retrocrownfan
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| He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. Read it today in WaPo. It was a larger tale than just about our hobby. Many, in fact probably most, passionately assembled possessions move to new third party owners for “pennies on the dollar.” While I’m just a Mid-Fi audio fan, my wife and I (a... | |
| Using PA Speakers In A Home "Audiophile" Application! Interesting discussion. Two quick thoughts. First: Generalizations are only occasionally useful :) Second: Your own listening habits and hobby goals have a big role in what equipment best serves you. There’s a parallel in the car hobby. People h... | |
| Using PA Speakers In A Home "Audiophile" Application! Not a sound pro, but an event marketing person who spends time on the stage deck at existing events like DefFest and have dealt with stage manager details, production specs and road crews for 35 years. The input in this thread about the engineerin... | |
| Using PA Speakers In A Home "Audiophile" Application! I confess to being one of those “reverse guys” :…with Wharfdale Heritage Lintons and an REL T5i , streaming WiFi through an ESS Sabre DAC, connected with Mogami cables, but I love my high current mid-80s Crown PS-200 amps. They’ve been serviced at... | |
| What was the best (most impactful) piece of new equipment to hit the market in 2023? With so many levels of investment possible, the answer is difficult, but this product delivered exceptional value to me! https://theauris.com/products/audifi | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? Mapman's on it. As I worked through my hobby system that uses a recapped pro audio Crown PS200 to drive a pair ot mellow big baffle Wharfdale Linton 85th Anniversary Heritage speakers and small REL sub (all connected a speaker level with Mogami 3... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? Interesting discussion. It makes sense that a music listener who enjoys non amplified acoustic recordings is looking for a different set of attributes in their speakers than those who enjoy hearing performances on amplified instruments. Having be... | |
| Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice? Stand mounts are a good suggestion. Wharfedale, Mission and others are offering throwback big baffle speakers that are selling at a wild pace…at Mid Fi prices. I love my Wharfedale 85th Anniversary Lintons, stand mounted with good cables and a sp... | |
| Full range stand mounted speakers Six cats. Stand mounted Wharfdale 85th Anniversary Lintons with a speaker level output down-firing REL T5i sub. Less than $2.5k including Mogami 3103 cables. No problems with claws in 18 months…and as full range as my 70 year old ears can hear LOL | |
| Warm vs Revealing—the struggle for balance Not trying to hijack, but I’ve been reading that part of the “Warm vs Revealing” dichotomy is related to speaker baffle steps. The trend toward narrower speakers was part of the quest for precision in reproduction that cannot be easily managed by ... | |
| Warm vs Revealing—the struggle for balance Respectfully, speakers make a bigger difference in the final “color” of home audio than any signal component. They sit at the end of the chain and actually create the sound waves you hear. Peter Comeau is my sonic reproduction guru and his big baf... | |
| I Am Not an Audio Snob Schitt Sys here. | |
| Speaker cable recommendations Mogami 3103 DIY :) | |
| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? LOL | |
| Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio? IAG. Vertically integrated. Well engineered. Winning with great products they are bringing new like to iconic English brands Mission, Wharfedale, Quad and Leak. They happen to be in China, but nothing about them fits the old perfections of Chinese... |