aewarren
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| Magnepan 3.7i VS 2.7X @jimbones Thank you very much for your response. I wonder if you could elaborate a little on the differences and to the reasons why you prefer the 2.7X over the 3.7i and 20.7? | |
| Suggestions on improvement $1000 buys a lot of beard butter, but won't do much to improve your system. Get the good stuff, the high-priced spread, and enjoy your sound system as is. | |
| Leave it Open or Close it Off: A Listening/ Living Room Dilemma There are more reasons to install the pocket door than not. You really won't know if there will be acoustic benefits until it is done, but if not you can just open the door during listening sessions. But you gain the ability to close off the room,... | |
| Sonys faber Amati G5 Audio Research is a good match for Sonus Faber speakers. They don't require a lot of power at 91db, so you have many choices depending on your budget and room dimensions. | |
| Quality of recording while evaluating speakers @czarivey In the opposing camp are the people who spend thousands of dollars on audio equipment to listen to crap. There is no right or wrong, we were all blessed with different tastes. | |
| Looking to downsize and for suggestions for amp(s) @ghdprentice +1 | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps @skinzy Your points are well taken but how can anyone tell you if a higher priced amp will "move the needle" if you are not specific about the replacement in question and the only specification that seems to matter is the cost? Yes, higher price... | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps Some good advice here, some questionable. The truth is there is only one person who can answer your question and that person is you. If you bought your Classe amps from a local dealer, you should try to talk him into a home demo of the amps in whi... | |
| Tube or solid state phono stage? As others have said, Audio Research for system synergy. | |
| amazing transformation...how? This one is simple. After listening exclusively to CD's for a year and a half, almost anything will sound good. | |
| Have you noticed as your system improves? Many good and valid points were made here. There's also the possibility that the speakers you upgraded to had progressively higher sensitivity ratings and thus sound better at lower volume. Also the treated room should have a lower noise floor as ... | |
| Humour How do audiophiles congratulate one another? They give each other hi-fi's. | |
| Humour @oldrooney The golden-eared audiophile is hard of hearing. | |
| Humour Two audiophiles are taking a bath. One says to the other, "Where's the soap?" The second audiophile replies, "Sure does." | |
| Humour Audiophile #1: "Did you hear the sad news about Bob; he died of a sudden illness." Audiophile #2: That's so sad. What did he have?" Audiophile #1: Krell, Wilson, DCS, Transparent cables." |