nonoise

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What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal?
70s to the 80s, like a nice Mediterranean climate.   
New vs uses in your current setup
New and well on it's way to being used.  
What is nearfield listening?
This is nearfield listening: All the best, Nonoise  
What exactly is critical listening? Who does it?
Critical listening is just another aspect of critical thinking. As much as critical thinking has been disparaged as of late it's no wonder some people have this knee jerk reaction to the thought of critical listening.  I find myself increasingly ... 
Movie/film suggestions.
Look no further than Aubrey Plaza All the best, Nonoise  
A principle guiding the wise audiophile life
I have a cousin who worked for OSHA all over the country and one of his stints landed him in The French Quarter. Being a local, he could spot the he-shes and he always got a kick at a club or bar watching visitors while away the time wooing one. I... 
What is your audio axiom?
There is no spoon.  
Looking for a High Quality Short HDMI Cable
@ghdprentice +1 https://silversonic.com/products/video-cables/ All the best, Nonoise  
Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system.
Live and let live. If you were to take a break from here and really enjoy your system, you'd be better off for it. All the best, Nonoise  
TOSLINK Optical vs Coaxial for CD transport to DAC
I've tried a few coax cables out from my disc player to my integrated and every one had occasional drop outs. A high quality RCA IC never did (it even sounded better) but a glass Toslink sounded the best and never has drop outs.  Trust your ears.... 
Battle of the affordables
Check out the reviews for Revival Audio Atalanta 3 monitors. Even better, try to get a listen if you can find someone who has them within driving distance.  I've had them for a couple years now and won't part with them, unless I get a bigger spac... 
Happiness is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIR6AAjEg5U All the best, Nonoise  
A controversial takes on low cost speakers with a lesson...
 
Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community
I can see John Darko reacting to this thread thinking, WTF? All the best, Nonoise  
the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile
Mine were Magnapan Tympani speaker just like these: I got them from Roger Sound Labs when they had one of their sales. They were laying against a wall in their back room and was told they were the owners personal speakers and quoted me a price....