jrbirdman333
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| Baffled by Pricing Strategy Inverse elasticity of demand. Place a $6.00 sticker on a bottle of wine and people will think it is garbage. Place a $36.00 sticker on the same bottle and suddenly people will take notice, discussing what a fine bouquet it has. | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? Slow torture followed by decapitation. | |
| Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice? Phil Collins, Kenny Loggins | |
| Favourite Guitarists John Williams, Narciso Yepes, the Romeros. | |
| Classical music newbie needs your suggestions Russian symphonic music is some of the best. Very approachable. | |
| Luxman 590AX II Break-In I don’t think it is your amp. As a comparison, I run a 509x into Dynaudio Contour 60i, and the bass slam will exfoliate your face and cause your bones to vibrate. I’ve heard the littler Luxman class A do similar things with Contour 30i. Your speak... | |
| The Right Speaker Cables Cardas Iridium cables for the price are excellent. $390.00 for 2m cables. | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either Looks like an interesting project. I’m surprised you didn’t wear gloves though. Bare hands will transfer oils and dirt onto those wires. | |
| Great classical pianists Some favorites: Slava Richter - love everything he played. Radu Lupu - his Schuman and Grieg are top notch. RIP Radu. I'm really liking Daniel Trifonov and Leif O. Andnes as well. Andnes does a great Ossia cadenza (Rach 3). My favorite is still Ho... | |
| Has this happened to you? How can it be stopped? There is a flaw in your question. It has never been about "need"! | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? My father got a set if RTR twin towers. I was blown away back in the day. | |
| Best Stereo Upgrade Value Just added a Rel Carbon Special sub. Just wow. So much controlled power. Like an AMG v8. Massive overall performance upgrade in my system. | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers Danish or Italian. The Danes make beautiful stuff. | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers I have a friend who just got a set of Paradigm Persona 9H. I haven't heard them yet. He is super picky and says they are phenomenal. I'll try to invite myself over soon for a listen and will report my findings. | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers Dyn Confidence 30s for me please! Don't let the size of the bass drivers fool you. Those are amazing speakers. |