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| What's more important; sound or brand name? "LESS FILLING!!! TASTES BETTER!!! LESS FILLING!!! TASTES BETTER!!!" Does it really matter - if you like it - "why" you like it? Or what anyone else thinks about it? | |
| What's the best 2 channel amp for 1k? For this question, it would help us to help you if you could specify:1. Your mussic/listening preferences (i.e., genres and styles, normal listening volume, any perference for tubes or solid state, etc). 2. Tell us something about your listening r... | |
| Are there speakers after Stax? T_bone, that's a good question, and unfortunately the answer is no. The RKV has 2 headphone jacks on the front and 2 sets of RCA inputs on the back, but no speaker terminals. The stock cable for the K-1000's is terminated with a male 4 pin XLR con... | |
| Are there speakers after Stax? Plato, you're absolutely right that the K-1000's use a dynamic design. I've just gone to the AKG website and it says as much - which is all the more reason to be amazed at their lightning quick transient response and detailed resolution - they sur... | |
| Are there speakers after Stax? I've been spending a lot of time with my Stax Omega II system of late (which uses the Stax 007t amp). I find this setup to be significantly better than the 4040 system which I have heard but not owned, especially in terms of it's uber amazing bass... | |
| xrcd 24 - someone did digital right Rich, thanks for the list - very useful! | |
| Brubeck's 'Time Out' listeners Mprime, I've listened to this track several times at different volume levels, and there is no doubt that something a little different going on in the interval you describe, I'm just not sure what it is. I have not seen the live performance, so I c... | |
| Brubeck's 'Time Out' listeners Ya, Brubeck farted a lot, but always on key! That's why most people don't know about it and so few systems are able to pick it up. It's a wonderful sensation when a simple tweek allows you to smell a familiar recordiing like it was just cut... Ahh... | |
| Best Portable CD Player I should have mentioned the http://www.head-fi.org website. Do an archive search on the head-fi forum for "Sources" and you will find tons of opinions about many different PCDP's. | |
| Atlantis Reference racks - opinions? I use 2 of the Reference 5 racks and enjoy them very much. Although I cannot comment on other racks in terms of giving a comparison, I can say the Atlantis racks are quite strong when the legs are sand filled. They are easy to adjust for proper is... | |
| Found an interesting way to compare IC cables... I suspect that ((((as a general rule)))) this would be an excellent way to test the differences in cables, or really any other component for that matter. High end headphones should provide a more detailed and direct presentation of music than you ... | |
| SACD fans look at this Thanks Tim!!! | |
| I can't stop listening on my headphones. You should check out http://www.head-fi.org to learn more about all things headphone related. There are bunch of great people over there, very similar to Audiogon in terms of the friendly banter. | |
| Audiogon Annual Convention Over at head-fi there is a sub-forum for "Meetings, Parties, Get togethers" (see http://www.head-fi.org/). Of course it's quite easy to lug along your own headphones and headphone amps. With home audio systems, the execution may be a little tricky... | |
| Talon Khorus - Why So Many So Cheap? They are an absolute steal at their used prices! Opinions may vary, and thus the creation of a marketplace. Where is Adam Smith when we need him? Or maybe Joseph Schumpeter - the economist who coined the term "creative destructionism" whereby the ... |