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03-06-03
Also...1)exhaust speaker placement options before upgrading ... Phasecorrect
03-06-03
- spend at least 20 times as much time listening to and thin ... Raguirre
03-07-03
1) a good audio system forces you to music. a bad one force ... Bluefin
03-10-03
If like music, the catalog to equipment ratio should be at l ... Jlamb
03-10-03
Have not followed this thread,but here are some things i hav ... Abex
03-21-03
You can buy anything you want out there, but you'll have mor ... Marty76
03-22-03
If your like me and start in you teenage years, by the time ... matt_haug@
03-28-03
There all pink inside... Phasecorrect
04-02-03
Phasecorrect what are you refering to? matt_haug@
07-14-03
1) dont sweat the petty stuff 2) dont pet the sweaty stuff ... Slappy
07-16-03
Have fun! this hobby is a journey with lot's of adventure. c ... Ridgestreetaudio
09-01-03
1 importance of a powerful amp: at least 70 honest watts p ... gonglee1@
09-01-03
Learn a little bit about typical male manifestations of obse ... Shasta
10-11-03
Learn how to listen...listen with your eyes closed....music ... Brainwater
11-04-03
As a musician i would suggest many audiophiles invest some t ... Oddmorning
11-23-03
1)the most important part of the system is the room (unless ... Maxlorenz
12-24-03
1. decide first if you want a 5 channel hometheatre or a tw ... Whitesandbluewater
12-24-03
Don't let signal degradation get in the way of buying a simp ... Unclejeff
12-27-03
1. don't get started in the first place! you are better off ... Vvrinc
01-01-04
Great responses so far. my advice- decide what level of sy ... Pmi_guy
02-11-04
I - join audiogon and use it to research. ii - set your o ... Clbeanz
03-26-04
I've been doing this for twenty-five years. here's what i've ... Virgil
03-26-04
Virgil, i'm mostly in agreement w/ you esp. w.r.t to your & ... Bombaywalla
03-26-04
Bombaywalla- i think you are right on target; poor accoustic ... Virgil
03-26-04
1. run far and fast away from here before you go crazy and b ... Jim63
03-27-04: Jim63
Clarification:
1. It was to late for me the day I was born. I used to sleep with the radio under my pillow. There is magic in them there notes, and the people playing them, and the spirits that guide them, and in me when I am open - which I can not seem to control at will; magic.
2. I set a realistic budget so that I had a place to start and to enable the breaking of inertia. I found out later that I had no clue about what was available, at what cost, nor how to judge value; of the components in contrast to each other and of the minute differences that can be the difference between nice and oh my God!
3. Listening over and over, reading, listening to dealers and audiophiles and re-listening, getting frustrated and re-excited. Discovered incredible tone, then discovered decay, space, dynamics. The first was tone. The second was soundstage. The third was quality bass, then extreme low frequency in musical context. Initial impressions soon went completely out the window and I had no idea what was real or what I liked. I finally heard a planner set up done correctly and "oh my god" now I get the planner thing (but still could not live without off-axis response.) I finally heard a tube set-up that blew my mind with richness and clarity, again "oh my god" (but I knew I still could not live without the frequency extremes and dynamic speed.) on and on and on.
4. Reset budget to be in line with what was required, for me.
5. I often feel guilty, but I soon realized guilt is better than regret and bitterness; after all I did (and still) work for it. Music was my first love and has been my constant through good and bad - sorry honey??? I love you too though. :)
6. This was simply meant to be funny. Said "Kid" has never messed with the system, but she taunts me and I see her eye it when she gets jealous and mad, like we kids do. I need to remember, she is she and not me, who was not so understanding of value and had limited control and did stupid things that defied all logic for no apparent reason. Fire is hot, hmmmm.... ouch!!! Duh.
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04-02-04
Do not set your audio beliefs in "stone" , think o ... Darrylhifi
05-14-04
Try these 5 fisrt... 1.) open a td account before your money ... Infinity_audio
07-02-04
The last guy was great. but virgil's remarks "are out t ... Whitesandbluewater
07-07-04
Since we are on audiogon, i'll stick to audio words of wisdo ... Msrice
08-14-04
The music you listen to and you what sounds good to you is t ... Shanew
09-06-04
Thats pretty good infinity audio. one more thing. find some ... Brainwater
09-21-04
From the perspective of a psychologist who is somewhat new t ... Johnrob
09-21-04
I just wanted to say great thread, very good info, thx all, ... Nerd65
09-22-04
Didactically- cant you hear this thread calling you? Timf
09-23-04
Lots of good advise so far. 1a) patience. 1b) patience. 1 ... Artizen65
09-23-04
1. take a 1 month break once a year, no hi-fi, nothing. 2. g ... Sonicbeauty
01-19-05
1. protect your ears - wear plugs when vacuming, cutting the ... Gammajo
01-20-05
The most important link is always speakers, followed by sour ... Darrenlite
05-13-05
1/ in speakers, with very rare exceptions, fewer drivers is ... 213cobra
06-03-05
* dont compete, someone always has better, but at more cost. ... Chadnliz
06-20-05
Great thread. 1)tube amps are over rated-but they do sound l ... Rfj5106
06-28-05
1. buy the best (analog) source component you can afford, fi ... R_f_sayles
06-29-05
1. invite attractive women to your house and play music the ... Finsfan05401
09-13-05
Spend a lot more than you can Surfgod
09-28-05
it only looks as good as it sounds. listen with your eyes ... Surfgod
10-10-05
Don't belive anything you read in "6-moons" or by ... Mint604
05-06-06
To maximise your return from your existing system without ad ... cspei@
10-28-06
1. ears = heart. if this connection is lost- something is wr ... Valve_and_vinyl
10-28-06
Like valve and vinyl said. amen, brother. Hartwerger
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