How competitive are you with your system?

No, you’ve not heard my videos because there are none, until now, of the current set-up.  But whatever...

As I said, I bring the venue to the room.  This is a regular CD on an Oppo-95.  The speakers cost $1,500 to make and you are hearing a 23 year old Yamaha receiver with >35,000 hours on it.

No eq or room correction of any type and total investment <$6K.  And we don’t need no subwoofers.  Plus, I can crank rock music to insane levels undistorted!  This recording was done on a Nikon D750 DSLR using it’s internal mics.

https://youtu.be/CoOp12ayIVg

https://youtu.be/yRsdYDuHjTI

https://youtu.be/u12ZxcTvD30

toddalin     No, you’ve not heard my videos because there are none, until now, of the current set-up.  But whatever...

https://youtu.be/CoOp12ayIVg  Original

https://youtu.be/yRsdYDuHjTI  Todd’s

Hey Todd,  Right, I heard your other videos a year ago. I’m hearing your new videos and it sounds much clearer than older videos. Your system sounds better than many (almost all) mega buck systems (>$500k). I admire your finding to make the clearer sound.

All due respect, the right speaker (Eric C voice in your video) sounds bit forward  to my ears (irritation). My suggestion is taking off stuffing (3" x 3") from right spkr (remember how much removed). If my suggestion is rude and unacceptable, I’m very sorry and I apologize. I’m saying in my best respect of your spkr making skill. Alex/Wavetouch audio

IMO a large part of the problem of things like “ranking one’s personal audio system” against another one or the idea of comparison or competition is this. Whatever audio system you build is an assembly of wires, capacitors, transistors, transformers, circuit boards and electronic parts. That’s it. It makes music just like a saxophone or flute or guitar. Many people treat it like it’s special and precious. The idea becomes something like “ my child is smarter than your child” or “my kid is a better football player than your kid”. Take stock and analyze your life and try to figure out “why” you made your stereo the most important thing. There should be many things that come before it. If it all blew away in a storm tomorrow it could be replaced. Not to mention the childish nature of the ranking idea. Unfortunately when I see comments like that I wonder about the maturity of the audiophile thinking like that. A fellow friend and audiophile of mine built a beautiful system for himself and he put it simply, “it’s a hobby”. Certainly not his family or career or something else.

@mihorn 

Please come over to my place and listen to my system and tell me what sounds veiled. Because it sure doesn’t sound veiled to me. 
 

Regards,

Ron 

Hey Ron,  Please post link of your system playing video. 

Here is the clean sound system. OKTAN6 - My Favorite Picture Of You 

There is no veil between me and the music (spkrs). Cheers!  Alex/Wavetouch audio

ronboco

@mihorn     Please come over to my place and listen to my system and tell me what sounds veiled. Because it sure doesn’t sound veiled to me. Regards, Ron