uncle_monkey
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| Buchardt S400 Special Edition speakers -- any impressions? IIRC, they require a minimum of 100 hours play time to come to full bloom. Check back in! | |
| Inexpensive Headphone DAC This isn't as much fun as getting suggestions - but a pretty good list of made in USA audio gear: https://americanmadeaudio.com/ | |
| Should I buy a VPI SCOUTMASTER. I OWN 25 RECORDS. No.I've been working on my LP collection since 1968. I have LP's from my parents, and even a box full of lacquer 78's. But I have an excuse, and even then a VPI is starting to push it. If you're in love with vinyl, in love with the "ritual", then ... | |
| 180 gram vinyl vs First Pressing used I’d recommend as a first choice going to Music Direct or Acoustic Sounds. They listen to everything they get, the latter is getting involved in production. A lot of times, modern bands put out vinyl just to make fans happy, but the label puts no e... | |
| Best SACD's Any of the Moody Blues. I’ll second that. So glad I got the entire set, much better than my MoFi gold versions. But, they’re nothing I’d whip out for a demo at a show.A lot of the usual suspects here, I’ll add some more:Talk Talk, Colour of Spring... | |
| MoFi - Are You Kidding Me? Just wait until they switch to face recognition. | |
| In-ceiling: Am I wasting my money? I just moved into a place with speakers in ceilings everywhere, and speaker wire to spots just in case I need more. Volume dials on the walls just to be even more obnoxious. I plan to ignore all of it. | |
| What are you using to drive your Tektons? A full size pick-up truck. It's so cute when they hang their head out the window... | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers Half and hour. Just half an hour of listening to my new expensive turntable is all I got in before the cleaning lady ravaged it. Sigh... I always love how they just sort of prop or set the broken item back and assume you're not going to notice. ... | |
| Buchardt S400 Special Edition speakers -- any impressions? I've only heard one negative review on these. But I have heard from those who've had both the S300 has even more bass (which I can see). Most *do* compare it to Dynaudio (makes sense given its DNA), so in comparison, seems to be a bargain.I was co... | |
| Polk Audio Legend L800 Speakers There was a bit of buzz last summer when they introduced the replacement for the LSiM series, bringing their SDA technology back from the dead. Here's a bit more: https://youtu.be/4Tnns8Os0HgThis sort of thing always seems to be a sound engineer's... | |
| Speaker suggestion between $1000 and $2000 please........ I'd second the KEF R3. Great sound, and huge soundstage (my thing) plus decent bass. I'm not a sub type of guy, just listen to music and the KEF R's are on my current short list. Check A4L for fantastic refurb prices (and some new). I'm also a hug... | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers Let's not move on the the horrors caused by cleaning ladies.Turntable owners know this best. Oh yeah. I've fought housekeepers for over 40 years. First thing is tell them the TT is off limits. Some of them start to freak when they see dust on the... | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers Hahaha, yeah I’ve had idiots move my speakers. My drunken ex had a bunch of drunken friends from her HS reunion over. There might have been around 50 or more people at the house. My listening room was upstairs, looking down on the great room kitch... | |
| Speakers Don’t Matter As Much As We Think They Do? I think the bad advice is to over-buy a speaker you can't drive adequately from the get-go. For instance, I've seen a lot of balking at the suggestion one spend $2k on power for a $500 pair of Elac Uni-Fi's. But there's nothing worse than a pai... |