onhwy61
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| the magic of power cords In 16 years of time I met several people with extreme expensive highend sets with not a lot of own music.I would hope that you would refuse to sell these people $3,000 power cords no matter how much they pleaded and begged. It would be the honorab... | |
| Where to Buy Audiophile Recordings with a Smile What do you mean by the record being sonically a mess? Was it contain pressing defects or did it just not sound good? | |
| the magic of power cords Brownsfan, I completely agree with your first paragraph. Maximizing performance can be very expensive. But if you're going to describe a .5% increase in performance as transformational, then what language is left to describe going from a system bu... | |
| the magic of power cords Perhaps people who use terms such as "night and day" to describe sonic differences in audiophile equipment are using hyperbole. I don't take their words literally, but I wonder why they are being so dramatic in describing what are essentially subt... | |
| Hegel h300 or Krell S550i or Music Fidelity M6500i If I read his post correctly, Soix doesn't know anything about the OP's loudspeaker, yet he still has an opinion about them. | |
| Computer for music only? There's absolutely no reason a modern computer has to be dedicated to music playback. Some playback software can be more sensitive than others to other processes running, but audio playback is not CPU or disk activity intensive. Should you run Pho... | |
| Magic Cables and Tubes Just because something is highly prized or valued doesn't mean it's the highest performing object in it's class. They can overlap, but as a rule collectors collect and players play. | |
| the magic of power cords When I hear phrases such as "night and day difference" or "completely transformed my system" I start to tune out. Clearly cables can make a noticeable sonic difference, but if it reaches that magnitude, then something is wrong with the rest of you... | |
| Apartment Drama What was the decibel level you were listening at?Talk to your neighbor. Find out if there's a real problem with the sound or if it's something else. A few people are totally unreasonable nearly all the time, but most people are kinda' nice if you'... | |
| Any Tips on Buying? You should never make an offer unless you're willing to go through with the purchase. If you're not sure, you should make inquiries. If you lose the sale by doing that, then so be it and move on. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Here's a list of the top 50 songwriters in rock history. As with all lists of this type it's total nonsense, but if you don't take it too seriously it's somewhat interesting. And yes, ABBA is on the list. | |
| Magnepan DWM problem The Magnepans are true audiophile loudspeakers, but they are not designed for loud bass heavy music. | |
| Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig I strongly agree with Douglas S's post.Macrojack makes a very good point. In the current issue of Stereophile one of the writers states that "it's good enough" is the most dangerous thought in audiophile land. | |
| Esoteric A-100 vs a03 Based upon your comments I imagine you will be happier sticking with tube amps. Coincident, Atmasphere and David Berning all make not too expensive tube amps that can provide you with roughly 6dB more headroom. As a less costly alternative you mig... | |
| Esoteric A-100 vs a03 How big is your listening room and how loud (in dBs) are you trying to comfortably achieve? |