ross6860
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| What should my heirs do to dispose of my vinyl and CDs? My heirs would probably throw them in the trash, or sell them for maybe 50 cents a piece in bulk. It would be too much work for them to do some research and find out what they are worth. Ear buds are all they know. I also have a decent collecti... | |
| Good speakers for Parasound Halo JC1 Any speakers you want to try... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? Already went down that road. Kind of where I started my audio journey. Plenty of vintage three-ways still out there in decent shape. If you enjoy refinishing cabinets, soldering-up crossovers and hunting down hen's-tooth drivers, it's a great w... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile Do both. Enjoy the music for what it is. I still enjoy FM rock on a car radio. It's also enjoyable to hear and feel the wood of a cello vibrating. | |
| Passion, or ..... Precision? I have no problem listening to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, or whatever on my main system. Most of them are pretty well recorded. The Steven Wilson re-mix of Tull is pretty darn good. Just listened to some Black ... | |
| Casual listening If I'm listening to the main system or headphones it's usually critical, or at least engaged listening. Unless I fall asleep that is. There's plenty of other places for casual listening. Family room, bedroom, another bedroom, shop, or garage. ... | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? I only listen to my "main" system a couple hours a week, sometimes more, sometimes not at all. Does that mean I'm not a music lover? I do have a nice (to me) system in my bedroom that gets used every evening/night. Also, there's the HT system i... | |
| Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why? Stranded. Having worked in a metrology lab for an aerospace bearing manufacturer, an R&D department for a major gas &oil company, and in gas & oil operations with electronic controls and monitors protecting millions of dollars worth o... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? New Large Advents $150 Klipsch Heresy "Decorators" $300 Infinity RS-II towers $400 ATI 1502 $150 I still have the Advents and the ATI amp. | |
| Tube amps - what 3 things… Sold all my tube gear except for a couple of guitar amps. No regrets. No more noisy tubes, better bass extension and tone with SS, just take my pre-amp out of standby and go... No more headaches getting good vintage tubes, no more need for a fi... | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? Distilled answer: Maybe. Maybe you can hear a difference, maybe not. | |
| Low level listening Just reiterating about Magnepans and low-volume listening. I had the LRS (first edition) and switched to the 1.7i, they definitely sound better to me at lower volume levels, either with, or without a pair of REL T7/x subs in the mix. Low to medi... | |
| Rell or JL subwoofer? I run a pair of REL T7/x for music. Very pleased with them. For HT, save yourself a bunch of money. I'm surprised by an inexpensive Acoustech PL-200 II in my HT setup. Rythmik and RSL Speedwoofers are some other lower-priced brands. RSL are a... | |
| Small, Effective Subwoofers? The REL T5/x is exactly 12" tall. If your main speakers are rated to 22Hz I don't think a sub is needed and one that small may not help. As others have stated maybe an amp that's rated for 1 or 2 ohms with sufficient current/power for your needs... | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? If the room and setup is bad, you will never get good imaging and soundstage. If the room is really good you don't need expensive gear to hear good imaging and a nice soundstage. As the quality of the gear increases you can get more detail, sepa... |