Changing audio beliefs

@thecarpathian 

Thanks for your cordial clarification. I suspect we have more in common than not. 

I most certainly do not have music playing all the time. But neither can I imagine life without music or the arts in general. For me, creative expression is central to who I am. FYI, I never became much of a Classical music fan, to my parents’ disappointment. I played guitar as a hobbyist for 50 years, having discovered early on that gigging wasn’t for me and this no doubt sharpened my musical ear. Injury compelled me to give up playing and writing poetry has become my focus at this stage of life. 

There are certainly things that are on a par with music for me: my marriage, my spiritual life, canine companions and appreciation for nature. In the end, I view all of these as aspects of one thing. 

@stuartk ,

Sorry to hear injury kept you from one of your life's joys. You never know when life is gonna throw a banana peel in front of you. It's good you found another creative outlet. I think Voltaire said : "Poetry as the music of the soul."

I used to believe that a flat frequency response was the Holy Grail. I now include power response in the mix.

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Cabinet Speaker has become a permanent replacement speaker, superseding a few decades of use of ESL speakers. 

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