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| what is a high end component ? "The World of High Fidelity" is a book written by Gerard Rejskind, the editor of UHF Magazine. At the start of the book just before the Table of Contents, he writes the following acknowledgement:"To the countless musicians who have, day by day, st... | |
| what are your views regarding reviewing styles ? Well, here's my opinion FWIW. Let's take your post a paragraph at a time.In your first paragraph you state:"at the risk of being simplistic, i would say there are two broad categories of reviewing--criticism and reporting and the connotations of s... | |
| What to do with 1,200 CDs I don't need I get a sense from your post that you just want confirmation for what you think is the best idea, i.e. the tax deduction route. I think it's the best idea too. Simplest, easiest, and the one likely to give you the best return. It also gives the mu... | |
| Your listening chair I have a nearfield listening position almost identical to the one in the picture link you provided. I even have the same chair and footrest! It's an Ikea Poang chair, with matching footrest, by the way. Very cheap and very comfortable.I notice no ... | |
| what is the purpose of a stereo system ? "some of the disagreements as to component preferences or the sound of stereo systems may result from differing ideas as to what a stereo system should do."I think that there is a tremendous amount of truth in this statement. It's an interesting p... | |
| Help Me Explain Power Cables to my Guitar Friends I don't know if I can offer anything other than moral support. As you well know, many audiophiles have great difficulty with judging performance by "measurements". If we bought according to "measurements", nobody would buy tube amps. People would ... | |
| CEC Who are they? Challenging questions you pose. I can give a partial answer.C.E.C. products are made by the Chuo Denki Company in Japan, unless I am mistaken. Their website is www.cec-web.co.jp As the site is in Japanese, I suspect that the initials C.E.C. might ... | |
| OK, what's the protocol? First, underestimation of shipping.There is no reason for a quote to be grossly inaccurate if you have original packaging. You have the weight and size of what is to be shipped and online calculators are available from the shippers. In view of thi... | |
| i want a dull, caramel colored cd player any ideas Sorry, but we all know that CDs are "perfect sound...forever". You'll have to just get used to the fact that all CD players players produce perfect sound. Maybe you could sing yourself to sleep. It would be cheaper. | |
| HT, WHAT'S BETTER 2 CHANNEL + 3 OR ONE 5 CH In theory, it should not make a difference. However, in practice, it may make a difference. The more channels you have in one box, the greater the possibility that there may be electrical interference between the channels. One box also increases t... | |
| Looking for a good cartridge... Grados are good value for the money. You can see some at www.audioadvisor.com The least expensive ones are in the $40-$60 range. | |
| Cheap HT and, forgive me, Bose I think that Bose are not highly regarded by audiophiles for two reasons. The first reason may not be a concern to you in your situation. The second may be.The first reason why audiophiles generally do not give Bose much regard is because the high... | |
| which cowboy junkies cd? Trinity Sessions and Lay It Down would be my top two.By the way, my wife and daughter were at a concert a couple of months ago (girl's night out). The Cowboy Junkies were the opening act. (Colin James was the headliner). The first thing they said ... | |
| Omnidirectional antennas In addition to the Fanfare suggested by Armstrod, you could look at the Magnum Dynalab ST-2FM. They're pretty much identical. I would also suggest you look at Terk antennae as they are antenna specialists. If you live in an urban area which is not... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? I would agree with Pabelson.When you consider that some of the vibrations on a record groove are measured in the billionths of an inch, the importance of keeping motor vibration out becomes critical. It would seem to me that the cost and engineeri... |