shadorne
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| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? If you are an audiophile and you are reading this then you love Spam, lovely Spam, wonderful Spam! | |
| MBL alternatives Check out Dlanselm comments on ATC. He used to have the 50's and I think he still has the 20's. ATC are not necessarily "the last word" in sound in any one area but they load a room very evenly (wide dispersion) and have among the most convincing ... | |
| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? Currents, tubers, anjou pears, beets chopped into Bits and fried in Snake Oil. | |
| studio equipment that makes it into home hifi ATC, PMC, Harbeth, JBL, Dynaudio, NHT in speakersBryston, Crown, Chord, Manley, Meitner in ampsMeitner, Apogee, Alesis, Denon, Marantz in sourcesBehringer ( popular low cost choice in PEQ for room modes )Seinnheiser, AKG in HeadphonesMonster, Shun... | |
| the process is more challenging than the result once the stereo system has been configured to satisfy the requirements of its owner, if it is feasible, the quest is over.This assumes that the requirements are well defined and not a moving target! IMHO, the only known cure for the endless audio... | |
| Attn: Speaker DIY expert Ceramic wirewound resistors (non-inductive type) and polypropelene caps (double layer film) and air core inductors (mounted with brass of course) - appropriately rated - these get my vote. Practical and relatively inexpensive (generally a few doll... | |
| Lie you told your wife to buy equipment? Honey, if I buy this then I will spend days and weeks in the basement and leave you in peace. Not even the postman ringing twice would make me leave my cave. | |
| How loud can I 'safely' play my Dynaudio Focus 140 Cdd,Yes that it pretty impressive for a small two way. It us a testament to the driver build quality from Dynaudio that it can play so loud.I am not sure 100-105 db SPL all day long is a good idea, however, for the peaks that occur in good dynamic... | |
| the process is more challenging than the result the quest implies a journey to achieve a sonic result.Some people may describe it that way (implying they have somewhere in their mind's eye what is "perfect sound"). When in all honesty, it often looks like a random walk. The quest is not actual... | |
| Lie you told your wife to buy equipment? ...and the tube was for the amplifier. | |
| Connecting XLR cables Yes you can. Apart from the unsightly connection - provided the connectors are of high quality (make excellent contact) - it should sound just as good. | |
| Lie you told your wife to buy equipment? I told her the vaccuum pump is for the turntable. | |
| Buying used vs. New Rigid policies are inappropriate in the face of inconsistent circumstances. Macrojack, Do you work for a pharmaceutical? This statement bears resemblance to the warning "if it lasts for more than 4 hours contact your doctor"...(why a doctor, in p... | |
| the process is more challenging than the result When you read the interviews in Stereophile of well known people in the music industry, either performers or production people, it is notable how many of them do not have audiophile systems as we might describe it. If you make or record music it ... | |
| the process is more challenging than the result MrT,I suspect that it is a "gear thing" - boys and their toys and they always want new toys no matter how good the old one sounded. A'gon is geared for that - you only have to look around at systems and absolutely anyone, no matter where they are ... |