Sound


Sound. Isn’t sound the quest? The ultimate goal? The bottom line? The reason or the basis for spending more money? The reason you are never satisfied? The rationale behind labeling yourself an Audiophile? Why I have to own six different Headphones? Does the obsession get in the way of common sense when it comes to an equalizer like the Schitt Loki and now the new Lokias?

 

I mean, I have what others have in Klipsch Forte… they are the first generation… they sound great. Some say Klipsch SOUND “tinny”, horny, or harsh. But hey, when I turned my Loki equalizer knobs back-left, down from neutral as I saw in a YouTube video, and played the “fine tune guy” for some differing musical genders, I can make my Forte I sound like a Forte IV, a JBL L100, Focal, etc. And add to that my SVS micro 5000 sub,  my Cary Rocket 88 tube amp, and the DAC in my  Bluesound Node…I mean, if that Loki equalizer working off “WHAT I HEAR” isn’t good enough… what sounds good to my own ears… why not use one? I find that would end discussions, (for some, arguments), about sound… Simply because tweeking KNOBS are not graphs, they are your EARS! They are your sound, according to your acoustics, and what SOUNDS GOOD to you… I mean, is it pride? Isn’t it true that “Ego is not your Amigo” when it comes to folks arguing about Sound? The book “ Get Better Sound”, (which I have)? Shouldn’t we be talking about “ Tweek to Better Sound”?

What do you think?

 

 

 

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Yep. Seems like most every college night, I fell asleep with those Koss 4A Headphones on, sleeping on the mattressed floor, in New Haven, Connecticut. WPLR. 

Nowadays, gotta have a pair of Focals, cannot be single ended. Gotta have the Koss Massdrop electrostatic with the AAA 789 amp, because I listened to reviews from a TALKING HEAD on YouTube expound on what his hearing perceived as “ the “better or the best” to use when listening to a particular type of music, that each product would be warmer sounding… or need smoother highs… or a Planar Magnetic ability to deliver more THUMP… “gotta get it, have to have it”… maybe there’s some sound I’m missing… and yeah, there is no end, take a hit selling it afterward on EBay, rationalize the costs away, and go on with “my hobby”. (Yeah, I don’t waste my money on buying a new car, or sports cars, so “why not”) HaHa

We are all on the journey. I can remember as a kid, in the 1960’s, being absolutely “thrilled” to be the owner of an upgraded “12 transistor” over my old “8 transistor” AM radio… and it even had a earplug port for private listening … stored under my pillow… once again, as I fell asleep, in my bed. 

@mikem , I think once we become a certain age and our hardware no longer works well other issues assume more importance;)  

Imagine what would happen if we all only bought equipment that truly made our systems sound better. 3/4ths of the manufacturers out there would go bankrupt. 

I bathe in the beautiful sound I get from my stereo. What can I say? Listening to my stereo is a treat.

Yes for sure but a little bling too can never hurt.

Disclaimer:  raised in Amish Country. My concept of bling may not be quite up to snuff.