swampwalker
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| Traveling never going to happen??? need advice BTW, Dkarmeli is correct, assuming you can get boxes that are the right size and you use corner protectors of some kind. Rigid foam insulation works very well,as long as the speaker is held securely in place...so that it cannot move AT ALL. | |
| Traveling never going to happen??? need advice Pmotz- Your thoughts mirror mine. Most people who would be interested would not be up for doing the 1500 miles in one day so you have motel and gas and in some places, highway and bridge tolls, plus wear and tear on your vehicle. I also think you'... | |
| As good as CD playback Yes you can. | |
| Size matters- recommend small system or component I'm using an HRT II+ dac, NHT passive, and NHT M00 active speakers. Source is my music vault server. For better SQ and a bit smaller size, how about a Logitech Touch source to a Micromega DAC to a Lightspeed passive to the NHT or maybe quad powere... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? I didn't take it as trickery (meaning deliberate) at all. Just a guy who is reading and learning and listening and expanding his horizons and may go down a few wrong paths. I'm quite a cynic but I didn't read it that way. It can be hard to discern... | |
| Annie Lennox Fans After hearing her sing "I put a spell on you" at the Grammys and reading that the album also includes Summertime, I can't wait to hear it. | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? ZD- I'm always eager to listen to someone who is passionate and not afraid to express their opinion, but really the only thing that you've proven is that you know how to make a fool out of yourself You off your meds again ;-) Give the guy a break.... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... If it were me, I'd also go for the higher efficiency Lore. IF I was changing speakers. | |
| The Audio Critic Without having ever heard of this guy before, if the facts are as Larryi represents, then that should be all one needs to dismiss his opinion as untrustworthy. Not saying he is right or wrong, but such a person has no credibility. I'm not going to... | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck He's entitled to his own opinion and he can shout it from the rooftops after the show or tweet it or facebook it or however he wants to disseminate it, but not verbally during the awards ceremony. Rude is rude. | |
| Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck Kanye West- classless and just plain rude.Annie Lennox- priceless.In general I thoght the performances at the Grammys have been much improved the last few years. Regardless of its provenance, I think Sam smith sings the hell out of that song (chec... | |
| Does HiRez really sound better? Very interesting discussion. A few comments on other's posts. "the critical importance... on the 'provenance' of a recording in determining the ultimate playback fidelity of a hi-resolution recording."True; of course that applies to any recording.... | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? The Mini-mites do seem underpowered on paper, but if they are doing OK (but not great) to your ears, then who are we to judge? So it appears that you are not looking for more volume, but more headroom, is that correct? Not sure how that translates... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Rebbi- The problem is that it is very hard to find somewhere where you can listen to speakers, without a salesman obnoxious presence... What I would suggest is to get to a show where you can hear some/most of these speakers. Israel was at the show... | |
| vintage versus modern speakers The problem is that it is very hard to find somewhere where you can listen to speakers, without a salesman obnoxious presence...Hence, the growing popularity of the high end shows. Of course there are the problems of bad room acoustics, partnering... |