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| What is a lowball offer? How low is low? @elizabeth i more or less feel that audio has become like many other products... bring out new models every few years and hype them as though they are better... even if they are not... Many new products are better... some are not. I’ve offered pro... | |
| What is a lowball offer? How low is low? Another situation is where a replacement model is more expensive... example... item A is $100 new and the “updated version” has jumped to $125....item A may now sell for 60-70% used because the replacement is more expensive. One one final thought ... | |
| What is a lowball offer? How low is low? I think that "low" is a relative term....if a generally well thought of piece is being offered for 50-60% of its retail value...that offer price seems reasonable and a counter offer for 50% is probably lowball and won't be taken seriously.If the p... | |
| Diffusion vs. Sound Absorption views Conventionally, diffusion improves perceived ambiance while absorption improves imaging. I suspect that the answer is somewhat dependent on the distance from the rear of the OB loudspeaker to the rear wall. Why, if the speaker is too close, the... | |
| New home power protection? Let me add one more thing...in the event that you do decide to go with lightning rods in addition to whole house surge protection...this is the advice offered in the community I live in... "The Design and Installation of a Lightning Protection Sys... | |
| New home power protection? Since I live in Florida and we have 110+ lightning storms per year, I have a little bit of experience and knowledge.1. The only thing that may protect you from a direct strike is a properly installed and maintained lightning rod system....a whole... | |
| Looking for a low gain solid state preamp with balanced in/out Van Alstine puts a low gain setting option on all of his preamplifiers....and from what I’ve read, his preamps get good reviews and great customer feedback...you can call or email him for more info....and he will tweak further if you need him to d... | |
| ADS L1290 Speakers I think you've got to try it both ways....but if you don't listen really loud...say 90db and higher, I suspect you will like running the ADS full range...why, because for all the bass notes that start out in the 40-70hz range...the ADS will set th... | |
| How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years? @wspohn You make a good point. Most every time you change a component and often when you change a wire, you end up hearing something different...but that doesn't mean that the change you hear will be appealing to you! | |
| How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years? @mrdecibel I'm with you...amplifier differences are audible. Holy Moly...20 amplifiers, why so many? Which ones are your favorites? | |
| Am I considered to be a materialistic person? good point...what was that movie with Henry Fonda....oh yeah, Golden Pond. | |
| Am I considered to be a materialistic person? I think that it is pretty well known that for a small percentage of the population, for some unknown reason, music results in the release of excess dopamine which leads to euphoria. Fortunately, this can be remedied by spending a year meditating ... | |
| How far have ss amps really come in the last twenty years? I suspect that just like loudspeakers, when the amplifier designer engineers an amplifier to fit to a certain price point, he is also targeting an amplifier sound that he thinks best presents music as realistically as possible. In other words... | |
| Just purchased a Belles 150A Reference amp. Watch should my preamp be.. My suggestion: one of the tube/ mosfet hybrids....There are great sounding preamps in the price range from Belles, VanAlstine and Rogue Audio. | |
| Wyred SX-1000 Mono’s or PS Audio S700 Mono’s? When it comes to class d....there are those that love it and those that hate it but I suspect all would agree that it is making significant strides forward.Here is a really interesting article that is worth reading no matter what you decide. http... |