mrskeptic
Responses from mrskeptic
| Is Magnepan still in business ? Since when is not getting back to someone in a manner that works for you, "obviously" going out of business? | |
| Opinion: Modern country is the worst musical genre of all time Absolutely. In the liner notes for the soundtrack to "Oh Brother: Where Art Thou"? T Bone Burnett said new country is "watered down pop with greeting card lyrics" or very similar. | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? Yes, yes they did sound great, and many still do. Memory based on sounds is faulty. Unless you have one with a modern component to compare, it's not a fair fight. | |
| Where do you stop? Silver has a resistivity of 1.59x10-8 and conductivity of 6.30x107 Copper is 1.68x10-8 and 5.98x107, respectively. In other words, you absolutely will not hear a difference but your easily suggestible brain may tell you otherwise. If you bel... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? If you add at least 100% to the price of a piece of Schiit gear, you'll get a better idea of what it would cost at a retail store. They make well researched, great sounding stuff and have been in the business for a long time. | |
| Power cord length 2m works better for their bottom line and nothing more. | |
| Power conditioner wire gauge? Serious issue There is nothing "serious" about this in any way, shape, or form. | |
| If someone handed you this system, what would you change? I feel a hole burning in my pocket for the next upgrade if needed. What do ya think I think this is the crux of the issue. There are so many people willing to spend more and more money seeking that "perfect" sound that doesn't exist. Reading ab... | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey There needs to be a face palm emoji. 🙄 | |
| Testing for Dirty Electrical Power Ask someone who would actually know. Maybe an electrician or someone who works at your local power generating plant. | |
| World's Best Stereo System ?... @clearthinker Who determines what the best system is anyway? It's not based on price, unless you're of the misconception that more expensive = better. | |
| Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper There is no audible difference between the two types of wiring. The only time there is a difference is when one is more expensive than the other because the electrons know what the cost of the wire is. | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments The key is to place your amps as far apart as possible and if your speakers are capable, bi-amp them for further separation. Of course I'm joking (although I wouldn't be surprised to find out there are people that belief such silliness) but i... | |
| Interesting situation! Do we need this.... To answer your final question (ended with an exclamation point), absolutely not. There are many companies who make high quality, great sounding gear that doesn’t break the bank. A lot of the high end stuff is a lot about the looks with D’Agostino ... | |
| Why is it that every time, lately, that I'm interested in a thread... @2psyop It's almost as if people can't read or feel so compelled to post their input that they do so despite it having nothing to do with the op. As for this op, I must not spend enough time here because I haven't noticed threads being remove... |