ozfly
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| How many AudiogoNers are amateur chefs? I love to cook but I am a rank amateur. One of my goals in life is to take the time and learn doing it well. Thanks to all who mentioned new source material -- that should be fun to explore. My house is designed to listen to music while we are in ... | |
| Chair or Sofa? Which do you use? Audiobugged, would the correct choice for wax or oil depend on the current absorption characteristics of the room and one's percentage of body fat? Being a little north of the ideal body fat ratio, I prefer wax since it is more reflective than oil... | |
| Chair or Sofa? Which do you use? If your intention is romance, even occasionally, go with the sofa. Otherwise, chairs are the way to go as long as they are comfortable. It helps if they are also easy to move so you can share the sweet spot with a friend. While listening alone, yo... | |
| How to service Cal Audio products? Knaptime, thanks for the info. Now I'll know who to contact in the future. | |
| Stereophile Audio Glossary Thanks Buckingham. Some of my favorites are:Objectivist: A meter man Mystic: An audiophile who attributes all currently unmeasurable sonic differences to forces beyond human understanddingSparse: Less cold than "pinched" but more than "thin"Intole... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Cpdunn, the 15 Aberlour is very smooth. The Glenmorangies are also quite nice. That's the wonderful thing about single malts: There's always a type to fit your mood, whether it is brooding (heavy peat) or mellow (subtle spices). Of course, wine of... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Scotch: Aberlour Sherry Wood Finish 15 yrWine: Audobon Cellars 1999 Amador County Zinfandel (it was less than $8 a bottle on sale by the case and thus allows me to buy even more audiophile stuff)Wine: Rosemount Estate Roxburgh Chardonnay 1996Beer:... | |
| Bryston owners ONLY Just saw this thread and would like to add that I've upgraded from the 3 to 4 to 7B-ST's. Each adds more weight to the bass and clarifies dense muscial passages. So, as always, your choice depends on what you like and what music you play. I like s... | |
| What do you think about Definitive Technology? Hats off fellow Audiogoners. All of you clearly disagreed with me but were extremely courteous and objective. That doesn't happen on every site. You're a credit to the "audioholic" world ;-) | |
| Room Demensions, am I in trouble? Thanks Ernie. Mhubbard, while my knowledge is much more limited than many others on the topic, I would suggest three things. First, tune your subwoofer carefully (probably by turning it down to compensate for the pressure zone). Secondly, see if y... | |
| Room Demensions, am I in trouble? You are actually facing a couple of issues (Rives can expand on this). First, you will be in a pressure zone whenever frequencies fall below about 27 Hz (based on the longest dimension of your room at 14 ft). This means that you will get an artifi... | |
| What do you think about Definitive Technology? Samski is right -- listen to the alternatives (preferably in your own home) and then decide. "It all depends on your gear and your ear" (great quote by Thedautch). By the way, just to be clear, I was referring to the Paradigm Ref version 2's -- I ... | |
| What do you think about Definitive Technology? It's been a while since I've seriously listened the Def Techs. Unless things have changed, the gap in frequency response was (to me and to my wife) unbearable. Specifically, the upper bass frequencies seemed absent. The subwoofer worked great and ... | |
| Cable questions Ditto with Newbee -- I am using 20+ foot interconnects with 10 foot speaker cables and am achieving very fine results. The Phoenix Gold Pro interconnects are very inexpensive (under $100 for that length in XLR) and hold up to the best of systems. ... | |
| How could High End audio be improved? Asa, don't all people limit themselves by their assumptions whether they choose to do so or not? Also, while I may have misinterpreted, I don't believe Viggin was justifying the opinions of others who disregard the art and beauty of music. Rather,... |