waytoomuchstuff
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| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? Quck story: We have a (very) extended family member who happens to be a centi-millionaire. I can’t remember whether he just bought, or sold, an asset for $90M. This amount of money was a staggering to me. Sorry for the confusion. He just turned ... | |
| Mobile Fidelity Settlement Update A while back I introduced the topic: "Nostalgia. Or Authenticity. Can we have both?" It set a new record for the least popular post in A’Gon history. The only comment was spam generated. At any rate, the premise was that our quest for "the real ... | |
| Infinity Kappa 9 S EMIT not functioning or Hearing Loss? @ervikingo Keep in mind that this is a very course troubleshooting method that detects "broken" stuff and not items that are working, but not quite up to speed. Audio signals to the speakers are AC. So, a basic multimeter will measure the audio... | |
| Infinity Kappa 9 S EMIT not functioning or Hearing Loss? fyi- It’s a cheap (almost) free process to measure a speaker’s frequency response to see if something is "broken". RTA apps are free (or cheap) for phone/tablet and you can burn test tones (including pink noise) onto a CD Rom (useful) only if you ... | |
| Does a weave of cables really make a difference? There aren't many "absolutes" we can reference in high performance audio. But, I think we can introduce one, with a high level of certainty. Cable manufacturers design and evaluate THEIR cables using THEIR cables. There may be an instance where... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities @tweak1 Yes’. And yes. 😀 | |
| Bass- at what frequency does it change from sounding like a string to just a low tone? @m669326 Here’s my take: I interpret this as "lower midrange issues" at frequencies that are cirtical to your listening. The lower mid is difficult to get "right" in that we are asking the speaker to be both agile (detail) and powerful (moving ... | |
| Any Thoughts? One of my vintage cars is leaking oil from the engine, transmission, and rear end. Which one do I tackle first? Or, just buy more pet pads? | |
| Top two most important sound qualities @bdp24 As an elderly gentilemen, I am quiet familiar with the term "immediacy". It wasn't until this morning that I was able to connect the phenomena to music. Thank you. @asvjerry I was thinking more along the lines of scorched eyebrows, b... | |
| Top two most important sound qualities Space between the notes. Dynamic contrast. Enough detail and resolution that even Stevie Nicks vocals are discernable. (Found this to be impossible for under $100k) Oh yeah. I recently did a survey on A’Gon and got 209 results. Was fun laughing... | |
| Center Channel Dialogue Center channel speakers are generally a problem solver, not a problem creator. This one is perplexing. From my perspective: 1) Accurate, high resolution center sound is not leaving the preamp. This has not been my experience with Marantz surro... | |
| Why do almost all women today hate home audio? Maybe we have changed over the years? At an earlier time, our musical experiences were more social, shared, and engaging. No "sweet spots", just good sound (and good friends) anywhere, and everywhere. Placing gender differences off to the side fo... | |
| Why are these called 5 way binding posts? I count four! Okay. It’s time to get real here. The term "bind" is defined as to "tie or fasten (something) tightly." Anyone who’s tried to shove a Dyson in between a wall and their speakers, whacked a cable, and dislodged a banana connector "binded" to their ... | |
| Why are these called 5 way binding posts? I count four! The terminals on my vintage speakers are 2-way. Or, is it 3? I was feeling pretty good about them when I woke up this morning. Now I wonder. | |
| Could we get a group of all IRS Beta owners? That would be fun. Wish I was a member of the club, but let these (like many others) pass me by. |