n80
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| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? "Comparison is the thief of joy."It can be. Sometimes it confirms our choices and suspicions though.I've only ever had one hi-fi system and I've only had it a short time. I've only ever even heard one or two others. I'm immersed in it now. And I c... | |
| Your 3 Favorite Songs armstrod, Thank you for reminding me about The Ocean. I'm a Zep fan but often forget great songs like that. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Listened to Zenyatta Mondatta earlier this evening. Great album. I really like "Voices In My Head" but invariably the loud reggae shout in the middle makes me jump.Right now: Steely Dan-Two Against Nature | |
| Stereo EQ in the hifi world ...? How much was it if you don't mind my asking? | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? There seems to be a lot of angst and navel gazing in the audiophile community regarding this topic and its variations. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I see those going for $500 on eBay. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Music from Big Pink-don't know anything about the providence of the vinyl. Marked 1971 by the used record peddler. | |
| Stereo EQ in the hifi world ...? I would go nuts with one of those EQs with dozens of sliders. OCD in overdrive. | |
| Recommendations for CDP < $300 I'm still using the old Sony at home.The Arcam is still down at my cabin running into a Rotel home theater unit and separate amp driving some beat up B&W tower speakers. I don't like that system and it takes up too much room so I'm going to di... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? Well of course they are real or else people would not do them and stand by them....right? | |
| Stereo EQ in the hifi world ...? I'm also curious to see how an external EQ can improve brand new CDs that tend to be loud and have compressed DR. I find that it is the mid-high and high frequencies in these as well that bother me. For $129 it might be worth it just to find out. | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? I once saw a poster that said something like "The worst thing about being better than everyone else is that they think you are pretentious." I think one problem is that people with super high end systems, cable burners, room treatments, special po... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? stevecham said:" But it is interesting and a bit troubling that those who claim to be audiophiles"I agree with your statement but this part of it does present some issues. What type of experience does one have to have to claim to be an "audiophil... | |
| Speakers for a very large room? I would say that working with your SO is going to be critical here. I'm not an experienced audiophile but a room that large with concrete floors is bound to be a sonic challenge. Working with your SO to make the acoustic treatments things that she... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? Some people do 'brag' about what they have. Some people also dismiss what other people have. Some people are jealous of what others have. Some people have to justify in their mind whey they just spent $50,000 on speakers. The world of audiophiles ... |