mrtennis
Responses from mrtennis
| Isolating the listening chair? try getting off the chair and sitting on the floor. | |
| Boost system performance via isolation? i recommend soft devices such as furniture foam and the sound fusion sound boosters. soft devices tend to reduce treble energy. | |
| "Laurindo Almeida" Why so hard to find? there are a couple cds available on the concord label, under the group "la 4". | |
| Not wasting my time on new Digital if one accepts the premise that live unamplified music is a valid reference, the experience of listening to live music is binaural.i don't remember hearing the sound of a piano behind my head when attending a piano recital, in a large hall.also, w... | |
| Point of diminishing returns we are all forgetting an important consideration, namely priority or valence.what is the value placed upon listening to music, i.e., how important is it to really enjoy the music in comparison to other activities in life ?if audio/music is very im... | |
| Point of diminishing returns if the value in use equals the value in exchange, there is no point of diminishing returns.as price increases, there is some point when the value in exchange exceeds the value in use.another words, someone will continue to pay more and more for a ... | |
| spendor 3/5 vs era vs avi vs vienna acoustics hayd a note regarding the silverline speakers.i have visited the silverline room several times at ces shows of the past and have not found their performance as described by 213cobra.i experieneced a very clear, highly resolved, unforgiving perspective ... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CD-Player Powercord proposal my comments about the jps and musical fidelity and all other components i mention are independent of my preferences. i believe i am honest in my appraisals, based exclusively on my perceptions.in the case of both products, i have corroborating evi... | |
| spendor 3/5 vs era vs avi vs vienna acoustics hayd gentlemen, thanks for your suggestions.at this point, i am looking for a chario academy one.having heard this speaker driven by a jadis orchestra integrated amp, i think this speaker is my best choice. unfortunately i have not seen one for sale. | |
| PS Audio Ultimate Outlet--Holy Smokes i have two ultimate outlets. i have a different perception of what the ultimate does in my system.in my case the affect upon the highs is the exact opposite of what descartes reported. i like what they do for the reason that the affect is subtract... | |
| Whats the next upgrade for me? try to find and buy a master tape. it will make more of a difference than any component money can buy.ok, it's not easy to find a master tape, but imagine if you had one.the best source with the worst equipment sounds better than the worst source ... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CD-Player Powercord proposal i owned a musical fidelity a5 and i also owned and later sold a jps digital ac. both were sold and neither had a warm presentation.i tried many cords to reduce the emphasis upon the lower treble and couldn't find any. perhaps a dcaa audio ref 1 or... | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective hi trelja, i try to follow the motto "do no harm" .since most adjectives are ambiguous because the intended meaning may not bge the same as the perceived medium, it may do more harm than good and motivate a decision involving an investment of fund... | |
| Eastern Electric Mini Max vs AE-3 DJH preamps i heard the ae-3 djh with the cary six pacs and vandersteen model 2( don't remember what version) at a very reputable audio dealer, Audio Connection in New Jersey.it was only after changing the 6sn7 tubes in the preamp to a nos ge 6sn7 that the so... | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective most adjectives are ambiguous because they are subjective and have idiosyncratic conotations.for example, "bright". what does it mean ? i believe, it means a peak in the range 100hz to 3000hz ?what does it mean to someone else ?also, how does one ... |