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| Audiophiles, Music, and Equipment: Can We Be Both "Conservative" AND "Progressive"? @deep_333 Small world. I was raised in KC, got my degree at CMSU, current home (since 1974) Cape Giraradeau, with strong family ties to the St. Louis area. Very good observations. Thanks for sharing. "i tend to be a moderate" If we’re disclos... | |
| Audiophiles, Music, and Equipment: Can We Be Both "Conservative" AND "Progressive"? @mahgister "I hate binary classification which so appeal to the narrow part of our working lazy minds..." We’re in agreement here. Which, I believe, was the point of my premise. The words "conserve" and "progress" in their root form are common... | |
| Audiophiles, Music, and Equipment: Can We Be Both "Conservative" AND "Progressive"? @mahgister Thank you for the insightful, respectful responses. Would expect nothing less from you. @mahler123 "That leaves out a lot of nuance." Very good point. Agreed. @carlsbad2 "TLDR" I interpreted this as "Totally Logical Delightful... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! @asvjerry "OM Mantra Chanting at 417Hz. OM is the Primordial Sound of the Universe." Any collolation here to your interest in Ohm speakers? Are your Ohms highly competant at 417Hz? | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! I suppose my audio obsession has changed from "petal to the metal, racing fuel, throwing maximum boost and timing at it, tettering right on the edge of blowing something up" to "adaptive cruise control" where I’m just safely and quietly integratin... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? I’d like to present 2 examples of the extremes in room/enviroment that we were involved with. First, back in the disco era we provided music systems for highly energetic young people at the peak of their physical attractiveness and athletic dexte... | |
| Audiophilia: Is it the pursuit of audio excellence or just a desire to tinker. Being an "audiophile" creates the perfect storm where a profound appreciation of music meets childlike curiosity about how things work, and how to make them better. They say "you can’t blame a compass for pointing north." And you can't blame an "a... | |
| What To Do? I tried something that worked for me. It was the opposite (couldn’t get a response from a customer). Write a nice note and print it, free from animosity, grief, etc. Keep it positive. I tried to make mine light, and humorous. No hard feelings. Ju... | |
| Is there miracles in audio experience ? My daily search for intelligent life on this planet often begins with this forum. Today I was paid back in spades. It's been said that there are no absolute truths; only workable truths and relative truths. As an audiphile, this can both comfor... | |
| Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse? Taking the OP’s question literally: "Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse?" the answer is a solid "NO!" They are not just as likely to make your system sound worse." In fact, it is highly UNLIKELY that they will make... | |
| rocket 88 @deep_333 @hsounds Well stated, gentlemen. I learned something. Just might prove I’m still “trainable” at my age? I would just like to add that a manufacturer (I believe it’s AQ) recommends that if you’re going to use those factory jumpers and ... | |
| A "Downgrade" that proved to be a spectacular "Upgrade" ------- My second wife is one day older than my first wife. She looks younger than my first wife. Still a mystery to this day. | |
| rocket 88 @guitarlenn55 "Bi-wiring" the 802s: There is much debate on this subject. Justifiably so. I think it can be argued that "all things being equal" there may be little benefit to "bi-wiring." But, given the fact that the 802’s (as are many premium... | |
| rocket 88 Short answer: "No. There won't be an audibile difference" Premium cables have gotten quite expensive and you have a chance to buy a pair of 10' factory-terminated Rocket 88's at the right price, you should go for it. fyi- I upgraded the internal... | |
| How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life? @ghdprentice "The really funny thing is for decades, completely by accident I ended up working in companies that are primary sources of high end subcomponents for high end audio… Burr-Brown Corp and Texas Instruments. So all wrapped together for... |