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| what is the purpose of a stereo system ? I think all 6 points apply to me in varying degrees. As in any of my hobbies and interests the tangible item itself definitely has an allure, but the activity and participation is what brings me happiness. | |
| What sonic gains from 300B tube push-pull config. As a first time tube amp owner [845 SET] I'm wondering the same thing myself. I was reading about another 300B amp [can't remember which] that was designed for push-pull. Up until then I hadn't heard of that before, all the 300Bs I'd read about pr... | |
| Burned out hi fi salesman I visited a stereo shop in Orange County, So Cal a couple years ago and the salesman insisted that everything I owned was esoteric since it wasn't made by the brands he carried such as Audio Research, Magnapan or Pass Labs. He was really out of to... | |
| Is This Sub Powerful Enough For This Room? Hey Mitch, if any sub has the 'nads for a room like that it would be the DD18, but as you fear you may find that operating with just one nutsack isn't enough and two huevos grandes will work better in that gi-normous room.Set up the DD18 when you ... | |
| Whatever Happened To SAE? Old Towne Mall?! Dimensions in Stereo? I remember that place! Old Towne used to be such a happnin' place thirty plus years ago when I was in high school.There are still two places in Redondo Beach right next to each other. Systems Design Group and... | |
| Whatever Happened To SAE? Roger Sound Labs had their own line of oak audio stands. Twenty five to thirty years ago I thought it was the coolest, classiest stuff I'd ever seen.Remember Paris Audio in Torrance and West LA? I used to go in there all the time and stare at the ... | |
| I hope break in is true With some pieces I have heard little to no changes even after months of listening and other times I wondered if my gear was doing the whole William Hurt/Altered States metamorphosis because the changes in sonic character were so fickin' wild and e... | |
| Stereo stand with adjustable shelves I'd always wondered about the Salamander Synergys when I saw them in ads or on the internet. They look nice, but are they sturdy enough? Two things always impress me when I see them in person. They're much nicer looking live, and they're way sturd... | |
| Whatever Happened To SAE? I grew up in the South Bay and remember when Licorice Pizza, the Wherehouse flagship store and a great little stereo shop were all on the corner of Sepulveda and Hawthorne Blvd.I'll never forget one Saturday in the late 1970s walking around that a... | |
| Whatever Happened To SAE? Cal Stereo, I remember that place? I forgot where it was located though. | |
| HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURES Yeah Eric, a lot of the art directors where I work love that trick. I didn't know about it until I started working here a year ago. You can find a lot of neat methods like searching this online or at the NAPP website. Sometimes if needed, I even r... | |
| HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURES Ed,The high pass layer is pretty cool. It creates a nice blend of sharpening and contrast unlike any sharpening filters in Photoshop. I use it when retouching at work all the time. Most high pass filter tutorials only suggest using "overlay" as th... | |
| What physically makes up a CD you buy in a store? "plastics!" | |
| Very short speaker cable length recommended? No doubt, Timru.I've witnessed major debates in car forums regarding oil change intervals. You have recommendations from both oil and car manufacturers, and then you have the entire dino versus synthetic argument influencing change intervals. Then... | |
| Help me put a system together for under $1k. Does he already have a computer?At work my Apple G5 is connected to a Swan M20L satellite/subwoofer set up that sounds decently good using iTunes as my music source. Swan speakers are known for being "midrange first" in design, so that ultimate ex... |