snofun3
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| my take on blind tests "in the end, if a person is satisfied with the performance of a stereo system after changing a component, all "tests" are irrelevant."So then are reviews and reviewers."Woe is to anyone who honestly declares not to hear any difference." Obviously ... | |
| my take on blind tests "The only other time they hired someone young was Bernstein. So I can't be the only person who heard it."This is much harder to accomplish via dbt. | |
| my take on blind tests "If I were to take a double blind test, the biggest problem would be that I am completely unfamiliar with the entire audio system being used in the test."Do it at home with your own system. Have someone swap out cables, cords, etc. or use differen... | |
| my take on blind tests "Even if there are no differences in sound we can hear them because we are listenig"Is there a possibility to be more obscure?People frown on dbt because it indicates that they can't REALLY hear a difference, but have so much invested in believing... | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear The question is: are you listening to music, or are you impressing people? If the former and you like your Mc gear, the question is settled. If you are impressing people, then you need the audio equivalent of the tux discussion. First you decide w... | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear What's a "true audiophile"? | |
| Down firing vs. normal subwoofer "As is always said you can't localize (identify where it coming from) below 150Hrz this is not always the case.To wit many folks prefer two subs though theoretically you should only need one."That's for minimizing bass nodes, not localization issues. | |
| Decoupling monitors from a dresser? You can cut up pieces of mousepad which work reasonably well, and are a pretty cheap fix. | |
| unrelated to audio- digital camera buffs please What was said about having an optical viewfinder is important, both for saving battery as well as when a screen gets washed out in bright daylight.If you're doing video, you can also follow much better with the optical viewfinder. After having one... | |
| unrelated to audio- digital camera buffs please If you can find the way to swing another $50, the Canon SD900, with 10 meg is highly recommended, and even does video very well.Very small, titanium case, and extra batteries are 2 for $10 on ebay. I have the camera, recharger, extra memory card a... | |
| Martin Logan Cinema center - opinions? The Cinema is plugged via a Transparent Super power cord into a dedicated circuit.In my system, the tonal balance, presence and size of the image using my Ascent i's in phantom mode kills having the Cinema in use. Yours apparently differs.My ML de... | |
| Martin Logan Cinema center - opinions? I have an all ML system, and undoubedly the weakest part is the Cinema center. I've been thinking about going to the ML forum and finding out what others use.I often (usually?) run a phantom center. | |
| How many more years before cd's become passe? " If you are not interested in the thread, just don't read/post."Seems like a real simple concept to ALMOST everyone. | |
| Materialism or Idealism is hope alive? And Request Eat something quick and you'll come down in a half hour or so. | |
| Componets first, cables second? It is generally encouraged to ask others of their experiences and suggestions - that's what discussion posts are for.Keep on asking all the questions you want. |