richopp
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| A Couple Little Things I'm Wondering About Stay tuned--I am interviewing some electrons next week and will discuss this with them.Look, if YOU hear a difference, it is there. If YOU do not hear a difference, why worry about something this silly?Last I checked, it is all about the music. I ... | |
| Frustrated McIntosh Owner Personally, I would let the order stand and try out a few other brands from your dealer while you are waiting.Given the proper item (Audio Research?) you might just decide that there are products out there that YOU like better IN YOUR ROOM, of cou... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? Magneplaners--you owe it to yourself to LISTEN to them in a proper shopSelf-built from kit (1975) Hafler 500 amp--still measures perfectly with minor adjustment to bias three months ago | |
| Speakers hung from ceiling on aircraft cable. So, different situation, but I "suspend" my surround-sound speakers from the 4 corners of the room. I drill a small hole in the ceiling, push through a long carriage bolt with a large washer to hold it from the top. Obviously you can add side sp... | |
| has anybody else noticed this about singers? @ buckhorn_cortez and tony1954:Buckhorn--AWESOME list. Smokey is totally amazing. I saw him many times back in the day. FYI, I attended college in North Carolina '64-'72 and in those days we saw so many acts for no charge or a nominal (even th... | |
| seeking ‘HORN’ ideas apart from Klipshc Lascalla @ossie62 Thank you for your comment. Rather than a neophyte, I am a former shop owner who listened to horns and every other type of speaker available, including electrostatics of every manufacturer, planers, boxes, and even some hybrid designs of ... | |
| seeking ‘HORN’ ideas apart from Klipshc Lascalla Why? Horns distort sound. They are for poles at football stadiums, not serious audio systems.Try an A/B with a planer and see what you think on opera arias or jazz or pop music where the singer actually has talent and has taken singing lessons a... | |
| has anybody else noticed this about singers? We sold a LOT of Magnepan/Audio Research systems with Mara Muldaur singing "Midnight at the Oasis" back in the day.If you read Linda Ronstadt’s book, she will tell you that she can identify the popular singer a newer singer is imitating in about 3... | |
| One of the Best Stereo System in the World! Amazing. Just AMAZING!What a great story and wonderful devotion to his goals.Cheers,Richard | |
| Audio Research Sold To those who listed my post in their comments:When I visited the AR manufacturing line in the 1970's, what I saw was a group of nice ladies (mostly) going through what Mr. Johnson told me were the "best" components from each manufacturer. They mea... | |
| Audio Research Sold As a former dealer (1973) who knew Mr. Johnson, I can only hope that the values and products he envisioned can be continued/re-instated.Since I have not had the pleasure of purchasing and listening to their newer products--my "newest" piece is an ... | |
| What Combinations of Components Have You Put Together That Sound Good? Hardware from Audio Research and speakers from Magnepan have had a long and happy relationship. Before they "broke-up" and Wendell went from AR to M, this was a combo that was even marketed together.I have this system, and I have yet to hear one ... | |
| Tubes? Today, basically SAYING (or posting) that something is TRUE simply makes it true. We don't need no SCIENCE or measurements or "experts" with 50 years' experience. Popping off at the top of your lungs and continuing to scream whatever it is makes... | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers 1. Your ROOM is the most important element of any sound system.2. If you want to HEAR your components, have your dealer install (CORRECTLY) the most expensive Magnepans you can afford.3. If they did it properly, you will now hear your component... | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? If you set up Magneplaners correctly, they reproduce what you send them.If that is your idea of "reference" then so be it.Try playing a musical instrument live--a piano, possibly, as they are somewhat difficult to record--and then play the recorde... |