smittyjs
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| The most transparent speaker cable This really clears things up. Enjoy.http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm We're both fairly new on this forum, but the first thing I noticed was that the objective view is not too prevalent here, so I don't participate in any of the cable, ... | |
| Music you Hated but now Love Death metal. Hated the cookie monster vocals and blast beats. Later I started to understand that aggressive music needed aggressive vocals, and what's more aggressive than from-the-depths-of-hell growling. And some of the bands started playing wit... | |
| Schitt Audio Still in business??? I bought some Schiit a couple of weeks ago. But I bought through Amazon. | |
| ***Advice Needed***Choosing Between Mini & Midi Monitors " I don’t want to add a sub because this system needs to play as big as possible but have a SMALL form factor."So why not get a small sub. A sub will far outperform any speaker you're considering in bass extension and output. And you like your cu... | |
| Equipment rack for vintage equipment? @ stevecham: The price of Mapleshade is far above what I'm willing to spend and the posts are too utilitarian-looking.@ czarivey: Nope. Maryland. Does he have a Web site? Pictures? | |
| What has your audiophile experience taught you about yourself? How much bias everyone, including myself, is capable of. I used to be easily lead by subjective reviews, my audiophile friends' enthusiasm or my want for a particular piece of equipment to be "better", either because of the hype or it looked more ... | |
| ???Why The HUGE Discrepancy in Sensitivity Ratings??? Yep, well known that several manufacturers bump up their ratings from what they really are. The other trick is to leave off the +/-db in the frequency response. However, there are many that tell the truth (ex. Revel, Paradigm, PSB). You just have ... | |
| Buying Without Audition " If you buy speakers that have a VERY flat frequency response, good quality drivers, good cross over design in a nice cabinet, you can get away without an audition. Mine are 34 - 20k hz +/- 1.5 db and 29 - 45k +/- 3 db. -- VolsFan846Agreed! Tool... | |
| Etiquette for a listening session? Although we have had the occasional person who appreciates the brief demo experience a great deal. Key word "brief" | |
| Obscure bands I listen to a lot of modern underground metal, so it's all obscure, except to metal-heads, but since this is more of an audiophile's forum I would recommend more of a progressive jazz with a tinge of metal ...Animals As Leaders - The Joy of Motion | |
| Etiquette for a listening session? I'm with asp307 on this one. Out of all my friends and acquaintances over the years, I've had exactly one who was also a serious audio enthusiast. So if I have people over I assume they are non- or casual listeners and it doesn't matter if they ta... | |
| Top Ten Rock Vocalists I always find these rock lists kind of strange, because if you ask this question of other genres you will get what most people, including vocal coaches, consider "good" - like phrasing, range, pitch, smoothness, etc. But in rock I see all kinds of... | |
| What happened to the "club atmosphere" of Audiogon? When a site grows it "normalizes", whether that's for the good or bad.I'm new to posting here myself, and only doing so because of the recaps Audiogon sends to my email, but I have bought a few things here. I probably won't be a regular contributo... | |
| Why should i be a fan of Revel speakers? What jgandy said. They are both objectively and subjectively (by trained listeners) tested to best the biggest competitors in their price class before being released to market. They are designed to have very flat frequency response and Toole's res... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive The same reason people buy Rolex or Philippe Patek ... status. They don't tell time any better. And after a certain price point - say, Revel Salon 2 territory - if listened to in a blind test, I doubt price (or certainly looks) would have anything... |