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| 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... | |
| 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... |