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| The best speaker you ever heard? The "Best of Anything" exists ONLY in the listeners mind. This is an unobtainable goal that is never reached. It remains as a virtual imaginary ultimate conception that we only approach a little at a time, it is utilised as a mental referance poin... | |
| Are Horn Speakers good or bad or simply a complete joke? The RINGING of metal horns cause SEVERE MIGRAINE headaches. The concentrated sound can SHATTER SKULL BONES. I would not get within one quarter mile of a working metal horn, these are called DRIVERS because they drive you NUTS. Horns are only good ... | |
| Mcintosh - Love Em' or Hate Em' ......Why? I have owned a dozen mint Mac C22 and Mc75. I could not stand to hear over 60 seconds of these. Pure noise, no music. The worst of the worst. These were made for photos in decorating magazines. Luckily I sold them all to overseas buyers who pay to... | |
| Top Ten Speaker Cables of all time?... Plain old common cheap HOME DEPOT solid copper #14 insulated HOUSE WIRE. I choose red and black color for phasing purposes. Wrap one end of the 8 foot pair around a door knob stand 8 feet back and TWIST these approximately 3" twists. The result is... | |
| Mcintosh - Love Em' or Hate Em' ......Why? The C-22 tube preamp and the Mc 275 are the most beautiful components ever made BUT are the worst sounding components ever made. Made for "look-o-philes" | |
| Top Ten Speaker Cables of all time?... Home Depot standard copper 14 gauge insulated house wire. Twisted pairs( I buy red and black). Clean, dynamic clear sound. Best for less. Try it. | |
| Break-in The "Break-in phono-menon" can be easily explained as a function of the ear to adapt to environ-mental sounds. Whereas the eyes, nose, tongue and tactile do not adapt. Since the function of the inner-ear/brain mechanism is to interpret environ-men... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? The Japanees receiviers of the 1970's will outperform ANY compination of seperate components made today regardless of price. They cannot be beat for clearity of sound.The design engineers of that era were audio perfectionists . | |
| Listening Fatigue The worst offender causing the ailment of "Listening Fatigue" is the acoustic suspension speaker as designed by Kloss and Allison in the early 1960's and still around today. The scientific reason the resultant sound completely wears me out in less... | |
| Review: Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature Turntable There is no accounting for taste. For everyone that praises the Walker table there is one person who dislikes it. Personally I wouldn't own a ANY belt drive tables. Idler/puck drive is the best and always has been. There is no comparison. |