wspohn
Responses from wspohn
| “BLOCK” Function? Having a block feature would indeed be useful. I rarely use it on fora that offer that option, but when another poster spouts 'noise' consistently, it is nice to be able to read the forum without seeing their posts. Something that the powers that... | |
| Sub Question. One higher quality sub or two lesser quality? (Rythmik vs HSU) Go with the two Hsus (but depending on your main speakers, consider the VTF-15H MK2 as well - goes lower and has a bit more output. Maybe better if your main speakers have decent bass and you want to cross over lower down. | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought Only one person said you should buy used?I completely agree. Buying new speakers is like buying a new car. Get in, drive it off the lot, stop and go back and tell them you want them to sell it for you and you just ate thousands of dollars. Ditto ... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. It isn't an either or situation.Mind exercise: A cartridge can put out X - X= 100% That's if it were held perfectly in the air with no external vibrations affecting it.Attach it to an arm on a turntable with interconnects to a phono preamp etc. a... | |
| Why are there so many wooden speakers? Don't we have a few speaker manufacturers that hang out here?This is all at the theoretical level - it would be nice to take it to the experimental level. Get a manufacturer to make a pair of speakers (perhaps their mid priced models) in two or t... | |
| 8 track tape vs 1st press vinyl I had an older Lamborghini for several years on a limited license that mandated period accessories including radio. It was fitted with an 8 track player. Aside from the fact that every time I shifted into first, third or fifth gears I pushed the t... | |
| Threshold, Levinson, Bryston, Krell, ?others? used amps Agree with Bedini, older Adcom, and Classe (older true Class A versions) that will drive just about anything. I also agree that getting servicing on such amps is getting harder and harder to find, and some of those true class A amps are really he... | |
| What do you sit on? The home theatre chairs available are worth looking into as they are built for long term use, support and adjustability - a bad back can be assuaged by a half hour spent in a reclined position.My speakers require rather anal set up using a laser s... | |
| Putting weights on speakers? Hmm...my speakers weight more than 400 lbs. each. I think adding weight would just turn my spikes into nails that I'd never get out..... | |
| What are the sexiest components ever made? Quad ESL 57s - and they are theft proof as well unless you are unlucky enough to be burgled by the radiant heater thief. | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? The ways in which dealers and salesmen turn people off aren’t limited to monetary issues.I’ve gone into serious stores and pretty much without me asking anything, a salesman has decided that I wanted to hear his theories of audio purity to the poi... | |
| Cool it! I have always preferred Class A amps with properly designed heat sinks that cool sufficiently without and added fans (which might fail, possibly cooking your amp).I have one system that runs two mono Class A amp, each of which puts out around 400 ... | |
| Low volume listening dynamics Relating speaker sensitivity to low volume detail seems incorrect to me. One of my systems has really excellent low volume realism, and the speakers are the lowest efficiency of any I own - 86 dB. | |
| Unbelievable Yamaha really made this statement:Glossy black piano finish provides improved signal-to-noise performance Makes sense. A grand piano sounds way better than an accordion - I'm sure it must be the paint. Bet it would be even further ahead if yo... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Once you decide on how much you can spend on speakers, the question becomes one of how you want to have that divided between aesthetics and performance.Vandersteen is probably the king of functionality - spend all the money on performance and when... |