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| RIP J Gordon Holt RIP Gordon Holt. Sadly he also predicted the end of this hobby which will probably die along with the boomer generation."Somewhere along the line we lost track of what audio is all about: the reproduction of music."and It seems, these days, that m... | |
| any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there? maybe Construction Time That is my favorite Depeche Mode album.Once again the Extended 12" Version of "Everything Counts" is killer compared to the album version - they were nice enough t oinclude this on the CD.Yaz and Ultravox and Tears for Fea... | |
| any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there? I have a ton of the original extended 12 inches re-issued to CD of many of these. It has taken a huge effort to find them as they are often only available on certain rare compilation CD's. My preference, by far, for this entire 80's period are the... | |
| bi-amping and effect on cross over They might be using a series crossover design. This woudl explain why they don't allow biamping. | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? Shadorne, why limit it to just what can be seen? Better it's what the audiophile knows is what they hear. Yes absolutely. What I meant to say was that when an buyer sees the product and knows who makes it then he/she becomes influenced by all the... | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? Shadorne, the article does not prove that looks are more important than sound quality Well the way I read how the selection process went blind versus sighted (choice is so utterly dependent on visual cues even though they were instructed to rate ... | |
| question about speaker placement. dead end room? How is that book, I was thinking of getting it?Is it an easy, enjoyable read or is it a more technical reference book?Rich It is an easy read but he tends to ramble on. I don't find it to be very well organized but it is full of gems.Flyde Toole ... | |
| Blu-Ray movies Did not know you can make a movie like Blade Runner to look that good and sound good today. It's really an old movie. If I can remember, isn't Blade Runner is movie with a lot of talking and not so much action? I don't remember there's a lot of a... | |
| cable burn-in / system burn-in Another factor that can make a real difference that will be audible is your capacitors in your equipment. If you have had your equipment in storage for many many months then some of the capacitors (depending on the design) may need reforming or ma... | |
| cable burn-in / system burn-in I just started my system again after being down for a few months. It has taken about 40hrs of play time before it has started to sound good again. I have a cd that I always play to hear the effect, which I am very familiar with. So it is kind of ... | |
| Suggestions for 'filling the port' of bass reflex FWIW - are you aware of what you are doing when plugging the port? Depending on the tuning, the port may be beneficial in that it protects the woofer from extreme excursion at ultra LF. Not all ports are tuned to boost bass although in consumer sp... | |
| Blu-Ray movies Oh yes Blade Runner is a cinematographic wonder. Absolutely stunning in BD. This is the best I have seen on BD so far. I found Master & Commander to be grainy in spots (low lighting). In contrast Blade Runner is excellent colour definition and... | |
| cable burn-in / system burn-in Johnhelenjake,One thing you need to do is maintain perspective here. The changes in cables being discussed are extremely small - much much less than 0.1%. You need to consider that these effects are likely so small as to be inaudible compared to o... | |
| How to tell if Acoustic Treatment is Needed? If you are indeed sitting with your head against a wall (or within a foot) then you need to change listening position first and foremost. I would recommend a listening position at least 4 feet from a wall. This difference will be huge - the sound ... | |
| How important are the Speaker Cabinets? Drew,Thanks for the link. The article proves what most people inherently feel or know to be true (if they are ruthlessly honest about it): aesthetics is more important than sound quality to most audiophiles.This is why audiophile manufacturers mak... |