tomcarr

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Did you ever buy too much bass?
Too much bass? Absolutely. Every new car I've purchased in the past 15 years or so with "premium" sound systems (Land Rover, Lincoln, BMW, Volvo, Nissan, Toyota, VW) has had horrible, boomy bass. The H/K stereo in our current X5 seems to have les... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Clint Black  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Aerosmith  
Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?
@celtic66 - Wonderful story! Know the feeling. "That was a good afternoon". Yes!!!  
How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"?
Until a few years ago was listening to a 40 year old pair of Vandersteens, then traded them for a 30 year old pair of Vandersteens. No longer own them either. Both sounded and performed as new. Who knows when they might "wear out"?  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Buddy Holly  
Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1
Know that model. Nice! Especially with Dinan mods!!!  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Mannheim Steamroller  
Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1
Sidenote @stuartbmw3 , had lots of 3 series Bimmers, from M3 to X3, currently a '23 X5. Love BMW!  
Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1
With 85 dB speakers I would guess you would need something rated at or above 150/300 w/ch/8 ohm/4 ohm  
Is a highly discerning system enjoyable?
"Is a highly discerning system enjoyable?" It is to me. But then again,  I am highly discerning ;)  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
London Calling, Jaguar Collection Edition  
Improve sound
The room acoustics and the setup are the biggest contributors to the sound you hear. If they're not right, no gear change can help that.  
$30K for 3 meters speaker!
@rx8man Haha, Sam was joking when he wrote that, but it is very interesting yours really do match. Pretty sure most don't.  
SACD players that will consistantly read the SACD layer of a hybrid disk?
Oppo 103. Ancient. No problems.