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| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs I truly appreciate the answer but I ain't never going to "throw away .. music, beauty, and timbre." That's like saying that a poem is just organized words which are just signifiers operating arbitrarily in a system of differences. Sure, right, but... | |
| Cables 101, new student, first question When I first started reading Audiogon with some real attention, about two years ago, I was flummoxed by the differing opinions to questions that I took to be straightforward. Of course I knew that in the wider world there was plenty of debate abou... | |
| Cables 101, new student, first question @soix , YES, this: "Adding a better interconnect improves the sound of my system even if there’s a lesser one elsewhere. But it also matters where you install the cables in your system." That answered my question! Thank you!I appreciate the advice... | |
| Cables 101, new student, first question I appreciate the response. I'm sorry that anyone thought I was talking about the relationship between price and the subjective listening experience. I was trying to ask, simply, whether cables in a system are victim to the weakest link in the cabl... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs Q: How many audiophiles does it take to screw in a lightbulb?A: What kind of light fixture is it and how is it wired? Is the bulb dimmable? A watt is a watt but some watts are brighter than others. Before you change that lightbulb, have you consid... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs It's hard for me to exaggerate how much all this helps me and how much I appreciate it. In this case I don't feel discouraged by the differing opinions, as I know there are many paths to a good result and each post is thoughtful and informed. For ... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs Once again, thank you all. I know I'm asking questions that are a bit "sideway" and I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the answers. @james633, yes, I do plan on getting two and, frankly, two fathoms would cost a heck of a lot. I think they're abou... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs @audiorusty, thanks. I have separates. I plan on using a CR1 outboard crossover, primarily for the high-pass crossover; it should help with integration (and, I hope, free up the mains) but I doubt it's going to take the place of DARO or other inte... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs Thanks, all. Duke, you are a true gentleman and a source of terrific information out here. | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs I appreciate all the advice. Perhaps I should have made it clear, though: I'm not putting four subwoofers into a 10'x11' room. (Oh, wait. I did make that clear.) And as much as I appreciate the advice, I'm not asking about subwoofer integration.I ... | |
| "Musical" subwoofers? Advice please on comparing JL subs Thanks, Erik. I'm going to give your blog a real read. It sounds like you're advocating for the Fathom with DARO. Yes, I've read it's very effective. (Priceless but pricey?) | |
| Message from the Past: We were never against tone controls I've been thinking about this lately and I'd like to point out that it's not just artists and producers who make recordings. I'm happy to compare different high-end recording of Haydn Piano Trios or the various reissues of, say, Exile on Main Stre... | |
| 100 W Tube Amplifier Malfunctioned Another note from the peanut gallery: I completely agree with everyone calling this spectacularly shortsighted on the part of Von Gaylord. They just lost much of the Audiogon community for a few hundred dollars of repair-profit. | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) Scott, that's a fantastic write-up, and I appreciate your positive tone and incredibly helpful advice. Given that you have a stake in these matters, your generous appraisals are all the more welcome. @lancelock , I can't say I know much about the ... | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) Thanks for weighing in, Scott. I've heard only amazing things about the X-1s. The only drawback I've consistently read is that they're too small to produce deep bass and that they're mighty "fast" for a subwoofer. I understand if you don't want to... |