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| can subwoofers make things worse? Short answer: "Yes". If you reside in a multi-family dwelling, a subwoofer can make the relationship with your adjacent neighbors worse. | |
| It's attention, not money, we should budget @mahgister You should be very proud of what you've produced with what you had to work with. I can't think of a more relevant response to the OPs topic. (My reference to acoustical panels covering the glass in my wife's vehicle was an "attempt... | |
| It's attention, not money, we should budget @erik_squires I’m agreeing with your premise. Establishing monetary metrics can get us "workable" results. Investing attention (time?) will get us better sonic results, for less money. The DYI reference was merely an example of time spent vs mon... | |
| It's attention, not money, we should budget @erik_squires I get it. I made reference to DIY, but also validated the decisions made by those who take the most efficient path from A->B. Yes, we frequently spend time (and, money) on whatever our kids have their attention on. I spent 4 ho... | |
| It's attention, not money, we should budget It’s been said that people will spend their money on what their attention is on. This is an easy hypothesis to prove when your partner, or klds/grandkids have their attention on something. So, "attention" and "money" are intertwined. It’s also be... | |
| What to ask when buying used speakers? Here's my list of questions: - Have you ever played the album The Big Sound of the Drags at over 110 SPL? - Have you ever tried to troubleshoot a "no sound" condition by maxing out the volume control on the preamp, then switching sources until s... | |
| "The Mystery Of Sound Is Mysticism" Music is ALL the things described in this forum. It can also be a life experience where we are fully resonating with the performance, and the time, date, sounds, smells, visuals, and emotional bonds with others are recorded. When the music is re... | |
| McIntosh is now inside a Jeep luxury car. McIntosh is a chuck of Americana (Woodstock, Grateful Dead, etc) as is Jeep. Foreign ownership (Fiat) dilutes this to some degree, but the visuals of "years past" are still pretty impactful. Establishing a connection between the two is pretty goo... | |
| My New Year’s Wish for my fellow audiophiles. Can't think of a better way to start the New Year. Discussions, inquiries, thoughts, expressions and, yes, frustrations on this forum fall into my "Good Problems to Have" categories. Grateful for the opportunity to have the best music the world h... | |
| Indispensable Tool! @nonoise +1 The Ayre disc was one of those things I hadn’t tried due to the fact that it "pegged the needle on my BS meter." Then, after the suggestion of a friend/colleague with "pretty good ears", I decided to give it a try. To my surprise (a... | |
| High End System Building. How important is the matching, cabling and room? Thoughts ? It would be interesting to have a survey to gather viewpoints on how we prioritize elements of system building. Since most "mortals" require this OR this decision making, rather than this AND this, it would be nice to gather options on where to p... | |
| What use to burn in power cords? I highly recommend getting an adapter and using a high end foot massager. The Shiatsa mode is by far the most effective. It "exercises" the PC through the critical low frequencies. But, what about the highs? Got a solution there, too: Find a sm... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? I listen to FM in my "technologically-challenged" 2009 A4 daily driver -- KSHE out of St. Louis.. (This car is soooo old, I even have to push in a clutch and shift the gears myself!!). When I travel out of the region, I often pull in KSHE via Tune... | |
| Why "bookshelf" sspeakers? Limited mass, moderate girth, electro-mechanical acoustic transducers? | |
| Can we contribute I find myself quite often attempting to leverage my experience(s) as a "seasoned audiophile" to help me in my "other life." (I even started a topic on this forum with this title a while back). Now, thanks to you guys, I have even more colorful la... |