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How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life?
Taking someone from a position of ambivalence to being wildly enthusiastic about quality sound reproduction is a pretty steep gradient for anyone. Small, precise steps may be the solution. I’m attaching to link to what I used as a training exerci... 
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
@dayglow "My pet peeve is when one obsesses over the law of diminishing returns. " I think the key question is: "Did I get my money’s worth?" Let’s say, for a moment, that the universe inserts a rule where significant differences in quality ha... 
How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life?
Okay, here’s another one. Hot rodding: I have an older car with solid lifters connected to the camshaft. The car sounded like a Singer sewing machine running down the road at high RPM from the driver’s position. Audiophiles use a product called "... 
How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life?
@theflattire  Well, there you go.  That's something worth sharing.  "Others" probably benefit from your new skillset as well, I'll bet.  
How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life?
@rockadanny Yeah, I get it. I attended a music program at a large church last Christmas. A few seconds into the performance, I had a strong desire to rent some scaffording and rip out all the cheap "builder grade" speaker wire and replace it wit... 
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
I think we’ve gotten some "hits" and "misses" here. Mostly "hits." Being an "audiophile" can worn as a badge of honor. It depends on how we use it. Yes, we can weaponize our "audiophile status" to belittle others and position ourselves in a posit... 
How Has Your Finely Tuned Audiophile Dexterity Helped You in Your "Other" Life?
I’d call that a “win, win.”      
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
I think this question needs to broken into 2 segments: "Audiophile": the biological entity (the person) "Audiophile system": the hardware The "audiophile" person would possess the following attributes: - a "more sensitive antenna" than the "av... 
20a hc power cable need adaptor to use with my 15a equipment
I’m with @carlsbad2 on this.  Terminate the cable with a 15A connector.  
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
I think we need to define the "term" vintage in a generic sense. Perhaps: "Products that represent good examples of those offered during a prior period of a rapidly expanding culurtal adoption of a product or category?" Another aspect we need to ... 
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
7 years ago we strolled into a gift shop in Fairhope, AL. We were immediately greeted with a smooth, balanced, engaging sound quite unique in the "gift shop" world of "musical wallpaper". The sound revealed the complexity of the music. Not too bri... 
Testing your system
Listen twice.  Measure once.  
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
@jhnnrrs  My comment was intended to be a not-so-serious post on a not-so-serious subject.  Sometimes I miss the mark.  I'll try to do better next time. @mrdecibel  I stand corrected on the model#.  Thanks for noticing.  As a vintage/modern spe... 
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
@lion  Radio Shack Mach 5. Game over.  
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
@doyle3433  "I have an International Projector Corp. 1940's horn and folded cab I rescued from an abandoned adult theater." They were probably selected for the theater due to ther female voice accuracy and dynamic range.  Extended, passonate fem...