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| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often I think a little historical perspective may be helpful here? There have been many cases where the "in house" driver was "the thing". The home-grown technology was the differentiator. Pioneers of electrostatic, ribbons, AMTs, etc. placed them on t... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? Aesthetics were very important to me when I met my current wife of 30 years. Her, not so much. I win. On the subject of audio. I’ve owned great-sounding (to me) gear over the years that was so ugly it looked like it has been ate by a coyote and s... | |
| Why Do You Listen? A Poll Question Survey Monkey is a great polling app. It’s free BUT does require a premium subscription to exceed 50 responses. About $100 annually. I did a survey here recently and paid for it out of pocket. It was worth the investment. Would be nice if A’G... | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? Home theater: There are some good story tellers out there that have something interesting to convey. Seeing the accumulation of the effects of talented writers, casting, directors, lighting, makeup, sound, etc. who can "pull off" delivering the s... | |
| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? We have a lake home on a golf course. I don’t fish or play golf. Neither pulled me in as a participant, or spectator. But, I do like touring around lake in my golf cart, and my evening escursions on UBL (the Ugliest Boat on the Lake). But, quite ... | |
| Who to trust when buying vintage ss ? @tonydennison This falls into the "good problem to have" catagory. A friend wants your advice on how to begin his/her hifi journey. Sure beats someone seeking advice on prostate surgery. I can follow your logic here. You want to recommend somet... | |
| People Who Affest Electronics Yes. And every time I try to use the microwave I piss my pants. | |
| UPS Driver Literally Drops Package with New Hana Umami Red @normb "Well, if it makes you feel better, the warehouse/hub guys were playing soccer with it, so the simple drop from waist high is the least of the G-forces it’s encountered." +1 I was thinking something similar. Just not as witty. This is ... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? Had to wrap some duct tape around my skull this morning to keep my head from exploding. So many woofers. So little time. This complex journey can needs to be broken down into incremental steps, discoveries, and bone-jarring (literally) experience... | |
| Cable elevators It seems that so-called "snake oil" products fall into 3 categories to those who solidly reject the premise: 1) the entire concept seems ridiculous or absurd 2) or, the price of said product/catagory defies the proposed cost vs performance benef... | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? As a dealer of high ticket items once stated: “it’s only money. You’ll make more.” | |
| Riddle me this.... I’ve noticed that when my wife and I are outta phase, our voices get louder. | |
| Do Your Speakers have LEVEL CONTROLS or EQUALIZERS? (Vintage or Modern) ??? So, the answer would be "yes" to many (especially vintage) speakers. We do custom performance upgrades to modern and vintage speakers. My standard practice (if the customer is interested in performance) is to bypass the level adjustments and repl... | |
| Help this old rookie with speakers Hi, @tbick . Welcome. As a Boston Acoustics and Klipsch dealer for decades, I am very familiar with both. Your ears (and brain) have become quite at home with the Bostons. Like a pair of old comfortable slippers. I’m a Klipsch fan (currently do p... | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? Fair question. After taking a look at some of your systems (and, rooms) I feel compelled to call my insurance company and make a vandelism claim on my system. "Below average" would be the highest endorsement for my system/room. As far as thos... |