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| Why do dealers do this? Reminds me of my last auto purchasing experience. I was debating between Saab and BMW. Deliberately went to the dealerships wearing sweats. Was treated like a tire kicker at the BMW dealer; was treated like a real buyer at the Saab dealer. Guess w... | |
| big rig vs. the second system You might not have noticed without the A/B comparison, but now that you have, you've learned how to recognize it without the comparison. These kind of broad, general characteristics can be remembered fairly easily, even though finer specifics are ... | |
| big rig vs. the second system Stuffiness, congestion, lack of clarity or definition, veiled, not transparent. . .We've all heard it, and too often. Sometimes this may be related to frequency response. Sometimes off-axis response, as Shadorne has noted. Another possibility is r... | |
| Question about speakers... Not only the distance between drivers, but also the size of the driver's radiating surface relative to wavelength will cause interference patterns. You'll get comb filtering and beaming with both line arrays and ribbons. (Think of a line array as ... | |
| The latest flavour of the month speaker Lone wolf. I tend to look at these 'hot' items as faddish. Although, that's not always true, it is more often the case.As for the never ending trail of cycling through components, it may explain more about one's personality, or one's listening exp... | |
| Single driver speakers - opinions Serious limitations with SDs, as others have noted. Fine for noncritical low level listening, in other words, background music. Certainly, they have their plusses, but looking at the big picture, they don't cover much ground. Unless there's some s... | |
| poor source material Ucsb21:Your last detailed statement has me raising my eyebrows. You aren't happy with the sound of any recording, yes? If so, this is indicating something else. Until you identify the problem, you could spend a lot of time and many thousands of do... | |
| why did you buy a separate HT amp? Have you considered separate amps for only the front channels and let the AVR handle the surrounds? Since the surround channels rarely get driven hard, it would be a more economical solution. You could even get away with the AVR handling the cente... | |
| poor source material The better your equipment, the more you are going to notice differences between recordings, both good and bad. There's nothing we can do about improving the recording, it *is* the source. I'm finding myself increasingly more concerned about buying... | |
| Are Wilson Sophia's more finicky about placement? Theoretically exact placement to the millimeter is necessary, but that would require your head to be locked into place with the same precision. Take these requirements with a grain of salt. Clear your mind by having someone help you do a blind tes... | |
| studio equipment that makes it into home hifi Absolutely. QSC amps have proven to be an excellent performer and unsurpassed value. I use them in a horizontally tri-amped active system. Only drawback is the fan noise, but since I'm using them for home audio, and not continuous high level outpu... | |
| the process is more challenging than the result Mr.T:What you are speaking of is processed in different parts of the brain, intellectual and emotional parts. I don't see any equation or analogy. And although it's possible to enjoy music from a table radio, it's not possible to get the *full* ex... | |
| Which speakers have wide dispersion? Johnnyb53 hits most of the major points concerning omnis and dipoles. I would add that all speakers bring the room into the mix; omnis make it more obvious. In most ordinary rooms, all speakers do better with a little more 'breathing room' to redu... | |
| Is it worth expanding into Vinyl??? Vinyl's been getting lots of attention lately, with lots of strong emotions surrounding it. There have been a good number of posts with clear, levelheaded wisdom. Take note and heed the cautionary advisekeep kicking it aroundsoon you'll know whe... | |
| Another Speaker Selection Thread... I would recommend you concentrate your efforts on finding a speaker to your liking. Take your time and do lots of auditioning. Speakers can be the most costly part of your system and the most critical, so don't rush into anything. Do your homework... |