mrtennis
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| Can you suggest a warm high-end CD player? try a california audio labs tempest or aria. | |
| Cable support poll. i have used soft furniture foam. i think there may be a dampening effect. | |
| what is a high end component ? the question still remains, if all opinios are biased, what is to be gained by mentioning them ? | |
| Is AES/EBU digital cable/connection all that? i have a cal alpha/delta combination and prefer ever so slightly an rca over a balanced.i am looking for an original, stiff illuminati singled ended cable. | |
| i want a dull, caramel colored cd player any ideas i have settled on a cd player.it may not be dull, but according to recommendations, may be one the warmer players out there and gives me the opportunity to change spectral balance by finding a suitable 6922.the player is the BAT VK D5. | |
| what is a high end component ? et's reconsider the question of bias.bias entails prejudging.if i say i don't like certain solid stae amps and specific solid state preamps and i have auditioned each of these for hours and hours.i have evidence for my opinion. it is not biased ev... | |
| what are your views regarding reviewing styles ? i may not have completely communicated my point.a review is a collection of perceptions.it is at least a report of what a reviewer heard after hours and hours of listening.there are ways to describe what one hears which are analaogous to a report.... | |
| neutrality & transparency: what's the difference ? by neutrality, i mean accurate or the truth. if the input doesn't equal the output, there is inaccuracy, error hence not accurate not neutral.transparency is a window on the music, if a component(s) is restricted in frequency response, and a sourc... | |
| what is a high end component ? an unbiased opinion is not an oxymoron. here's why.there is knowledge and there is opinion.if there is evidence and no pre judgment. having experiences and then having an opinion as a result of an experience is not bias.example: if i don't like a ... | |
| what are your views regarding reviewing styles ? i'd like to clarify my use of the term factual.i meant the perceptions of reviewers without adjectives.here's an example of expressing a thought two ways."there is an elevation of harmonics in the upper mids/lower treble region""the component soun... | |
| 'warm' cables? legenburg by capativa--copper hollow core cables | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? the best speaker is no speaker. it's ive music.the next best is 4 original quads. | |
| What recordings do you use? any decent stereo system can sound good with high quality recordings.i use a cd to test for faults in the upper mids/lower treble region.i use Dave Grusin, Discovered Again, "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" and Ravel, "alborado Gracioso", conducted ... | |
| Expectations low, listening pleasure high. it is the gap between expectations and reality which determines the reaction to the stereo system.the lower the expectations the greater the pleasure, because the analytic "mind" is suspended.when expectations are higher one is listening criticall... | |
| i want a dull, caramel colored cd player any ideas i'm considering a bat vk d5. i have a post requesting opinions about the sound of this cd player. the post may not appear for 4 to 8 hours.i may have to make a decision tomorrow.i would appreciate any ideas. |