tomcarr
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| Most overrated bands +1 teo_audio | |
| Most overrated bands One of my friends will only listen to 60s jazz. He thinks all music that contain lyrics is over-rated. I vehemently disagree.Somehow we have remained friends for five decades...Tom | |
| Do you listen mainly to Audiophile CDs and records? I listen to music I like. My collection consists of rock, pop, blues, country, bluegrass, indie, jazz, classical, odds n ends. I like to rate my albums on sound quality, class A-class D. Approximate percentages are:Class A- 5%Class B-35%Class C-5... | |
| Another Free Tip That Yields Better Sound! @stringreen , sorry, didn't know you already had covered this. Ironically, Jim Smith very briefly touches on this topic in his book, yet all the illustrations show someone listening with their glasses on!!!Tom | |
| Another Free Tip That Yields Better Sound! Been aware of the cupped ears results for decades. Also had in mind to develop a product, but as geoffkait stated, it's a mixed bag of results. Yes, the sound is louder, but I've observed it also affects other aspects such as soundstage. Ultimatel... | |
| My Home Speakers, My Car, and Me...The Ballad of What's Going Wrong? My dedicated room is not much bigger and made me feel the same way until I installed room treatments on all walls including the ceiling, and covered most of the hardwood floor with a thick area rug. Cover all the first reflection points. Jim Smith... | |
| New CDP or standalone DAC...? @alexatpos , very interesting! This is actually my 2nd unit. The first one I returned due to an odd noise at turn-on coming from within the unit itself, not from the speakers. I was sent another new one I'm currently using. Interestingly, through... | |
| Another Free Tip That Yields Better Sound! Hats off to scott_w!Also, closed eyes always yields better hearing. (Free tip #2).Tom | |
| New CDP or standalone DAC...? Thank you for that info about the Node2! | |
| New CDP or standalone DAC...? Wow, just read your second post. Like what I'm reading. Very interested in MQA. Will definitely look into that further... | |
| New CDP or standalone DAC...? @mesch, 57 here. With age comes wisdom!@2psyop, very good point. I subscribe to both TAS and 'phile and agree there is definite bias within those pages. I try to remind myself to remember they are written by humans, just like all of us on this for... | |
| Better Sound For Free! Speaking of cars, I swear mine drive better after they've been washed.Tom | |
| Better Sound For Free! I have heard about it, but don't own it. Jim Smith also says it works. I don't doubt that. I just can't seem to remember to order one.Tom | |
| Vandersteen fans..need your input (TREO CT) PS Your system is awesome, it deserves the proper room and setup to really shine. Do whatever it takes, you won't regret it.Tom | |
| Vandersteen fans..need your input (TREO CT) Excellent posts already, here's my 2 cents:You won't get the level of SQ that's possible with your system until you have a dedicated listening room, dedicated AC line, and room treatments.My Oppo/Krell/Vandy 2Cs went from pretty good to wonderful ... |