waytoomuchstuff
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| un-becoming an audiophile I like erik’s suggestion of studying music history. Focusing on the music and not the system seems like a sane approach to the problem. i remember reading The History and Culturre of Drag Racing. Aftewards when doing a smoky burnout I was able ... | |
| Fee for home audition @gents “you might not be anything more than a wishful tire kicking twit.“ it may have been an oversight, but it looks like you may have missed “doddering dunderhead?” | |
| Does Hearing Loss Disqualify Me from Audiophiledom? @carlsbad "Go to costco and get a pair of the current Phillips hearing aids fitted to you. they will flatten out the frequency response and levelize your ears. " Thanks for the tip. I’ll try to remember this the next time I go to Costco for an ... | |
| Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why? @lanx0003 As some has suggested, listening at home is the ultimate test. Just keep in mind that if you have an old version of a cable, it not necessarily a valid representation of current offerings by that manufacturer. See what's new, and giv... | |
| Fee for home audition @svenjosh "He wants to charge 5% for home demo. Is this the industry standard? I am not meaning to disparage anyone so not going to name the dealer. I am just trying to see what the standard practice is." Tossing a question out there in an open... | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. @samureyex Thanks for sharing your observations, and congratulations on your sonic upgrades. Making the connection to your DAC with low (or, no) expectations, and achieving immediate and noticable benefits is not surprising. It also proves, on... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? I have a friend who was visiting another out-of-town friend and noticed he was propping up his garage door to get more ventilation with a shiny metal object. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered it was a McIntosh amplifier chassis. When the... | |
| Fee for home audition Gents, I’ll comment once again that the dealer, being in the business, should possess the knowledge (including people skills) to make it go right in MOST situations. I’ll also state once again that I wasn’t there. Therefore, I don’t know the dialo... | |
| Fee for home audition It seems the consensus my some here that the dealer is the bad guy, and the customer is the good guy. I’d just like to interject a question: Did the dealer let the customer down? Or, did the customer let the dealer down? I wasn’t there. When th... | |
| Fee for home audition It’s been said that the magnitude of what happened during the first second after the Big Bang is greater than what happened in the billions of years afterwards. I wasn’t there, so I have to take someone else’s word for it. I’ll like to suggest th... | |
| Fee for home audition Tales from the Dungeon of Customer/Dealer Exchanges Customer 1: A customer visits the store and shows an interest in upgrading a current component. After a nice demo and quality time spent, the customer expresses an interest in the item. The dea... | |
| Fee for home audition @ghasley It was good to see someone with actual dealer/customer experience share their observations related to the dealer in question. The more important comments for the OP would have been not such much an invitation to "pile on this dealer", b... | |
| Fee for home audition I once read a church reader board that stated: "A Good Friend Stabs You in the Front" At least the dealer was forthcoming about the rules of engagement and gave you the opportunity play, or not play -- upfront. Your call. | |
| Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help! 10AWG is a good choice for high end audio equipment. It also provides the additional benefit of allowing you to plug in an extension cord and charge your Tesla when your system is idling in the "standby" mode. | |
| What are some good things to do when going to an audition Get the salesman/owner to start talking about their kids or grandkids. It will soften them up, and should be good for another 6%-8% discount. If they have a dog, add (subtract?) another 2 points. If they have a collection of Precious Moments figur... |