wolf_garcia
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| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? I also run my REL Q150E relatively (but appropriately) pretty low...and as an older (but still amazingly handsome) musician/soundman I also have "experience specific" tastes in this stuff (unlike the "teeming masses/great unwashed" non musicians w... | |
| Why are HD downloads so expensive? A key question is what the royalty rates are to the artists...musicians/artists/composers are usually on the bottom of the heap when the money dribbles in, and anybody who thinks free downloading is OK is a complete asshat. | |
| Is McIntosh a stepping stone into HI/FI? Replacing gear often has nothing to do with improving things per-se...at a point that everything is sounding great in your system it's time to change stuff because YOU CAN, and you're an audio hobby junkie...I've replaced things merely because of ... | |
| Looking for a DAC for the Squeezebox Touch Dacmagic...no longer hip but still the one to beat for features, price, and sound. Improved my SBT sound a LOT...love it. | |
| Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End I was referring to the Q5 vs. the M5 price (oops)...and for the record, I like Magico speakers (I'm sure Magico is relieved hear that). They sound great to me and I appreciate "cost no object" design even if it's doubtful I'll spend that much on s... | |
| Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End Magico does have a weird issue with these new models seeming superior to the old ones...at WAY less money. I'm waiting for the outrage among the owners of the older stuff...and I'm glad I can live with sub 60K speakers.... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? The "proper" sub frequency point should depend on the main speaker's low frequency capability and careful listening...if I set the REL too high up into the main speaker territory it gets muddy, untoward, unseemly, tawdry, flabby, unfocused, unreal... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? True...there are those who are ethically challenged by subs, and I would be also if I spent $6,624.37 on "full range" speakers just to discover somebody gets a similar experience from adding a good sub to a more modest speaker. My groovy sounding ... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? The thing I posted was pasted directly from the REL site, and it seems REL stuff generally does music very well (a friend has a completely different model than I do with the same main speakers and it works fine). Also...every room differs absolute... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? Here's the possibly disturbing line from the currrent REL site (the "FAQ'S" section, "6. Which REL sub-bass system is best for me?":"Acoustically, either the 'ST' or the 'Q' range work excellently in either a hi-fi or home cinema system. However, ... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? NO! Say it ain't so! In spite of what "REL" says (what the hell do THEY know anyway?)...mine sounds great for music, which is all I use it for. Now I have to go look that up...damn... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? My REL Q150E is front firing. It sits in a little corner made by a fake fireplace behind the left speaker (firing forward toward the back of the main speaker) and that is EXACTLY where it belongs in my room (I moved it all over the place and point... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? My REL Q150E is side firing. | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? As a former full range speaker user and subwoofer hater (except for pro sound use) I found Elizabeth's comments understandable but less valid than usual when applied to a topic including REL subs..."Rock" music can certainly have a lot of bass (as... | |
| Should I bother to try a subwoofer? Yeah...this subject seems to engender some weirdly snarky responses to what is a basic reality: Subs make the lower freqencies audible. Is that so wrong? Also there is something to be said for the imaging capabilities of small baffle speakers that... |