@mrdecibel Your series of preceding posts are unfortunate.
The Horror
After getting back home from “The Show” in Costa Mesa, California this past weekend, I walked over to my stereo system and turned it on. And silently wept. I had held out a feint hope that my cross-over modified 1.7i Maggies and mighty Parasound A21+, fed from a Prima Luna 300 tube preamplifier could somehow manage a slight shimmer of resemblance to the robust setups I witnessed at the SHOW. Not—- on— your —-life. Not even close. I slumped into my over-stuffed couch and stared long and hard at the thing I created: an anemic concoction of false hopes and wishful thinking. The horror, the truth: entry into serious audiophile listening begins with purchase of speakers that cost the price of the car I had to finance for 4 years, closely followed with the added expense of beefy sophisticated electronics and wiring, not a gaggle of cheap wanna-be plastic and tweeks. I so wanted to belong, but that’s turned out to be just a fever dream I’ve got to wake up from. Maybe one day, if ever I have the nerve to rob a bank, find Jimmy Hoffa, or survive a head-on collision from a sleepy Amazon driver, I might make it. Maybe. Feel free to play the violin with two fingers.
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No audio shows for me so far this year. However, last year I attended two high-end audio shows and, I must say, upon returning from each show, when I cranked up my audio system, all I could do is smile. My awesome audio system, anchored by my good old faithful Revel Salon 2 speakers, never ceases to amaze me. Happy listening |
@ghasley can I hear your words of wisdom as to why you think so? |
@mrdecibel …. other than your comments toward @tvad being unkind and completely off topic for the purposes of assisting @audiodidact with his queries, your posts were unecessarily snarky and mean IMO. I’ve admired many of your posts in the past and you are better than that. The Audiogon community is better than that. |
Similar, but different situation (as an audio dealer): Attended a recital of the national champion Polish string quartet. The acoustics were wonderful in the room, and about 47 seconds into the performance, I hated every speaker we sold. Began a search the following Monday morning for a speaker that "could get the lower midrange right". |
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