akaim8
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| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD in the case where a listener prefers digital to analog, most likely it’s because the listener cannot discern and hear the holes in the sound that exist with digital. in that case, stick with digital. if you have really good ears, then nothing but ... | |
| What is the best way to tame a slightly bright speaker? best way to tame a bright speaker, is with a true analog source, preferably tape. 1/4" tape at 3.75 IPS will tame any bright speaker, or if you prefer 7.5 IPS. | |
| HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ??? great OP. it's the time of the year for one thing. I see the thread started in July, summer sales are slow. from June until December, not a good time to sell actually. January until May is the hot months to sell.another thing is this, I have t... | |
| Tried tubes and LOVED it, now what? Hi all, I had Solid state all my life until I bought a used integrated tubes amp Cayin a88-T for $1,000 and love it to death, but after few years, now what? I’m Thinking of movng up the chain but not sure where to go. Most of my speakers are books... | |
| Beware the audio guru the OP speaks very wise words. I'll never forget the incident about 10 years ago, a self-proclaimed guru was proclaiming how great his McIntosh amp sounded. yes, it did sound good. but it didn't sound $5000 good. it actually didn't image or so... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( let's face it, with time the great sounding old designs become progressively more obsolescent, and to keep paying higher and higher prices for them becomes foolish. they must have a distinct investor grade quality to keep climbing in value, i.e. ... | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? the only monoblock amps worth building, would be a 300B or 2A3, and the answer is NO, it's not cheap. sure it would have a "budget"- and it would be a high one cost-wise. | |
| Huey Lewis diagnosed with Meniere's disease I've had a mild to moderate case of Meniere's for the past 20+ years, what it does is gives you some weird inner ear ringing/noise, and dizziness due to affecting the balance canals in your ear. but I was and am still able to listen to music no p... | |
| Speaker recomendation any mid-fi to high-end 3-way speakers with 15" woofers and a bass reflex port, will suffice. I’ve tried other variations such as smaller 2-way boutique speakers with smaller 8", 10", 12" speakers and no bass port, and no midrange- they make the hi... | |
| Stand mount loudspeakers stand mount is a great idea, anything you can do to lift up the soundstage off the floor, greatly improves sound. I built corner shelves for my 3 way speakers w/15" woofers and bass reflex ports, and epiphany struck- WOW- the soundstage is huge, w... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( reason sales are soft ?? true audiophiles are slowly becoming extinct. I grew up listening to vinyl and analog tape since I was 5 years old, now I’m 56 and the formats are ingrained in my psyche. my son is 19 and listens to everything on his Iphon... | |
| Missing the Old Days the OP hit the nail with the title of this thread- that’s saying a mouthful....the latest saying on the street is "old school is the only school"...I’ll take it a step further. it’s not only about big powerful speakers that were affordable. the wh... | |
| Paypal issue beware. I've had an issue like this when college kid was ordering stuff using the school email/username and ISP, and paying for it with bad checks. it was an Ebay transaction. I didn't know it at first, had the antique radio packed up, emailed him to ve... | |
| Speakers "Disappearing" all excellent responses and information- YES- the real soundstage while recording or live is much larger than our living rooms, that's why moving speakers APART further, dramatically increases the effect. my speakers are 28' apart and if I could ... | |
| Inexpensive Tube Amps if they're made in China, I'd steer clear of them, cuz the transformers will probably give up in short order. my friend bought one of those and listened to it for a little while, then sold it. his was a push-pull design and it sounded ok but some... |