rsbeck
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| The High End and Glubglub Anyone with a healthy dose of skepticism who ignores "experts," movements, peer pressure, prevailing "wisdom" -- who trusts his/herown ears, likes what he/she likes, and votes with his/her own pocketbook will be okay in this hobby. And -- those ar... | |
| The High End and Glubglub The problem with any movement is that eventually it will seek to identify itself as the in group with god or logic on its side and to demonize all others. IMO, replacing one "movement" with another is not the answer.IMO, the answer is to realize t... | |
| Add, Change, or Delete? N801 , Krell , Wadia..... I would add a few dozen new CD's. Then I would turn off the lights, kick back in the sweet spot and listen to this system for a few days. Oh, don't get me wrong -- take naps here and there -- get up and stretch from time to time -- don't be a mani... | |
| The High End and Glubglub I'm saying I have absolutely no problem with skeptics -- especially when it comes to high end audio. I wouldn't trust any "movement" which would seek to do away with skepticism. So, I am saying, if you find yourself frustrated when others won't su... | |
| Surround music ? That's why I listen to music, including SACD, in two-channel. For me, surround is only for movies. I like to hear the singer's voice "imaged" between my two front speakers -- I don't want to hear it coming froma center speaker -- ruins the effect.... | |
| The High End and Glubglub Making a good argument, like virtue, is its own reward. If your goal is to *convert* someone to your way of thinking (or hearing) and you find yourself frustrated and angry when your subject fails to transform -- that's pretty good evidence that y... | |
| Calling all acoustic guitar fans... Also -- Stephen Stills, Stills Alone. This is just Stills and an acoustic guitar. Stills is in his gritty, swampy, backwater mode, picking his guitar and singing with a whiskey aged voice. Great songs, great picking, andgreat sonics. Check it out. | |
| Calling all acoustic guitar fans... Muddy Waters, Folk Singer! This is Muddy Waters, unplugged, an awesome performance, great songs, and impeccable sonics. | |
| Keb' Mo' -- tell me more Thanks for the information, gang. If you compare Keb' Mo' with blues singers like Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, or Muddy Watters, I have no problem with either calling Mr. Moore's blues, "watered down" or admitting that I still find enjoyment in... | |
| I've lost my bass.... My suspicion is that if the amp is not producing bass in these speakers, getting speakers with more bass capability will only tax this amp more.If you want more bass, you need more power. You can add that powerin a couple of different ways. You ca... | |
| Best Budget Integrated Hands down I'm surprised you don't have the Jolida integrated hybrid tube pre/solid state amp on your list. I've seen a lot of great write ups and people who own them generally give them great reviews. | |
| I've lost my bass.... Your amplifier ABSOLUTELY affects your bass resolution and response.Ever notice that powered Sub-Woofers are usually built with amplifiers that put out anywhere from 400 to 1,500 watts? It is because it takes a lot of power to resolve the lower oc... | |
| power conditioning - source vs amps If you get the electrician back -- you might want to consider installing another couple of dedicated circuits. I think three dedicated circuits is great and four is ideal. | |
| What does Holographic mean to you? Maybe we should all plug our ears so Bob Carver will stop making ushear what we hear. Damn that Bob!!! Okay, that was sarcasm. Doesn't matter who coined the term, "rain" -- when it falls on you, you get just as wet. Same with imaging. Further, I d... | |
| Newbie requiring first system advice... ben -- a sound card upgrade will increase your sound quality -- and if you've got an spdif output, that's great -- that's the way to go. As forsound card upgrades -- I'm out of my league there -- hopefully, someone who is more computer literate th... |