n0m1n4l
Responses from n0m1n4l
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? Perhaps when you get to a point that tossing 50% of current to spend 100% for new that might be 5% better … you just stick with what you have | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? @thecarpathian said it perfectly … sadly it makes these forums tiresome | |
| Focal Sopra 1 Bookshelves (with subs) or Focal Kanta 2s towers instead? W cone over flax any day… 1 vote - Sopra 1’s with subs! | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation u/jacobsdad2000 … I think you would be surprised how good the older (10+ years old) Focal Chorus 836 sound. I do have better speakers 🤣 and clearly the next purchase when the dedicated room is completed will be the MX180. All running on 12 or 10 ... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation I would love to do a blind sound test and see people fail this test over and over ... or perhaps pass and actually notice different cables ... and I mean a "legit" real factual test would be amazing. I have Focal Chorus 836 (that I need to sell) ... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation Are there means to try some of these cables for 30 days and see if they really make a difference. Money is not the object here, I can and have spent plenty ... although I just use OFC (oxygen free copper) 12 gauge and I honestly can't imagine that... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, Depends on quality of said speaker; depends on conditions the speaker lived in over those 25+ years … newer hifi expensive speakers likely better, yes absolutely … the only people that will argue probably think a carburetor & cap/rotor engines... | |
| Redundant Internet I have a ubiquiti router that allows for dual input (other brands may allow for this as well), this way when signal/connectivity is lost it leverages the backup provider which could be a different carrier ... might be a nice setup for you. | |
| Sopra No 2's or other alternatives? 2 channel listening? Or mixed use Home Theater? No subs? Sopra 3’s have the bass that one person mentioned missing with Sopra 2’s … | |
| Not sure if I have enough oomph. there is a difference between being just fine and being able to feel the low end thump that comes from having raw watts in your amp regardless of volume ... I think your underpowered for the speakers to truly shine | |
| The Audiophile Upgrade Easiest to Ignore wearing hearing aids my whole life and yes I can tell the difference in speakers, amplification, record quality ... yet I often have to ask my wife or kids, what did you say, etc ... I often wonder how I can be more defined and truly tell a differ... |