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| Don't Neglect to check your Caps! Chances are that you got a "twofer" here. - replaced a cap that was approaching end of life - upgraded the cap to something better than the OEM. The second statement is an assumption, but being involved in speaker service and performance upgra... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. Hall of Fame guitarist, John Cippolina, slipped under the radar of many, but deserves respect and consideration. RIP, Mr. Coppolina. Here are a few links to documentaries about John’s life and music: The first one is 4 minutes well spent if you ... | |
| Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You? “Pride of Man” is a bible-based song, which references the destruction of Babylon and possibly the Tower of Babel fiasco, as well. The song was written and originally performed as Dylanesque folk-rock by Hamilton Camp, on his 1964 album, Paths o... | |
| Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You? @immatthewj Those lyrics were so heavy I had to add extra support underneath my tablet to keep in from tipping over. | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? My first response to the OPs topic was: "Is this a trick question?". Apparently not. With hundreds of topics and thousands of posts per year, it's hard to imagine not getting some value from this forum. Assuming that one's audio world is com... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? Your digital investment x 3 should get you pretty close. | |
| Guitar lacking bite, vocal lacking presence It appears that you are describing a lack of dynamic contrast. This could be dynamic compression. Or, phase cancellation (the room). Or, both. Right off hand, it looks like there may be a power strip with lots of stuff plugged into it. You mi... | |
| Soft-dome tweeter damage - NBD or permanently compromised? Putting aside the fact you are fully justified in being upset over your new (to you) speakers being "violated", I think you're going to be okay. IF the soft domes snapped back into their original shape (as in PERFECT!) and there is no material ad... | |
| Throwing 2 High End brands together will not automatically equal success. Thoughts? "throw 2 High End brands together thinking it will give you the best sound" No, but the results will be consistently better than throwning crappy brands together. But, seriously, I agree with others on the importance of power delivery. In my fe... | |
| Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You? If we could just put all these lyrics in a blender, we'd solve every complex problem known to man? I've thoroughly enjoyed this deep dive into music, and poetry. Thanks to everyone for your posts. | |
| How hot is too hot? Cook eggs on your amp? You guys might be on to something here, and kickstarted an entire cultural phenomenon? I had a friend who wrapped food in foil and cooked it while he was driving his car. It didn't know it was a "thing" until I researched... | |
| There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area Thoughts on the OPs observations: What might be happening here an aggregate of amplitude, detail, and dispersion. While smaller drivers are very good at projecting an image from wall to wall, they may be a couple of dbs short of a glorious presen... | |
| There is no substitute for cubic inch or in this case surface area We had a 32" Clarion sub in our possession for quite a while. In a 6 cu ft sealed enclosure it would rattle the rafters in our (and adjacent) building -- while moving about 1/4". | |
| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles As one who likes to add context and clarity to complex situations, I'd want to make a simple distinction between Meatloaf, the performer, and meatloaf, the meal. I just happen to like both, in this case. I am also a Bad Company fan. But, certai... | |
| Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You? Thanks for the posts. If anything, I’ve discovered the scope of the emotional connection, intensity, and complexity of the poetry within this group that integrates with what we call "music." Some lyrics just make you smile. Others seek to prod... |