stuartk
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| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? It's one thing if your partner believes there's no speaker she could live with, based on limited knowledge of the possibilities and another thing if she's flat out unwilling to accept that audio is a passion for you and cannot simply be "sidestepp... | |
| Happy Accident @12many "... it really depends on the speaker and the room" Yes! @antialiased I don't have the background to debate you on the basis of physics. All I can say is that others have found this not to be the case, me included. I trust my ea... | |
| Why do we listen to sad songs? Interesting article! Can't speak for anyone else but music and audio systems that fail to engage me on an emotional level hold little appeal. I can appreciate formal aspects of a piece of music and get excited about good sounding gear but those are secondary, left bra... | |
| Happy Accident @antialiased I can't help but wonder how many music enthusiasts, having followed the conventional "equalteral triangle" wisdom, are (unknowingly) falling short of maximizing their listening enjoyment. | |
| Poll: Most impactful component I bought the speakers I've used for the past 17 years based on a forum member's recommendation. In the meantime, I've moved from a CDP to separate DAC + transport, upgraded all cabling and upgraded integrateds three times. I haven't felt a need t... | |
| Have a reflective Memorial day. @onhwy61 +1 Exactly! | |
| what cd player ? Another possibility: TMR has a an open box Rega Apollo CDP listed for $1133.00 and if you don't like it, you can return it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/334892481766?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=53383818... | |
| Happy Accident @roxy54 "Experimentation yields better results than formulas because of the many variables" Clearly! | |
| Taylor Swift Concert Prices Personably, I can’t imagine paying that much to see any artist but if I had unlimited funds, I might well hold a different view. As is so often the case when the topic of "perceived value" arises, it’s all about the context. For example, I recent... | |
| Happy Accident @nonoise @russ69 @ghdprentice Thanks for your supportive comments. It's very gratifying to discover that, despite the limitations constraining my room, there are still ways to improve SQ and thus enhance the listening experience. And I fi... | |
| Which Hegel Amp with LRS+ @jjss49 Thanks for your clarification regarding the nuances of the various Hegel integrateds. | |
| Which Hegel Amp with LRS+ @jjss49 The A. Excellence guys were the ones who declared the 390 and 590 warmer than the rest of the line and the 390 the warmest. I don't claim to know which model would best suit the speakers in question or the OP's tastes in terms of tonal p... | |
| Which Hegel Amp with LRS+ @dcpillai One factor you may wish to to consider when deliberating between various Hegel integrateds: the 390 and 590 are voiced more warmly than the 190. | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? @frogman "...or in the other room is a large collection of High End audio gear not even plugged in." 🤣 "Not even plugged in" says it all ! | |
| Caveat about the Cable Company return policy @ozzy The Cable Company |