tomcarr
Responses from tomcarr
| What is it that you don't like about your Listening Room ? Dedicated room, dedicated line, acoustic treatment.No complaints. Been doing this since 1975, hands down best sounding system I've ever owned.@reubent , @rockadanny , room treatment. Had the same problems until acoustic treatment.Tom | |
| Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on your system than new CDs? @geoffkait , @bdp24 Excellent points regarding polarity. Often overlooked. Wish more pre-amps and integrateds came with polarity switches. Tom | |
| Michael Fremer's system Lots of stuff in a limited space. Surprised me. I enjoy his writing, and his videos.Wouldn't change a thing.Tom | |
| @inna Tell me your speakers and I'll tell you who you are Vandersteen 2CsTom | |
| 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... |