terry9
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| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? Thanks @macg19 . Glad it was useful to someone. | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? Very difficult, unless you finesse the problem by tying your measurement to a known physical measure such as time. An anthropologist set up a boom box in a jungle and invited some villagers to come and listen. When he played Mozart, they wept. Wh... | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? By definition, a phenomenon is measured whenever numbers are attached to manifestations of that phenomenon. Unfortunately, that process is amongst the most intellectually difficult enterprises known to man. The trouble is, everyone thinks he can ... | |
| Bass only when I stand up… I had the same issue, but solved it with 2 auxiliary bass panels, DWM from Magnepan. YMMV | |
| Cleaning audio components with 90% isopropyl alcohol No plastic parts, no epoxy, no finish, just for starters. | |
| Cleaning audio components with 90% isopropyl alcohol One of the audio greats, Jonas Miller, who ran the ultra high end Jonas Miller Stereo in Beverley Hills, told me to NEVER use denatured alcohol, because there are many ways to denature alcohol. He pointed out that there is only one way to make hi... | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! I suggest that you listen to some planar speakers. If you like the sound, there’s no going back. | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Sadly, John, Vishay VAR can dissipate a maximum of 0.4W of heat. A speaker resistor is often rated at 10 W or more. So Vishay VAR could only work in a large and expensive array, and then you would still need another conductor. As for obtaining th... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had @jhnnrrs Well John, you’re not wholly wrong, I’ll give you that. Void the warrantee, true. The rest, not so much. You have heard of wire wound resistors, perhaps? That’s "hokey nichrome wire", or some variant thereof. Guess you’d better tell Mill... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Before you buy, get a schematic of your speaker. Some speakers, especially ESL's, have a resistor in series with the input. Solution: make up you own speaker cables with that specified resistance, and remove the resistor in the speaker. If you hav... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... Every time I improve my tonearm I think that NOW the system sounds like live music. Then I go upstairs to the grand piano ... | |
| Admitting my error… Don't forget a good ultrasonic record cleaner, especially if you buy used. Not only improves the sound considerably, but also reduces stylus wear. If your cartridge is costly, US cleaner can even be cost-effective. It is for me. | |
| What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck?? I used a VPI 16.5. Then I tried 80KHz ultrasound. The latter made as much difference as the upgrade of a major component, so I cleaned all my records with US. Later, I found that my stylus hadn't worn much - minimal wear at 1000 hours, verified by... | |
| Stupid Asking Prices- Why Don't Sellers Read Audiogon The Blue Book First? I just calmly explain my reasons for offering less. Sometimes the owner responds with, "Yeah, sure," especially if it's been sitting for a while. So from my perspective overpriced items are a good thing, as they often indicate gear that's in excep... | |
| ONE MINUTE Premium Power Cable Survey Way, I just re-read my comment and it was far too abrupt. Sorry about that. I was responding as if to a survey with public policy ramifications, done by a pro. Now you are suggesting Best Practice. Impressive. Thank you. |