorry. Anyway, another one, caught at random as it were:Six people in a room, when th... | |
| Wait- OMG! The song is really about...? One that I always found sadly amusing was Sting’s "Every Breath You Take," which was about stalking an ex. To show how little attention people pay to lyrics/music’s message, this was a popular wedding dance song. YES! Good one! I tell people that’... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? prof-Yes I'm well aware of the rich history and layers of meaning behind the word audiophile. Problem is audiophiles are not all cut from the same cloth as J Gordon Holt. In fact it seems hardly any of them are. (And I bet a lot here don't even re... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? You feelin’ ok, millercarbon?This particular rant seems a tad unhinged :)I find it awfully strange that you keep accusing “audiophiles” of denying the subjective experience approach - “If I believe I heard it then it’s true!” - when of anything th... | |
| Turntable Ground Wire question That's what I would do.A quick search turns up thishttp://pspatialaudio.com/record_characters.htmwhich is about what I remember.The main reason I looked that up was curious attraction I have for the even older phonograph 78s. No RIAA there! For al... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush There's a fair bit of noise with my Herron. Its actually a bit noisier than the ARC PH3SE that I had for many years before that. Although in fairness I should say most of the noise I'm hearing is not due to the Herron per se, but the particular in... | |
| Turntable Ground Wire question Sure you can try that. No harm, no foul. But I think you will probably find this creates too much hum to be worth the tiny bit of time and effort saved. As for EQ, everyone nowadays has long since settled on RIAA. So there is today really only the... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? Au contraire mon frere! Are you triggered? Because you’ve completely misconstrued what should be quite clear.Somewhere between the giant Sony ceiling mounted projector and the enormous 9 foot screen on the wall, somewhere in there a person might m... | |
| Stylus Profile Discussion I have no idea whatsoever what the stylus profile is on my Koetsu. Just to show how much it matters.This is probably just about the last thing you need to worry about. Oh, you can get bogged down in this all day long. Just watch, as this thread go... | |
| Cartridge Set Up Essentials Endless. Suggest you watch one or two of the great videos Michael Fremer has on this, free on YouTube. As for me, having tried a few and studied a lot more, the only ones truly "essential" are the stylus tracking force gauge and whatever overhang/... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? a number of weekend guests noted my system sounded better the next day...I never mentioned I left the amp on overnight and that it had only been on an hour when they first heard it...same CD at same volume... Exactly. Similar story, friend one ... | |
| Vinyl / Digital / and can you have too much information. Listen to the 45 rpm reissue of Dean Martin's "Dream With Dean," and the question will be answered. Right. But then you're a listener. People who listen always prefer music to noise. Certainly in my experience they do. The people who ask these ... |