“Hi, I recently sold my dearly beloved, old Vandersteen 2C’s here on Audiogon (and I hope SgtPeppers is loving them at this moment!) I did this because in our remodeled house, my new listening room (which will double as a guest room) is just too small for the 2C’s. The Spousal Acceptance Factor was just […]
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13 responses so far; the thread starts: I have recently turned to “pro” gear . I have not heard a “bright” set of studio monitors yet ? They are not designed to accentuate any frequencies . I have owned many bookshelf speakers over the course of my life and none have come close to studio monitors […]
I should really ask – can the running in of electronics cause an audible change, or is that a myth? I say no, the running in of electronics will not cause any audible change. What do you think? More
The thread starts: Mission PCM7000 – imported blind from overseas and almost put me off CDs for life. Linn Nexus – could never figure out why I didn’t get rhythm & timing, even with an LP12 up front. McLaren A150b – the feeblest 75W integrated amp you couldn’t give away. Easily trumped by a 5W […]
I’m sitting within 4 metres of my speakers, would more distance help or does this gave nothing to do with it.. ? Please click HERE to continue
Winter is here in the Northern Hemisphere, so things are changing both outside and in. Last week I posted a thread because I cleaned my current CD player for the first time using an old Milty CD Lens Cleaner that I found when I rearranged my CD rack. I thought, and still think, that perhaps […]
Barring another financial disaster, I’m sorted. My flea power and horn fetish is over, as is my stupidly large floorstander period. Bob ICHM laughed the other week and said all the mad speakers I’ve had, then come back full circle to standmounts with conventional drivers! I have the Focals as my everyday speakers, and […]
My system is left on most of the time and sometimes on standby. I noticed that when I first start to listen the sound is a bit bright. All of my IC’s are balanced and single ended Silver Streaks, the components are Krell. It seems to take almost a half hour before the system seems […]
The thread starts: I’m sure many others have been through this phase. I did, quite a few years ago. The issue at Rab Towers is quite simple. I always separate funds for fun, from funds for necessity. It hasn’t been a wonderful few years in terms of business, so the ‘fun fund’ is quite depleted. […]
The thread starts: I am just wanting to know if I’m the only one at the age of 16 that is dumping all my money into powering up my vintage Hi-Fi setup in my mancave? I’m certainly quite the odd one out in my school as the only thing I like is classic rock, anything […]
“It’s interesting (to me) that you guys really enjoyed the Avantegarde speakers because myself and a friend (who normally loves horn speakers) were entirely underwhelmed by them. Personally, I was too aware of odd colourations and they just didn’t have the immediacy, or intimacy, that I associate with really good horns. Perhaps if they had […]
Hi, I just was thinking that I usually listen to music with the volume pot at 9 o’clock, rarely more. And was wondering if something could be done technically to the amp to have better sound quality.I mean, if I take an amp, find a way to lower its output gain, I’ll be able to […]
The thread starts: Can anyone explain why high end audio seems to be forever stuck as a cottage industry? Why do my rich friends who absolutely have to have the BEST of everything and wouldn’t be caught dead without expensive clothes, watch, car, home, furniture etc. settle for cheap mass produced components stuck away in […]
A few weeks ago I was in some leadership classes at work that were taught by an PhD Industrial Psychologist. It was very interesting and I learned a lot. He was very knowledgeable about what is going on inside the brain during different actions and thought processes. One example was that the act of throwing […]
I’ve played with every concievable passive pot, Bournes, Alps Blue Velvet, Alps Black Beauty, Penny&Giles, Dact Switched resistors, and transformers. Nothing has beat the sound of a series/ shunt LDR arrangment in the attachement, it has no contacts in the signal path, I believe that is the secret. The only stipulation that all these passive […]
I’m thinking of having a play with a single ended amp as I have not had one for donkey’s years, and fancy either 300b’s or 845’s so which is best? Dip in and out HERE
While reading through the many threads on Vinyl vs. CD, I thought it might be interesting to see what CD transports/players Vinyl fans use when not listening to their analog rig? Please click HERE to continue
So, just starting out on a very limited budget and needing a turntable, the first thing I did was check ebay. I know, probably not the best move but I am a beginner and on an extremely tight budget. After settling on a Bang & Olufsen 4004 turntable (brand due to my dad’s old […]
My B&W 683s are rated at 38Hz – 22kHz. I’ve been toying with the idea of a small subwoofer to augment the low end a bit. My apartment is pretty tiny, and in a crowded NYC building so I don’t have room for a big sub and don’t need or want earth shaking bass, just […]
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