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| Would you pay to audition speakers I wonder what this dealer's policy is with past customers who made reasonably sized purchases. There is one local dealer who was guarded until I bought a couple things and now they are very open to auditions. My position is that unless a dealer in... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Thank you, and definitely congrats to you as well. Maybe I will test drive M3. I am sure its fantastic. I am, however, a Porsche fan-boy, having dreamt of owning one since I was a little kid. Plus, my Boxster test drive was a high high with eyes d... | |
| Clueless Analog Newbie, Looking to Buy "Or should I just stick with CDs?"I agree with Tvad in the objective sense that inexpensive TTs do not sound as good as inexpensive CDPs. To do better costs a lot of effort and money. There is a bigger, more personal picture, though. There are a l... | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers You had better choose that first speaker pair wisely or come back later in a disguise. | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 2007 BMW 328 sedan for a little over a year now. I still find owning it exciting. My first "nice" car, it cost more than three times my first three cars combined. As much as I like the beemer, its not a Boxster. I purchased the used sedan over the... | |
| Which component has the most importance? Johnk, I have honestly have no opinion of your response; it was not a consideration in my reply. This is just my general experience. Sorry for the misunderstanding. | |
| Which component has the most importance? What is most important depends on what you're selling. | |
| b&w dm303 vs 601 s2 The 600 series lowest midrange drops out less then the 300 series speakers. They can also play louder. Tweeters are the bane of inexpensive speakers. I have a pair of 302s off of a NAD 314 and can tell you that both speakers are balanced to be ver... | |
| what concerts do you wish you attended? I have a long list of bands I wish I saw after they released their respective greatest albums. Too often I see them after they release the not-as-good material. Sometimes a guy gets lucky, though. In September I get to go to New York to see My Blo... | |
| Building through the mail??? Good luck. You are in a tough position. Just so you know - and I am stating this only because I am certain of it - you will not get a mild top end from Paradigm, especially from nearly all mid-level electronics. Unfortunately hot high frequencies ... | |
| my new black faceplate Aesthetix Calypso The black calypso looks more mysterious and sophisticated. Good call. | |
| Any reason to spend $$ on hi-end ICs for an iPod? I have a RWA ipod with beyer's 880s and headphonia amp. I upgraded the stock mini-to-mini to black dragon and was surprised that I could not tell the difference. | |
| Suggestions needed. Speaker audition...Dallas? I suggest Proac and Magnepan auditions at audioconcepts. It would be a shame to miss those brands in your instance. Probably call ahead of time to let them know what you want to hear. | |
| passive vs. electronic passover Yeah, I am not sure why one would bi-amp without crossovers proximal to the amps. Active crossovers are commonly used in car audio, and why they are not used much in home audio is something I do not understand. Most notably, Linn owners in general... | |
| Jeffs Sound Values in CA. PH not working/closed? I remember I bought my preamp from him years ago. Of course, he was really nice in the transaction. Packed the hell out of that thing too...yards and yards of bubble wrap spooled around the chassis. It was fun to unwrap. I hate this part of audio ... |