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| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? The short answer is "yes", but if you put it on a graph it would look like a "smiley face" with the biggest gains at the budget level and extreme high ends. The mid-band of the range has been generally getting it right for quite a while. Gains i... | |
| Looking for Blues with High Fidelity Here's some cuts that come to mind: Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters- Kansas City Monarch Stevie Ray Vaughn - Tin Pan Alley (Roughest Place I've Ever Been) Jennifer Warnes- Invitation to the Blues Satori in Chicago - a song by Noah Wotherspoon | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective Short Answer: Yes, speaker technology has advanced. But, it would resemble something like a "smiley face" if you put it on a graph. The greatest gains would be at the low end and extreme high end of the spectrum. Long(er) Answer: Speakers... | |
| What is your favorite cover? Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails (Roy Rogers & Dale Evans) Tomita - Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussosky/Various Artists) The Force - Star Wars Disco (John Williams) Manfred Mann - Blinded by the Light (Bruce Springsteen) Honora... | |
| For all you Bose 901 Haters! @firberger Glad to put a smile on your face. I never owned a pair of 901s. Then again, I never owned a Volkswagen Bus. But, I can certainly appreciate whey they had a strong appeal and emotional attachment to their owners. | |
| No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio @gkr7007 Absolutely on board with #1-6 related to your Cornwall performance mods. I like to add a few more: 7) replace all internal cabling with the same (or better) cabling used from the amplifier to speaker terminals. 8) bypass PC traces on ... | |
| No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio @rajugsw The exit from my roller coaster ride aligned with the decline of my quality of my hearing. I became a much more tolerant of imperfection when I couldn't hear the difference anymore. Now I have 8 cars, and less audio equiopment. Your ... | |
| No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio @rajugsw The exit from my roller coaster ride aligned with the decline of my quality of my hearing. I became a much more tolerant of imperfection when I couldn't hear the difference anymore. Now I have 8 cars, and less audio equiopment. Your ... | |
| For all you Bose 901 Haters! Part 1: The Bose Phenomenon Love them. Or hate them. Bose 901s were (and remain) a phenomenon. Whether they are more impactful as a cultural phenomenon, or an audio phenomenon is a good topic for debate, but 901s were and are a phenomenon.... | |
| Audio nonsense @noske On the other hand, would you support the establishment of an independent regulatory outfit to govern the sale of all products associated with audio industry? I don't see this (or, any) forum as the gate-keepers of truth. Nor do I see ... | |
| Audio nonsense @noske Earlier in the post I referred to intellectual humility, and how items and/or technology that I thought were bogus, when finally given a fair audition, took me by surprise and became solid performers in mine (and other) systems. It seems... | |
| Audio nonsense This post is targeted to the group I fondly refer to as "Bumble Bees". You may recall the comment somewhere along the way that given what we know about science and math, an Aeronautical Engineer would have to conclude that Bumble Bees can't fly. ... | |
| Audio nonsense Over the years, I have discovered that the most valuable tool in my toolchest is intellectual humility. I've been dragged kicking and screaming by friends and professional associates to audition gear that pegged the needle on my BS meter. I fou... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer It appears that many want to be the arbitrators of the scope of conversions involving the “audiophile community” in general, and A’gon forums in particular. In my view, this is a bit of an overreach in that the “experience” of enjoying music prod... | |
| Is High End Audio catchin' up with you all? I think we can agree that the exhaust notes of Italian cars and bikes are the Stradivarius of internal combustion engines. However, I'd like to introduce my list of The WORST-SOUNDING cars I've owned. #1: '74 Mazda RX3 (showroom stock) Bad: ... |