prndlus
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| Looking for a good small subwoofer... Am presently quite satisfied with a pair of REL Strata III’s, 100 watts each, 10 inch driver, rated to 18Hz (though when I tested them I got a response at 16Hz), made in the 1990’s. They’re accurate with no muddy, sloppy boom. It took a little w... | |
| Is a highly discerning system enjoyable? I went for accuracy in my system because after all the (lost) years of listening to ‘lesser’ systems, I realized that all-the-while I listened I was filtering the sound through my imagination to render what I heard into what I knew (thought) it sh... | |
| How Did Your First Audiophile Experience Impact Your Audio Journey? In the 1990’s a friend showed off his system, Yamaha amp, Infinity Kappa 9’s. He put on The Rolling Stones, Jumping’ Jack Flash. I had heard that song ten thousand million times by then, but I never heard it like I did that day. It was stunning... | |
| Time to do house cleaning. I’ve read it a thousand times: ‘I used to have that ———, but I sold it and I’ve missed it ever since.’ Therefore, having received the wisdom of others who’ve gone before me, I’ve never sold anything. As far as I’m concerned, it hasn’t gotten out... | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! Live FM radio broadcasts on WCRB of the Boston Symphony Orchestra are my make-it-or-break-it test. It’s the raison d'être of the system and all else follows. By a welcome gift of fate, a few years ago they relocated their broadcast tower to six ... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll Am currently running a Nakamichi PA-5. Have been wanting two BEL 1001’s since I started four-plus years ago. (Yes, I know there’s a controversy about whether they are true Class A.) I’ve never thought of heat as a problem, just something to be ... | |
| I've been selling heavier gear for lighter gear I’m getting a bit old to handle the weight of some of the pieces I have, and ones I’d like to own, but that’s what dollies, hand trucks, and packing quilts are for. Am still kicking myself for balking at a Nakamichi PA-7, 9.5 condition and a swee... | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System My conception of fine audio goes like this: 100% perfect, unattainable on Earth by the means of mankind; Mount Audio Olympus, where the Gods live; they have no equipment; they just ask for music and its so amazing that they break down crying. Th... | |
| To couple, or not to couple, that is the question I too use Sorbothane hemispheres as isolators. The argument that convinced me to isolate speakers says that coupled speakers waste energy by delivering part of their energy into the floor or speaker stands. Every speaker I have sounds better iso... | |
| Speaker upgrade JBL L100T’s are on my wish list - ’T’ for titanium-domed tweeters, I believe. They were highly recommended by a friend who was specific about the ’T’s being the most desirable of the variants. I took a chance on two other recommendations of his ... | |
| The Beatles Revolver I fundamentally reject altering someone else’s art as a means of updating it for modernity as a replacement, in this case, if it were being done so that forever more we hear nothing but the new stereo product. “Is Revolver remixed in multi tracks... | |
| How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music? One factor in the change between 1970’s music and 1980’s music comes down to a change in generational priorities of the listeners. A teacher-councillor that I knew said to me, in the 1980’s, “You don’t understand. They aren’t like your generation... | |
| Has anyone had on of these CD players? How good are they? I’ve wanted the Sony XA7ES, but not without a spare laser, and they are unobtanium. If I buy one, it might run just fine for twenty years, or it might die within an hour. And then I’ll be left with an amazingly intricate expertly designed and co... | |
| Speaker polyamory -- or, stories about getting a second set to alternate with your primary Could not afford new equipment, so began to explore vintage. I have five pair and a lengthy list of others I’d like to own and spend time with; IMF RSPM MkIV and IMF SACM are my grails. Walsh Ohm 2s and 4s, Infinity, Dahlquist, Magnepan, backed ... | |
| I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd "I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd" That sounds more like Hell to me. |