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Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference?
To more closely answer the original query...and let's assume that they measure closely. Differences in cost can include: * cost of raw materials * cost of labor in the country they were assembled * level of design sophistication (flat vs curved e... 
Vintage vs New
Interesting discussion. There may never be a consensus of what constitutes the best loudspeaker due to psychoacoustics, HRTF and confirmation biases. That said, here’s what we know has and has not changed over time:What has:materials (drivers, cir... 
Buyer request to delay shipment after purchase
No problem at all. I simply had never been asked before, to delay a shipment, so I was wondering if there were any special steps I'd needed to take. As it were, the unit is sold and will enter the shipping stream on the date he'd requested. All's ... 
Buyer request to delay shipment after purchase
@riley: I'll look into that. My reasoning for printing a label up front, is so that the buyer has something (tracking #) to hold onto after he's paid for the item. @elizabeth: All my shipments require a signature, so there will be no "left on the ... 
Buyer request to delay shipment after purchase
Cool. Wasn't sure if there were any ramifications if I print a label, then hold the shipment back. Thanks for the info!!! 
If you could only keep 5 record albums, what would they be?
Beatles - White AlbumBrubeck - Take FiveDire Straits - Brothers In ArmsSteely Dan - A Decade of Steely DanAerosmith - Toys In the AtticBut since I don’t do vinyl, I’m not limited to just five. ;-) 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Elizabeth said: "Just dawned on me that what this entire thread is saying is WE ALL LISTEN TO THE EQUIPMENT, ALL THE TIME, and the ’music’ is just an excuse to use the equipment."LOL! Yup. Gets even worse when you design equipment. Can you say, ... 
Speakers least affected by room acoustics
To the original poster:* floor standing, or bookshelfs on a stand and how high is the tweeter/HF driver off the floor* how close are they to any other room boundaries* is there a big screen TV between them (audio/video system?)* is it a high ceili...