yesiam_a_pirate
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| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review Soix- agreed. that's why I used "most". There are certainly some exceptions. | |
| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review Most all reviews are now Infomercials. | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers I think the used market is a good measure of the worth of something. After all the hype and incentives are gone you are left with a thing that will only sell for what someone is willing to pay for it. I wish the used market sites would post the ... | |
| Are You a Swifty? She is a talentless, mid 7, middle age bimbo media creation with low music proficiency that got her boost by having influence with a manipulatable voting block who won't show up to vote anyway. Cue the haters. Isn't this forum about musical exce... | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change I respectfully reject your premise. I don' think yours is a condition that requires a pop-psychology diagnosis. You like gear and you like music- so what? How is this any different than a mechanic buying the latest Snap-on tool when the tool truc... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? Man what a cool trip back to the day! I wouldn't sell any of that stuff. Keep it because it's your first love. Now, If you want to pursue HiFi get in the mindset that you'll spend about 5K to get something you'll really love and be proud of. ... | |
| First Bi Amping Experience Well said @ellajeanelle. As a 62 year old man I still love the punch and slam of powerful bass. Cello, tympanies, string bass, lower octaves on the piano all demand a lot from my rig. Ditto for Rammstein's Du Hast Nich. Without slam it's just not ... | |
| First Bi Amping Experience @Carlsbad2; True as to a couple of watts. However it's the transients in demanding recordings that eat the daylights out of watts. Particularly low frequencies. It take a LOT of current to move woofers at high SPLs with difficult tracks. That's wh... | |
| You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them? I like some of them: OCD Mikey for example strikes me as honest- I states "I'm a dealer I want to sell you what I like" The Chinese Dude- Thomas & Stereo does a pretty good job unless he's pitching some ChiFi stuff. Way back when I bought a ... | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? I have tried it both ways- in my case a PS Audio Direct Stream DAC to an Audio Research SP 15, an Audio Research Ref 6SE and direct to amp. My experience is this: If I don't mind having lower volume recordings preventing me from getting the DBs I... | |
| How does a preamp die from sitting unused for a few months? I had an ARC SP 15 that I bought from a guy who had it in storage for years. It popped a fuse the second I turned it on. After replacement it burned up a cap that was swollen and died again. I had to re-cap the thing! Soon thereafter the switched ... | |
| Help me pick a Dac I really like the fat sound of the PS Audio Direct Stream II. It was a big step up from my Mk1. You can buy them direct for 8K return it for a full refund if you don't care for it. There's a New In Box one on US Audio for 7400. I'd bet he'd ta... | |
| Anybody here listened to Daniel Hertz Speakers? What did you think? @ Deep; I heard a set of Alexx Vs driven by 125K in Burmister gear last month. I was so disappointed. $350K for a rig that failed my most basic test tune Paradise by Sade. It sounded cold and clinical. I was told by my ARC dealer that Burmister w... | |
| Free air, tighter bass - snake oil or cheap tweaks? @ericsquires Great thread man! I found out that a really big "live" room sounds a lot like a bar band venue when i crank up the volume. Some reverb is actually preferable to a dead room. I've had good luck with thick Oriental rugs and hiding sou... | |
| Is it even possible to get a factory authorized dealer to give a discount? @secretguy- yep I did. Reason being that posing my need for good data required my post to be phrased as a question and not a statement. Otherwise nobody would weigh in. I really appreciate the replies as they have educated me on how to get bette... |