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| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? If P.T. Barnum were alive, he'd ditch the circus and go into high priced audio. | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? jmcgrogan +1This is like the movie Groundhog Day, except no one here can do it like Bill Murray.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Ayre now has a new QX-5 all in one Agreed that this is a post on Ayre but I wouldn't jump on the MQA bandwagon just yet.Here's what Schiit thinks about MQA.And this is what Paul McGowan experienced with MQA as well as Archimago's take on the matter.I'm not smart enough to fully abs... | |
| Has anybody investigated the fidelity of different hearing aids? Do a search on hearing aids (above, in the search discussions) and you'll find lots of posts on the subject. I remember one having a discussion on various models of hearing aids and what members did to help adjust to them. I can't for the life of ... | |
| Recommendation for Integrated Amp with Tone Controls Take a look at the Marantz US | PM8005. It's a bit over your limit but it may be what you're looking for. I have a PM-15S2b and it does great for double duty (music and movies) and has the tone controls you desire.I believe it (like my Reference S... | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? I didn’t mean to imply that Harbeth doesn’t innovate with newer technology but in the end they seem to strive for the same sound (very mid range centric at the expense of the extremes). A well proven but old formula. My auto analogy would be somet... | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? Like dweller said, never mind the speaker, buy it for the sound. You have cars makes that rest on their laurels, mimicking what they looked and performed like 50 years ago. Audio is no different. People and makes can buy into their own hype and th... | |
| ASSEMBLED IN CHINA It's like that old movie, The Formula, where Marlon Brando (an oil exec) tells George C. Scott (a reporter), "We are the Arabs". That was in 1980. Ask any American business man or shareholder after a couple of stiff drinks and they'll tell you, to... | |
| ASSEMBLED IN CHINA Tim Cook can't have it both ways. Yes, we have less skilled labor but that can be traced back to job outsourcing at it's earliest stages. If outsourcing leads to lessening amounts of jobs that require skilled labor, why bother with the trade schoo... | |
| ASSEMBLED IN CHINA I see a big 'ol can 'o worms opening on this one. | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Thanks Jazz and Al,So much for that avenue of thought. :-) | |
| Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!) Rotating the fuse in the fuse holder makes for an interesting point. PADIS fuses don’t imprint on the side of the caps so the contact surface is constant and as complete as possible. Would the imprint on the side of the cap diminish the contact ar... | |
| THE SHOW AT NEWPORT BEACH 2016 I plan on being there. One of the rooms I want to see is Tonian Labs to see what Tony is up to. He's made a new driver and it looks really interesting. I'll try to hit all the rooms I can this time, daunting as it will be.All the best,Nonoise | |
| DO I SELL OR DO I KEEP Kenneth, please don't use all caps as it's hard on the eyes and in internet speak, it's meant to imply emphasis (yelling or screaming). :-) | |
| What's going on with the audio market? Jond, good luck with that. |