yesiam_a_pirate
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| Finally...subwoofer that's aesthetically pleasing! I'm just gonna keep on rolllin' with the gear I got 'till it's time for me to fly. | |
| Finally...subwoofer that's aesthetically pleasing! The fit and finish on the Sonus product is really nice. However as is the case with many Italian "designer" goods (Ferrari, Gucci, et al) the prices are jacked up way past the actual value. $750K for subs? Are there that many people rich enough o... | |
| Announcement: Axiom Audio acquisitions of Bryston and Magnum Dynalab I'm not surprised by this- Axion was the VW to Bryston's Rolls Royce. This is really a factory consolidation. Years ago a friend in in is 70s told me he used Axiom speakers because his hearing was incapable of hearing the "outed ranges" more exp... | |
| Fleetwood Deville vs Wilson Sound I find the Wilson towers all very analytical. Almost Teutonic. Cold may be a bit strong but definitely not warm. Recently I listened to a set of Alexx Vs driven by Burmister mono blocks and preamp. The front end was digital- Aurender. I listened ... | |
| Mcintosh pre amp pricing Fair market value is determined by what a similarly motivated buyer and seller agree to- not by asking prices. | |
| I took Frank Zappa’s advice Zappa is no longer an atheist. | |
| Bending Sound Fuss I'm not sure what your question means. So let's go with the more charitable interpretation- you wonder why a crossover. So: Eric Norgarden of Magnepan told me the maggies do best when they are not tasked with making deep bass- that should be ... | |
| Led Zep Fool in the Rain As I understand the lore this was a John Paul Jones arrangement which tinkered with a Brazilian motif. It was written around when Presence was being arranged/recorded. The problem at that time was heroin. Page was truly strung out as was Plant- to... | |
| list of speakers What a great site Grisly! Lots to fun to surf . Thank you for the hard work and clever idea. I'll bet some speaker manufacturers would buy ad space on this site if you choose to monetize it. | |
| Ken Fritz article One other thing hits me about this story. The WP writer seems to imply that striving for excellence is a mental illness. Isn't that just typical of a certain way of thinking espoused by a certain type people driven mad with envy and lust for contr... | |
| Ken Fritz article I read in a book once "What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world but looses his own soul?" | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K Bryston Model Ts. Designed and hand built by James Tanner for his own listening room. They were so good at making precision bass (six 8" Woofers) the company decided to make and sell them. Negatives: They are watt vacuums. They need at least 200 ... | |
| Help with speaker selection <$20k There are so many really good speakers out there- but let me give a shameless plug for the ones I chose. I like my music at least as loud as conversation level. If I really like the tune- often very loud. My room is huge so I need a lot of spea... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? Oh man! Not since my Onkyo T-9 died in '79. I did buy a Harmon Kardon Citation 18 in the mid 80s and literally never even hooked it up. I think the cassette tape followed by the CD craze got me. Plus I was thrilled to not hear all those irritati... | |
| Capacitors for Audio Research Reference 5se FWIW I have had some experience with re-capping an ARC SP-15. There are "better" caps out there than ARC used, but the reason ARC used the caps they did was to achieve a particular voicing. Because the Ref 5SE is a spectacular preamp, and IMO so... |