wadedwyer
Responses from wadedwyer
| Praise for Audio Refinement, Boltz and Wharfedale I should report that I have an HT system that includes Wharfedale Diamond 8.4s, 8.3s, and Diamond Center. I had a similar experience with customer service. In short, I noticed a drop in performance of one of my woofers and called Wharfedale expect... | |
| What's your profession? Age? Jet propulsion engineer for a major airline, 22 years old, system MSRP is ~$4500. I didn't pay nearly this via b-stock and demos. | |
| Problems with NAD Receivers???? ditto for my T752 | |
| How do you get to listen to high end speakers? For what it's worth my cousin and I (16 and 19 at the time) were given a top class demo by a dealer in Salt Lake - Wilson/Levinson, 9 inch CRT projector, etc. My cousin walked into the shop expecting to see $300 Best Buy quality components for his... | |
| Can I suspend / hang speakers? This thread seems to have just about died - but in hindsight it looks like a Michael Moore film: Lots of itty-bitty factual pieces taken and spun to support the outcomes each of us are after.For my closing remarks on the physics of this situation ... | |
| Can I suspend / hang speakers? The speaker cabinet will indeed move in response to the cone and this movement will be quite small by daily human standards. However, this small movement IS in my view enough to smear the sound. I cite the same reasons as others on this thread for... | |
| Can I suspend / hang speakers? Someone has to say it...It was Newton's THIRD law of MOTIONvs 1st of thermo."For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."If I didn't think Newton was the greatest scientist ever I would have kept my mouth shut. Regardless of the his... | |
| Recommendations for Music on DVD Just a warning while we are on the subject of specification ambiguity regarding concert DVDs. In my collection some discs do not indicate on the packaging that they contain DTS tracks when in fact they do - Red Hot Chili Peppers at Slane Castle co... | |
| Recommendations for Music on DVD I second talking heads but also put in a word for U2: Live from Slane Castle. Slane has DD, DTS, and PCM to suit all systems. | |
| Does NAD C270 sound as nice as T752 ? I also believe that the T752 can process 7.1 (quasi 7.2 actually I guess given L/R sub outs) - this would allow you to power mains from the external amp and reroute the rear and center signals through the internal T751 amplifiers.I have no plans t... | |
| Coaxial or Optical? You can buy very long lengths of optical cable on e-bay. These cables vary in quality, but are quite affordable. My roommate purchased something like a 30 or 50ft cable for $40 to connect his laptop (built in toslink) to his receiver (an entry-mid... | |
| Guidance for a college student... I'd like to thank everyone for their responses thus far. I am investigating all of the suggestions to see what best suits my needs. Thankfully I have a couple months to look around and listen.I agree with the above post about the T742, but in my o... | |
| Who's the Cadillac of Hi-End Audio? You know I'm not interested in debating why I like car X more than someone else likes car B, but I think generalizations should be taken to be exactly such and exceptions should always be minded.In direct response to the commentary about my knowle... | |
| Who's the Cadillac of Hi-End Audio? I stand by my original comments which labeled Japanese cars as a whole unexciting - I also cited their high build and design quality (and by association reliability). My main objection to the Japanese cars is that in driving them I feel like the d... | |
| Who's the Cadillac of Hi-End Audio? I know a lot more about cars than I do about audio equipment so here are my thoughts...German: The best high performance designs in general. Even those with modest specs present a cohesive approach to design and provide performance fundamentals be... |