jacksky
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| Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging... Cardas method based on OPs link seems to address tempering bass response in the room....only. Based on multiple reads, some people feel once you take care of bass all else falls into place.I agree with previous poster, following cardas puts my sp... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? Jjss49.... expanding just a little on your points, if I may;What did anyone pay attention to when parked at a drive in movie with a girlfriend? . If your answer was the sound quality then you missed out.what did anyone pay attention to when play... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? In reply to “So, I couldn’t really care less how good my car system is. I don’t do any serious listening in my car anyway.”that totally misses the point for me.i spend quite a bit of time in my car. , so while the sound target isn’t the same audi... | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I Like Alpine R’s for Sound.problem is convertible cars road noise. No matter how good the sound, the ambient noise makes you want to turn volume up to overcome it. This didn’t bother me when I was young but now when I stop after a drive and shut ... | |
| HiFi vs MidFi @waytoomuchstuff, great experiential summary/fun read, thanks.I find it interesting how much flexibility was built into gear in the past. What did manufacturers have in mind when they gave us A/B/C speaker selectors? I think so That we would put... | |
| What's your dream speaker? Best speakers I heard at Cap Fest in DC was Tidal. head and shoulders above the megabucks Von Schweikerts room . I u/stand with Tidal you can go all in on the electronics side to complete the set up.never heard ‘em but I have a hankering for Germ... | |
| Noise floors In Brooklyn, anyone can tell you the difference between gun fire and a car backfire. Nobody pays attention to the gun fire.ambient noise? , clubs In south FLA had rock bands on one stage and Disco on the other side, talk about recreating live stag... | |
| Vintage vs New Some flagship equipment from the late 80’s and on can be had at ridiculously low cost. I wouldn’t worry about recapping or reforming unless/until the unit needs it. Check out the used equipment just like you would check a used car, don’t take blan... | |
| Should I sell my Oppo 205? I have one of the later production unit’s of the BDP-105D.Few months later they stopped production.right out of the box I had to do a software upgrade.The unit glitches when connected thru HDMI (or whatever it is connected to glitches).the unit gl... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? This could be best....or worst - you tell me.saw Dexter Gordon at 7th Ave South, got there early, no assigned seating so I sat A1 dead center first row. This venue is kinda tiny, there is no bad seat but I wanted to improve on the situation with u... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? Worst.. Boz Scags at the beacon, the entertainment was watching stage hands hand him a different guitar after every song.... The Stones at the Meadowlands, Jagger paced left to right on stage and shouted the words to every song without changing p... | |
| Craigslist Fraud Ok, so what the deal/harm when you get a response asking “is the item still available?”this, after you clearly state in the ad “ do not ask it it’s still available “. | |
| For the Audiophile with a taste for good design(looks)....a question. As evidenced by the range of responses, “ good design looks” can mean eye candy or museum level cabinetry.I never had a listening session with plasma speakers, but imagine if you like tube amp aura then turning down the lights with plasmas running... | |
| What Audio Religion have you converted others to successfully? Erik,being an audiophile (is there a qualifying test, here on east coast they used to be called Regents exams), sometimes I feel like I’m in one of those movies where you come out of the basement to find all of humanity has vanished. Looking for ... | |
| Is 1990's equipment vintage? To OP’s question, NHT classifies their first generation 1990’s line as “archived”. Next gen Speakers are their “classics”. So my opinion is If it’s old and has special charm then it qualifies as worthy of being vintage. What is special charm? Wit... |