twoleftears
Responses from twoleftears
| The eternal quandary Jimjoyce--I'm afraid that I'm going to have to respectfully disagree.As one moves up from boom-box to mid-level system, I would think the sound should steadily improve. But there has to be a point, an "elbow", somewhere on this line where, as the ... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Is there a reason one or other of the bigger Ushers isn't on the list? | |
| Looking for a new CD player. Marantz SA-8001 used. | |
| Starter speaker cable for N804s and MF A5 Good pun! LOL. Flushes out / fleshes out... What with them being *aqueous* cables... | |
| The eternal quandary Thanks, Newbee, for the reassurance--I'm sure you're right. The problem is aggravated somewhat because beyond getting the basics right (timbre, etc.) I do enjoy a good dimensional soundstage with good imaging within it.Lately I've been noticing so... | |
| Any new ideas on an old theme? If you don't need more than a 12" x 12" footprint, there's another much cheaper way. Head to your local Lowe's/Home Despot and pick up 6 flor tiles in your stone of choice: marble, black granite, etc. Epoxy three together to get desired thickness ... | |
| The eternal quandary BTW, the "offending" disc that occasioned this thread, was:Jean-Fery REBEL, Violin SonatasAndrew Manze, violin; Richard Egarr, harpsichord, Jaap ter Linden, viola da gambaHarmonia Mundi 907221.Andrew Manze, IMHO, is an excellent baroque violinist.... | |
| inserting new component--predictable results? I suppose it boils down to how well you've chosen the test discs (and perhaps how many you use). Akin to buying the sample 1 pint can of paint and trying out a couple of square feet on a wall. | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee--offer (as email) much appreciated. Here in central Virginia is an audio wasteland. In that regard I miss Ann Arbor. McIntosh, B&W, Thiel and PS Audio are all that can be auditioned in town. Punto. And if they don't float your boat, 2 1... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee - no the email and pointers. I read both reviews and some others linked to the Silverline site. Do they have dealers (I could find no link on the website) or do they largely deal direct? | |
| inserting new component--predictable results? Clarification. This was more of a "experiential" question, really. The question was essentially this: if one listens to new component X and with one's set of test dics consistently hears improvements in areas A, B and C, once that component is ins... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee - much appreciated. | |
| auditioning sessions vs. listening sessions Thanks to all for these thoughtful responses!Learsfool--perhaps I need to introduce more categories, adding the qualifiers critical and non-critical to both "auditioning" (listening to the stereo) and "listening" (listening to the music). But I do... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee--how would you characterize the principal differences in the voicing? | |
| The eternal quandary Detlof--wise words indeed!When you think about it, even before you add that last anti-vibration device to the system, we're already listening to music reproduced at a level that is superior to what 99% of listeners are hearing from their boom-boxe... |