vonhelmholtz
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| How to test speaker cables by ChatGPT Ask it if Aliens have found intelligent life on Earth. | |
| getting into streaming Like most threads here, everyone has their own sense of what constitutes a good piece of equipment. I believe that some of this involves personal taste, component synergy, and I suspect that it is mostly due to having heard few systems. The most i... | |
| Speakers and amplifiers show audiophiles are confused. I married my wife without matching her to any amplifiers and without consideration as to what cables work best. My only explanation as to why she married me was that she did so with her eyes closed. I purchased my integrated amp first and then sh... | |
| Warm, Lush Laid-Back Smaller Floor Standers? I considered Klipsch, but agree with Henry above. A pair of larger RELs connected via high level would be a big plus in your large room, but that would take $5K of your budget. I do like Sonus Farber speakers and the midrange frequency rise of the... | |
| OMG Moment OK, have 5 feet behind the couch and then a wall of records. So, probably somewhat reflective , but surface is irregular given that I don’t make sure that all records align with each other. | |
| OMG Moment @erik_squires Why more damping behind the speakers? @crustycoot Yes, I can lower the rear spikes. | |
| OMG Moment It is true that there might be some reflections off the couch, but my ears are still above the back of the couch.. barely. The results seem to be consistent when the recording allows. Pretty sure if I put isolation stands under the speakers that... | |
| Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops I probably have 20 albums unopened and purchased over the last few months. When entering my listening room, I prefer to listen to music and I always ultrasonic clean a new record. So, new records get cleaned in batches when I’m not listening to ... | |
| Casual listening I prefer to listen to the music and not to analyze my system. | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? Wife, life, theater room and listening room all conflict. Listening is a luxury when only myself and the dog are home and for some reason, the dog refuses to enter the listening room, but loves watching TV. | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations @atmasphere Ralph When sitting down to audition your line of amplifiers and without regard to price, are you able to describe what differences will be noted as we cycle through your line of amplifiers, including the new class D? I would post ... | |
| Does Hearing Loss Disqualify Me from Audiophiledom? My mother had to take a drug to maintain pregnancy and both her and I had/have prominent tinnitus. I have never had good hearing, but I do like music and do have a sense of what is musical..etc. I don’t know to what degree what I hear corresponds ... | |
| help me choose between Audionet and Constellation Audio So, when buying gear in such limited circulation, it really becomes difficult to come up with a buying strategy. Comparing amplifiers to preamplifiers doesn’t seem, to me, to be a reasonable thing to do. This is especially true when you aren’t e... | |
| help me choose between Audionet and Constellation Audio @blisshifi ..Juan is the one to ask. I purchased my Audionet phono pre through him. Great source of info.. The phono preamp transformed my analog. Now very musical, natural and lots of inner detail. | |
| What are some good things to do when going to an audition If possible, do it at home with you own system. |