mrskeptic
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| Headphones vs speakers…. "Sex with a condom"? Laughable. Each way to listen to music offers pros and cons but the biggest con I read about here is the close-mindedness of some people. Headphones offer a way to listen to lots of different presentations without breaking t... | |
| I have found out why new cables and tweaks actually work! You're joking, but with some shrewd marketing, you'll find buyers. I mean, if people by tiny rubber dots to stick on their windows, of tall, wooden things to put behind their speakers, they're people out there who would buy audiophile grade dusters. | |
| Power cable dilemma Thanks! Really? Too small? I didn’t even know that was a thing with power cords. It's not. | |
| Does a brand new electrical circuit for audio gear benefit from burn in/break in time? Does a brand new electrical circuit for audio gear benefit from burn in/break in time? No. | |
| The revolution has begun! It's amazing how many people think class D is a digital amp when it is not. It's less amazing that people are still thinking like it's the 1980's and think they're inferior amps. | |
| Perception and Watts: Doubling of power @johnnycamp5 Perhaps because it has been repeatedly proven in human testing that an increase in DB (loudness) is perceived as music “sounding better” I can’t count how many times I’ve read or heard people erroneously claim that a more powerful... | |
| Candidates for best speakers in the $2000-5000 market GoldenEar Triton One.R used or Triton 2+ new (a skosh north of your top end but you could probably get them to knock off the extra). | |
| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. Seems some folks don't know what "one" means. For me it would be Steely Dan - The Royal Scam | |
| Best Amps for Magneplanar 1.7i Speakers How does an amp "feel underpowered"? 200 watts into 4 ohms is plenty. Just admit you're itching for something new and call it a Christmas present to yourself. | |
| The Right Speaker Cables These will provide all the sonic benefits of other cables at a fraction of the cost (minus the expectation bias). All copper, 10 gauge | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! Porcupine Tree - "Russia On Ice" Dire Straits - "Ride Across The River" | |
| Ethernet cables (please those who think it’s just 1s and 0s please stay out of this) Heaven forbid anyone try to interject some science into a thread. | |
| Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps Grab a tube when it's running full tilt and see how "romantic" that feels. Tubes have been romanticized for some reason, using terms like "warm" (any coincidence a tube is warm when it's operating?) and it continues to this day. | |
| What should be mandatory in every professional published review- They don't want to compare their newest stuff to the older stuff because then people would realize there is almost never any difference in how it sounds. They change things cosmetically, add in some marketing buzz words, and voila! Oh, and raise t... | |
| Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System? First of all, almost nothing in the audio world is an "investment" with the exception of some rare pieces. Second of all, no one has ever asked me what anything cost but if they did, I'd likely tell them. We all spend our money on something. |