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| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? There are audio engineers who believe that audio cables make a huge difference just as there are audiophiles who share the same conviction.Phil Traynor, the guitar engineer and main gear guy for David Gilmour, likes Van Den Hul cable, and has even... | |
| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? They don't place a premium on imaging and soundstage - just that the speaker is flat enough so it's easy to compensate for different frequencies. I think you will find that recording engineers spend a lot of time adjusting the presentation of the... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all I stand by what I said: most of this anti-high end stuff is jealousy, pure and simple. So, I've got around $25k in my system, over a nearly 20 year period. And it's annihilating NEW systems ten times the price? I guess you could say I shun high p... | |
| Why Do Audio Engineers Use Different Speakers? Mix engineers often work at huge consoles, which can be a bad (reflective) listening environment with small near fields (narrow dispersion) placed on the meter bridge. The narrow dispersion reduces reflections but it makes for a very narrow sweets... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all Details are hereIt was hardly a rigorous test but rigor is not necessary when Winston and others insist that differences are so easy to hear that they are completely obvious unless you are tin ear deaf or own a crap Kenner system...My viewpoint is... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all If you can't hear a difference between various cable designs, you probably shouldn't be in audio, just as people who are color-blind probably shouldn't be artists or traffic light designersWe ALL know this is true, that no two different cable des... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all You can't have it both ways. Either you believe all cables sound the same or not. Take your pick. *sigh* yes some people think that way...that it has to be a choice that there is no gray area. It helps to understand that small differences exist b... | |
| dedicated center channel? Unless you can get the mid range and tweeter at the same height as R and L main then it is debatable whether you would not be better off with "phantom center".... | |
| Best speakers for 3 cord rock and roll dress nicely and be courteous and go when they are not overwhelmed with customers Scott,Upon re-reaing this it could be taken the wrong way. I mean no disrespect to you.....all I mean is that if you show people a great deal of respect then they t... | |
| How many hours weekly do you listen to your system Typically 1.5 hours a weeknight. And up to three hours on Saturday and Sunday. So about 10 to 15 hours a week. This will increase a little if I ever retire... | |
| Holy Moly Blu-Ray Disc Players below $300 I agree with those that say HD players are clunky. However, the image quality is anything but clunky. On a full 1080p resolution screen it is stunning."Planet Earth" is absolutely stunning - incredible - amazing - you are there! The WOW factor exi... | |
| Best speakers for 3 cord rock and roll Scott why not go and audition some speakers at ParagonI think you will be impressed. They carry several respected brands and are in your home town!Nothing is better than your own ears in an audition, Ask to hear ATC SCM 19's and SCM 40's some Def ... | |
| Holy Moly Blu-Ray Disc Players below $300 Holy Moly Blu-ray continues to win on Amazon.Although I expected more gains by HD-DVD from the Blu-Ray loss when Paramount went HD-DVD exclusive in August.HD-DVD must be very disappointed with the results... | |
| Speakers with high WAF? Thiel 3.7 to me this has the most WAF friendly shape. | |
| Another Music Man Gone. Cleaneduphippy,Thanks for this. There is a PBS documetary on Ertegun and the story of Atlantic. It is well worth watching if you get a chance. I still can't believe he sold Atlantic for a mere $17 million... |