onhwy61
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| Do you grade your albums? I rate by how much I like the music with sound quality having no consideration. One to five stars plus an added category of "All Time Best". The recording quality thing just eliminates too much great music. I'd rather listen to a primitive qual... | |
| Is there an 'Audiophile' Reel-to-Reel Machine for Under $1,000? You can find good quality Pioneer, Sony, Akai and Teac decks for under $1,000 on CL. Plan on spending an equal amount getting them refurbished. It's not as expensive as some of the above replies state. | |
| Best Exercise To Improve Capability Of Handling Heavy Amps Even if you are strong and fit it's best to move heavy stuff with a helping pair of hands. Use common sense. | |
| Any comments on the T+A PA 2000 R integrated amplifier? Just because it may sound somewhat better doesn't mean it will be more emotionally engaging. You'll only know if you swap them out and listen. Is there solid factory/distributor support for the T&A where you live? | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? Purchasing and using physical media is a commitment by the user. Streaming doesn't require that same level of emotional input. As an analogy: I go to a restaurant and order a steak. It looks great, smells wonderful and tastes like something fro... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? How do you know you have 110 million tracks? Did you count them or are you so gullible as to believe what THEY tell you? There's massive fraud in streaming! | |
| "The room can totally wreck, or make, a system" I think the title to this thread overstates the issue. Obviously the room is very important, but it's only a make or break situation if the listener makes seriously unwise choices in loudspeakers. It involves trade-offs. If you want full range ... | |
| LoFi I recently got a WiiM Amp for the bedroom. It feeds a pair of old NHT floorstanders. The loudspeaker positioning is determined entirely by practical room considerations and not by sound quality. There are no room treatments. The source materia... | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Another Robert Altman film with a great soundtrack is "Kansas City". It has a cheesy plot, but the highlights are jazz at the Hey Hey Club scenes. | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? It's not just equipment. The best sound requires a dedicated custom built listening room of an appropriate size. That could cost you $250k plus just by itself. Spend anywhere from 100 to 200% of that sum on equipment. 90% of that sound quality... | |
| Elvis Costello's favorite album of his own. Similar to KOA are "National Ransom" and "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane". | |
| Movie/film suggestions. Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible Pt 1 & 2". Music by Prokofieff. | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation I'm not defending FedEx. I just trying to point out that their system works fairly well, but it's not perfect. And because of that you should be wary of sending something expensive, irreplaceable and/or delicate with them. I applaud those who t... | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation I stand corrected regarding UPS drivers' income. Decades ago I was at a conference where an exec from McDonald's gave a talk about customer service. He stated that if McDonald's was 99% accurate in completing customer orders that meant 100,000 p... | |
| Is it O.K. To Speculate Re: Company Stability Here? On the principle that bad info drives out good info should one not be very careful with their speculation? You cannot always know someone's intentions, but what's the point of questioning if a company is still in business. Reading from a reputab... |