tk21
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| I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s. The best time for music is now.The best time for music always will be "now", as long as all the music from the past continues to be available on good recordings.Some previous time was "better" only with respect to live music by specific performers... | |
| THE IRS HAS TAKEN MY TRANSACTIONS VIA PAYPAL AND IDENTIFIED THEM AS TAXABLE INCOME What if the OP does not have receipts for some of his original purchases? How does he then establish the cost basis, especially if he bought the gear many years ago? Is the IRS likely to accept reasonable, good faith estimates that indicate the o... | |
| Very new to high end audio - Recomendations Audio gear is just like high-end watches.A watch may cost 40k and the other $400 or $4000Yes, in both watches and HiFi, there is an enormous price range. However, with watches, even $50-$100 can get you a quartz watch that keeps nearly perfect tim... | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. Theoretica Applied Physics Bacch-SP Adio 3D Sound Processer. Yes to the Theoretica products.I don't have the Adio, but find even the BACCH4Mac Intro, at a fraction of the price, can be a real breakthrough. On some recordings more than others, and ... | |
| Why the cost increase? Covid seems to be a big factor behind recent inflation in general . Business shut down or scaled back as people began staying home and demand decreased (along with the number of available workers). More recently, consumer demand has picked up, b... | |
| Speaker placement In an Audiogon discussion I came across the “Allison Rule” of speaker placement. The poster described it as follows:The Allison rule basically states that the distances from the woofer to the floor, woofer to the side wall, and woofer to the bac... | |
| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? As I see it, about all that should matter very much is the length, the gauge, and having a good secure termination. However, when people swap cables, they invariably introduce some collateral change. For example they tighten a connection that was ... | |
| quiet classical music Look for a chamber music playlist/collection in whatever service you use. | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? By what mechanism can a speaker cable boost or attenuate signals selectively within specific frequency bands?I suppose that in a particular room, music might sound very subtly warmer or brighter when you introduce a slight change in gain solely du... | |
| Speaker size and soundstage I think people have different definitions of soundstage. IMO, it means a speaker's ability to portray the musicians in the places they were put in the recording so instruments can be identified by location. That sounds more like what I'd call "im... | |
| Stratospheric audio gear prices I suggest the OP just go buy a boat. It will cost more to purchase and maintain, and provide less personal enjoyment.Not if it's equipped with a high end audio system.Mount the speakers on deck, take her out to open water, and you've got no worr... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? Righteous Brothers, "Unchained Melody".Newer?Katie Melua, "Just Like Heaven". | |
| What Makes your System Special? Most of my electronics are in a pine cabinet my father built around the time I was born - 1954 - for our family's first TV. It used to have a front panel with little cut-outs for the TV's controls. I've removed that, but otherwise the cabinet has... | |
| Holographic Soundstage ? Here's one formula for a big soundstage with holographic imaging:1. good recordings (ideally binaural, but good luck finding them for music you like)2. highly directive (focused) loudspeakers, such as Sanders, JansZen, or some KEF models ... or, a... | |
| name for stereo system in single case Naim has a rather expensive line of products often referred to as "all in one" systems. You still need to add speakers to them. The "all in one" label seems to fit the OP's scenario just as well. |